Method of manufacturing a seal assembly for a vehicle

A method of manufacturing a seal assembly for a vehicle with said method utilizing a molding apparatus defining a mold cavity, said method comprising the steps of:

• extruding a first strip of material to form a first body having opposing first body ends;
• extruding a second strip of material to form a second body having opposing second body ends;
• positioning one of the first body ends and one of the second body ends into the mold cavity of the molding apparatus with the first body end positioned adjacent the second body end;
• injecting an elastomeric material into the mold cavity to form a locator device having a foot portion and a tab portion extending from the foot portion with the tab portion defining a first reference point and with the foot portion of the locator device positioned adjacent the first body end;
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• injecting a thermoplastic elastomeric material into the mold cavity to form a corner mold covering the first body end, the second body end, and the foot portion of the locator device with the corner mold defining a second reference point, and the corner mold bonding the first body end, the second body end, and the locator device together and to fix the foot portion of the locator device to the first body end at a locator position such that a predetermined distance between the first and second reference points is maintained during the injecting of the thermoplastic elastomeric material.