Greg5OH

yes new OEM is 1 piece. i am installing mine today.

sha4000

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Lets get some pics.

Stereorob

you might drive a Ls400 if....... you have water in the trunk. this is a common problem. ive had 3 ls400s and they have all had this issue. thanks for the info though!

Greg5OH

couple pics

after carwash:


new seal on top, old bottom. new one is twice as tall. lot of compression on old one!

sha4000

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Did you have to remove the plastic trim that runs over the trim on the back of the trunk?

Greg5OH

by the latch or near the glass?
I didnt have to remove any trim. There is plenty room between the metal lip and plastic trim near the latch to push the new trim on.
I did have to lift up the corner trim near the glass a TOUCH to slip the rubber under the "drip trays". nothign crazy, anyone can do it. I have yet to close the trunk to see how ti feels lol, too lazy to go into the house to get my keys.

sha4000

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The trim that runs at the back under the glass.

munday

No trim removal is necessary.

You'll notice that the boot requires a bit more of a shove to close properly, settles down after a couple of weeks

LScowboyLS

I think this is a case where OEM is definitely best, regardless of price, I have attempted to replace trunk seals and door seals on many different cars with non-OEM seals (because the factory seals were discontinued) and they never fit like the originals. Haven't tried LS400 aftermarket, but I think I am too jaded after so many bad seals on other cars.

munday

I and many many others in the UK are proof that the seal I linked to is more than satisfactory. If you want to ignore that be my guest

Turbomand

Hi - What a debate I have started. Thank you all. I chose to buy ETS59 from England and it cost me £ 39 and it is exactly the same as the original (maybe the English company supplier for Lexus) anyway so my problem solved - So once again thank you to everyone from Denmark.

sha4000

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Well that seals it, I'll be ordering soon but I do have a question. How do you attach the separate section since you obviously have order 5 of them?

munday

Glad to hear it worked for you!

The seal is priced per meter, so by ordering 5 you'll receive a single 5m length of seal. I decided to put the join by the boot latch and have had no issues with water getting in, if you were really **** you could superglue the two ends together once fitted to have it 100% sealed, however this is not required

sha4000

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Ok thanks for the update. It seems like the OE weatherstrip has something in it. When I squeeze it in various places it crunches.

black_LS

Steele Rubber has two that look similar.

See 70-3589-99 and 70-3590-99 on page 27.

http://www.steelerubber.com/assets/s...talog_2014.pdf