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I need to order the trunk seal also. It's a project I've been putting off for a long time. I almost never open the trunk and the car never sees water except for when I wash it. But it does need to be done because I'm getting a ton of dust in there. I live on the end of a long gravel lane and dust gets everywhere, even if I'm barely crawling along.

Something I discovered is that even with a good trunk seal water can still get in if the channel that the trunk seal sits in is not sealed. (Two body panels join together at this spot.) The water gets between the panels, runs down, and then exists inside the trunk. It shows up in the channel where the tail light wiring runs.

Well if the weatherstrip is sealing properly then that seam is on the inside of the car. That's why it was placed there and not on the opposite side of the groove. So seeing that would require some proper investigation as to where the water is actually flowing.

The trunk seal is not exactly the same profile as the original seal, but the density seems good and I think it's going to work well. (Restoration Specialties) I haven't water tested it yet, but it appears to be making good contact all the way around. Even better now that I repaired one of the loose pins on my trunk hinge.