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Posted by: Joe Bob Oct 12 2014, 04:07 PM

Yeah, yeah.....I know it's a 911 cab. But you cheap bastards are the schizzle on DIY and or restoration questions. These seals are uber expensive.

They used to be black and cloth covered, the cloth has been sun bleached and now split and separating from the underlying rubber. If removed, do think it can be recovered?




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Posted by: Joe Bob Oct 12 2014, 04:08 PM

This the seal attached to the cab top frame and is at the rear of the front window.


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Posted by: Larmo63 Oct 13 2014, 12:23 AM

If the cloth just covers rubber, can you carefully strip it and just run the rubber?

Posted by: Joe Bob Oct 13 2014, 09:59 AM

I had come to that conclusion while staring at them with a cuppa coffee.....thanks.

Posted by: Mikey914 Oct 13 2014, 12:02 PM

The seals are not really that expensive if you know where to get them

The cloth was a P/O trying to hide the seal had cracked. Looks like they glued a piece of velvet onto the seal. Good idea to save a few bucks! But eventually it will do exactly what you see.

probably has crack in the inner seal. You may be able to recover.

Posted by: Joe Bob Oct 13 2014, 12:04 PM

And you're keeping the source of cheap replacement seals a secret? Gee thanks....

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Oct 13 2014, 12:06 PM

QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Oct 13 2014, 11:02 AM)

The seals are not really that expensive if you know where to get them

The cloth was a P/O trying to hide the seal had cracked. Looks like they glued a piece of velvet onto the seal. Good idea to save a few bucks! But eventually it will do exactly what you see.

probably has crack in the inner seal. You may be able to recover.

Posted by: Mikey914 Oct 13 2014, 12:07 PM

QUOTE(Joe Bob @ Oct 13 2014, 11:04 AM)