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Andy McGhee
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Hi
I don't have any experience of the De Marco seal, but there are some photos here that might help. Good luck!
These should be a bit clearer - I found a spare tailgate in the garage!
I don't have any experience of the De Marco seal, but there are some photos here that might help. Good luck!
These should be a bit clearer - I found a spare tailgate in the garage!
jcarruthers2
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Hi
It is the right part but some aftermarket seals are shaped slightly different to the original and can be of different thicknesses to the original. I personally have not fitted the De Marco seal but have fitted the Der Franzose seal which even though made the tailgate sit a bit proud to start with (I could still shut it). I have noticed over time as the seal has settled and compacted, the tailgate sits less proud. My glue of choice is Evostik as it is a forgiving glue. If you go wrong (you can rub it off the paint when dry without damaging the paint and can remove the seal for a second attempt if necessary without taking chunks of rubber out of the seal. Apply glue to both surfaces, allow for glue to become tacky, offer up the seal, secure with masking tape, shut the tailgate, leave overnight to fully adhere, then good to go.
It is the right part but some aftermarket seals are shaped slightly different to the original and can be of different thicknesses to the original. I personally have not fitted the De Marco seal but have fitted the Der Franzose seal which even though made the tailgate sit a bit proud to start with (I could still shut it). I have noticed over time as the seal has settled and compacted, the tailgate sits less proud. My glue of choice is Evostik as it is a forgiving glue. If you go wrong (you can rub it off the paint when dry without damaging the paint and can remove the seal for a second attempt if necessary without taking chunks of rubber out of the seal. Apply glue to both surfaces, allow for glue to become tacky, offer up the seal, secure with masking tape, shut the tailgate, leave overnight to fully adhere, then good to go.
Andy McGhee
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There are still a lot of parts around, both online and in people's garages. It's always worth asking on the forum first - a lot of us will have bought the parts you're looking for somewhere, and you'll always get a quick answer.
But you need to be absolutely sure what you're looking for, and for that we need to know the numbers on the underbonnet oval plate (e.g. R1128), and on the engine plate (e.g. 688 D7/12). If you went to a Renault parts department in, say, the 80s, the first thing they'd say was 'Oval plate number?'. That number will enable you to be sure of the part number (for R4s, they usually begin with 7700 or 7701, followed by six numbers). Then if you do a search for that number, you'll get other manufacturers' equivalents - indispensable for eBay, for example, where you can still track a lot of stuff down. It's easy to end up with the wrong part, though (even Renault parts people occasionally made mistakes), but the year of manufacture plus oval/engine plate numbers will virtually eliminate that possibility. As the old saying goes, a few pictures are often better than a lot of words....
If you pm me your email address, I'll send you a parts pdf.
Good luck with the restoration!
But you need to be absolutely sure what you're looking for, and for that we need to know the numbers on the underbonnet oval plate (e.g. R1128), and on the engine plate (e.g. 688 D7/12). If you went to a Renault parts department in, say, the 80s, the first thing they'd say was 'Oval plate number?'. That number will enable you to be sure of the part number (for R4s, they usually begin with 7700 or 7701, followed by six numbers). Then if you do a search for that number, you'll get other manufacturers' equivalents - indispensable for eBay, for example, where you can still track a lot of stuff down. It's easy to end up with the wrong part, though (even Renault parts people occasionally made mistakes), but the year of manufacture plus oval/engine plate numbers will virtually eliminate that possibility. As the old saying goes, a few pictures are often better than a lot of words....
If you pm me your email address, I'll send you a parts pdf.
Good luck with the restoration!