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PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:08 am    Post subject: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

Could someone give me advice on the best way to fix this the previous person welded over the weather strip channel on my rear apron when they installed it any help would be awesome
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:28 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

I guess the apron goes underneath? It probably fit better that way so after you remove it you will have to figure out how to make if fit better under the channel.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

infiniteLoop wrote:
I guess the apron goes underneath? It probably fit better that way so after you remove it you will have to figure out how to make if fit better under the channel.


Appreciate the help
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 6:54 am    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

That seal channel should have been trimmmed back before they fitted the apron. Looks like you’ll need to remove the apron to correct it. Or loosen it enough to dig out the piece of seal channel. Also looks like the apron might be a little high, just based on how it lines up with the lower fender edge. Details man!
Sort of a shame that was overlooked before
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:24 am    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

esde wrote:
That seal channel should have been trimmmed back before they fitted the apron. Looks like you’ll need to remove the apron to correct it. Or loosen it enough to dig out the piece of seal channel. Also looks like the apron might be a little high, just based on how it lines up with the lower fender edge. Details man!
Sort of a shame that was overlooked before


Ya I was helping out my buddy who is a so called metal Fab person. And let’s just say we are not cool anymore and this took him six months to do. Shame
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 4:29 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

Anyone else have any good suggestions?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:18 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

Hey Rob,
Not to knock anybody replying in this thread, but you may request that Everett move this thread to the Ovals forum, it will get much, much more traffic from a lot of guys who have dealt with these type of issues. Most guys actually inquire within the model-specific forums for these very specific issues such as yours.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:23 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

Guessing you should drill out the plug welds or spot welds, grind off any bead and pull the apron off the car. Then, install it correctly.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 7:45 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

It just needs to be redone. Based on the pictures it's hard to tell exactly what they screwed up but they didn't fit it correctly before welding. Probably got impatient and/or didn't know what they were doing. Easy enough to do. Hopefully they didn't make a mess of the spot welds and you can drill them out easy enough
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:18 am    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

Ya it’s a tuff deal. Wanna keep going on body work but this is the only thing holding me back
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:56 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

What I'm doing on mine is removing the c channel entirely and placed a seal on the deck lid itself. Check the classifieds and you'll see the one I picked up from a Samba member.

In your case you can either slightly lift up the apron and cut the c channel out from under, then remove the rest and use this different type of seal ... Or lift the apron up, trim the c channel back so it's above the apron and then install the new v channel around the apron. Like I said, I chose the first option.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:33 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

gzaharatos67 wrote:
What I'm doing on mine is removing the c channel entirely and placed a seal on the deck lid itself. Check the classifieds and you'll see the one I picked up from a Samba member.

In your case you can either slightly lift up the apron and cut the c channel out from under, then remove the rest and use this different type of seal ... Or lift the apron up, trim the c channel back so it's above the apron and then install the new v channel around the apron. Like I said, I chose the first option.


Ya I sent that seal it’s called a “mexi seal” and I might use it and it I heard it makes a better seal. Thanks for the help i appreciate it
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:34 pm    Post subject: Re: 54 rear apron Reply with quote

gzaharatos67 wrote:
What I'm doing on mine is removing the c channel entirely and placed a seal on the deck lid itself. Check the classifieds and you'll see the one I picked up from a Samba member.

In your case you can either slightly lift up the apron and cut the c channel out from under, then remove the rest and use this different type of seal ... Or lift the apron up, trim the c channel back so it's above the apron and then install the new v channel around the apron. Like I said, I chose the first option.


Ya I sent that seal it’s called a “mexi seal” and I might use it and it I heard it makes a better seal. Thanks for the help i appreciate it
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