Door Seals

Old Sep 22, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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ok so i found out that my door seals are shot and leak . . . a lot so ill need to be getting new ones. where do you suggest buying them. who has the best prices. and if possible can you throw a link up for me ? I have a 78 RS. Thanks for any help.
 
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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I hear Metro is the best quality. I'm not sure though. I have Soft Seal on the 78. The fit was dead on and they felt like the stock seals.
 
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 03:04 AM
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I agree,i have heard metro or soffseal are the 2 best ones for quality.There are several places that sell these brands,but just to give you an idea here is a link to the soffseal at jegs,they have good prices on it.
weatherstrip - JEGS High Performance
 
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All I've heard was bad on seals, and seems almost everyone has had issues with every brand getting them to seat in eventually. I still have issues with PUI that I bought, and will probably eventually change mine out to Softseal, as it seems to have the best record so far.
 
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Originally Posted by B.M.
I agree,i have heard metro or soffseal are the 2 best ones for quality.There are several places that sell these brands,but just to give you an idea here is a link to the soffseal at jegs,they have good prices on it.
weatherstrip - JEGS High Performance
The link doesn't work for me.
 
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 1971BB427
The link doesn't work for me.
That's wierd,it comes right up when i click on it.If you cant get it to work,just go to jegs.com and search 70-81 weatherstrip and it will come up.
 
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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wow great, thanks guys. thats exactly what I needed. Do you guys know if that JEGS listing is for one door seal or a set ? I cant seem to find that info on the page. also Ive never changed out door seals before. are they solely clip in pieces or would you suggest an adhesive as well ?
 
Old Sep 24, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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I plan on adhesive.
 
Old Sep 24, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by walkingchaos
wow great, thanks guys. thats exactly what I needed. Do you guys know if that JEGS listing is for one door seal or a set ? I cant seem to find that info on the page. also Ive never changed out door seals before. are they solely clip in pieces or would you suggest an adhesive as well ?
That price is for the set.They dont do a very good job of giving info on thier website haha,but i have a paper catalog from them also and it says it's for the set.As far as clips or adhesive,they do have clips that go around most of it,but you still need a bit of adhesive right at the top edge of the back of the door,up above where the latch is.
 
Old Sep 24, 2011 | 03:58 PM
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I would not glue them in completely. I would use 3M weatherstrip adhesive on the end pads as reccommended in the instructions. The rest clips in place and seals well if everything is smooth and clean.
 

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