rae houghton Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Hey there everyone. Good to be able to use the website again. Donations needed. My old subaru Sportswagon has a tailgate that is beginning to rust and i thought it easier to just replace it with a 'new' part. But when I disconnected the rubber waterproofing between the body and the tailgate....I could not see a '''connector'''. Not wanting to make my investigation a case of make more trouble for myself....I thought to consult with the expertise out there. The Tailgate only has ONE cable leading from the body to the tailgate...see photo. Your input is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Regarding the tail gate, I have never removed one, but I bet that the Plug you are searching for, is hiding underneath the Roof cover inside, you'll need to remove a little it, to reach the plug... but I'm not completely Sure about its location. There are some plastic tabs that holds the cover in its place, which shall be removed carefully, to avoid breaking them; otherwise the roof's inner cover will be hanging there... Kind Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rae houghton Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Haha...yes and some other moulding which wants to keep the roof in place...but is hard to glue back into place easily. I am hoping there is an easier solution....Thanks BumbleBeast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rae houghton Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Ok...worked it out. Snap-on connections are down the body (metal enclosed and connecting at tail-lihgts.Haveto disconnect and pull them thru body to roof...small hole where cablecomes out JUST manages to let connectors out one by one. Goes back sameway. I used a bolt tied to a piece of string...shoved it to body holeand luckily it fell thru and with a little jiggling of the string...itfell all the way down to tail-light and then I connected string to wireconnectors and pulled it down and thru and connected. Worked.My onlyproblem is that the water seal on the 1994 is not quite the sameprofile as the 1990 and there is a bit of leakage when it rains ((Itested with buckets of water))...I anyone has a method of making thewater-tight rubber moulding fit a bit snugger that might help alot....if you could tell me....and I could try it. Thanks allRae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Sometimes, it is the whole tail gate which is out of adjustment. Notice that the Hinges have space to let the bolts to slide... Kind Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Tried some silicone on the rubber? CheersBennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rae houghton Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 thanks for replies RAE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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