pre-shrinking tailgate rubber?

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Post Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:54 pm

I want to fit a new rubber seal to my touring's tailgate as the current one has shrunk significantly over the months, as usual. Is there any way of pre-shrinking it before fitting, low heat in the oven maybe?

edit - out of interest, do touring owners leave the ends of the rubber seal straight or do you cut them to mate neatly with the vertical strips?
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