Trunk Problem any ideas what to do?

[Dixon]

OK so I'm getting a shit load of water in my trunk when it rains i think Ive found the problem (see pics below) : any ideas how to fix this? its all just crumbled to crap underneath the seal.

[BMW_TUNER]

You need to sand down to good metal and then seal with a rust resisting sealer. Then put a new seal on the trunk but also fill the inside lip of the seal with RTV to seal the seal to the metal to keep that from continuing to happen. Also check the drains to make sure that they are open and working.

[thereisnoyun]

if you dont have any metal left after sanding, or that it has rusted the lip off, you need to go to the yard, and cut off the lip off a car and take it to a shop and have them weld it on. In addition, you want to use plastic wedge on top of hte sealant all around, it will form a better seal against the rubber instead of just gasket sealer.

[Dixon]

Thanks chaps this is my first job to do when i get my car back on sunday, what would be the best way to cut a new lip off at the yard?

[thereisnoyun]

Thanks chaps this is my first job to do when i get my car back on sunday, what would be the best way to cut a new lip off at the yard?

sawzall, just cut the sheet metal part, as close to the outter side as possible and let the body shop worry about where to weld. Its sheet metal, get a 18 or 24 carbide blade, you should make short work of it in like 1 minute you should be done .

[straight6pwr]

sawzall, just cut the sheet metal part, as close to the outter side as possible and let the body shop worry about where to weld. Its sheet metal, get a 18 or 24 carbide blade, you should make short work of it in like 1 minute you should be done .

if you try to sawzall that little piece of sheet metal, you will ruin it. youll need a grinder/good dremel with a cut-off wheel.

[thereisnoyun]

if you try to sawzall that little piece of sheet metal, you will ruin it. youll need a grinder/good dremel with a cut-off wheel.

this is true. I concede my original option. Though if you get a 24 tooth sawzall and do it where there is support it "can" work. But yea, using a rotary tool is better, since the metal is paper thin