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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 05:44 PM
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Trunk lock box leaking

For some oddball reason the contents in the small lock box in my firebird's trunk keep getting wet whenever it rains,yet there are no holes anywhere. Does anyone know where the leak might be coming from?
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:09 PM
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Re: Trunk lock box leaking

Sounds like the weather striping.
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:12 PM
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Re: Trunk lock box leaking

Is that expensive to fix?
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:15 PM
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Re: Trunk lock box leaking

Not if your only doing the hatch.
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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Re: Trunk lock box leaking

Yea just the hatch everywhere else is dry. How much would it cost?
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:17 PM
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Re: Trunk lock box leaking

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1982-1992-Ca...2b999f&vxp=mtr


http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Metro-Rear-Hatch-Lid-Seal-TK46F/391106911617?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D3785f83db558451b9e21186f4e658fca%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D251426216351&rt=nc
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Old Apr 12, 2015 | 07:27 PM
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Thanks for the link
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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 05:10 PM
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Re: Trunk lock box leaking

I just looked at the weather stripping. It looks like it hasn't been replaced since 1987
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