installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

I got the weather seal glued in and I knew it was going to be tight but I can't get the trunk lid to close and latch. Does anyone have any ideas that would help. Thanks

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

I'm no expert on 50 Fords, but is there an adjustment for the catch? If so, you can adjust the catch so the latch will engage.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Please post clear close up photos of your weatherstrip install and poor fitment issues.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Here are a few pictures.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Have you left the car out in the hot sun yet?

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Thanks for posting the photos. For comparison, I hope someone would post photos of an OEM installation along with a cross section showing how the weather striping fits inside the lid and the trunk body edge.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Thanks for all the replies. After banging on it a lot I finally got it to latch closed. Tomorrow I will see if I can get it unlatched. Thanks again

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Weather seals need to take a set under the compression of the closed lid or door.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

Alan is correct.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

You might try slackening the latch a small amount and then tightening it in small increments over time. Unless it starts to unlatch/latch as it is. Leaving it out in the sun sounds like a good idea.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

It looks like the seal is on the body, if so, it is wrong, the seal goes on the lid and there is another u shaped piece that goes on the pinch weld on the body.

After a closer look, I see the seal is on the lid.

Re: installed weather seal in trunk of 1950 Ford but can't get it to close
 

The u shaped piece on the pinch weld on the body is badly out of place in the bottom RH corner. I do not know if you tried to close the trunk when it was that way? This is the normal poorly fitting shoebox trunk lid. Adjust the latch a little at a time and leave closed a few days between adjustments.