anybody found a source for door weatherstrippiing

[ehall]

The weatherstripping on the front doors of my '85 Sedan Deville has been cracking and tearing, and I'm trying to find replacement pieces. JC Whitney has some stuff but I'm not sure about the quality. The various trademotion sites only show product for Coupes not Sedans. eBay sellers don't say whether their product is two or four doors at all. I don't know if any of those solutions include the little fasteners either.

Anybody done this and have a source?

Thanks

[tallpat]

have you tried Steele rubber products ? www.steelerubber.com

[ehall]

Well now I have.... nothing for my model

Actually the stuff on JC Whitney looks like it has the right fasteners and they know they difference between 4-door and 2-door so it's really just a question of whether or not the foam is any good, is the fit solid, etc. I think I'm just going to order that and try it out.

[BlackCaddy87]

I've always heard good stuff about jc whitney

[tallpat]

I have an 86 let me know how the quailty is. I may need these as well. JC Whintey in my past expeirences has provided quality products.

[ehall]

JC Whitney had a couple different options. I got the Metro Supersoft since they also have the rear doors and I figured that meant they probably had the best fit.

It fits good and is the right material. One minor concern is that it is not a single uninterrupted piece but instead is a single piece that has a join at the top corner. The door wants a curve there but the foam has an angle mold, however it seemed to go into the channel groove no problem.

The biggest issue is that the push pins were not in the right place at all (I think only three or four were right), however the material is hollow so it was no trouble to use some needle nose pliars and make holes where needed.

The biggest hassle was getting the old glue off. I ended up buying some 3M adhesive remover and used a roll of paper towels getting the old stuff off. It took about four hours to get all the old glue off. I also bought some 3M weatherstrip adhesive and that stuff sucks--I will have to take the stuff off again and use some contact cement instead.

I still get a little bit of road noise at 30-50 MPH, but it mostly goes away or gets drowned out above that. I went to the carwash and it looks like the top corner of the door does not have a solid seal, but it's not bad. I suspect that the problem is that after ~23 years the door has become warped; I need to get the top corner pushed in a little bit when I get some other minor body work, and there will be no problem.

[bill57]

I had good results with what I ordered from J.C. Whitney for my Olds.

[Barrie1]

I ordered for the doors and windows on my 1972 GMC p/u from JC Whitney and their products and service were both extremely good. Their seals are made in the Phillippines where they make the best seals period for all makes and models.

[ehall]

Yesterday I pulled the weatherstripping off, cleaned out the 3M crap, and used some Permatex black silicone adhesive to secure it back down (this stuff is most commonly used on weatherstripping that is pushed over a seam but it works for this too). Pushing on the door frame showed that the upper door frame did not have a tight seal against the body, so I got a 2x4, rolled the window down, and used the door and body as leverage points to push the upper door frame inwards. It's all nice and quiet now.