Dried out car, Best source for all rubber? Options

[level914]

The car I purchased for restoration was a California car for most of it's life and then spent the last fourteen years in Nevada. Good news is its virtually rust free, bad news is everything is dried out and cracked. I've replaced all fuel and vacuum lines, now It looks like I have to replace every other piece of rubber on the car.

Wondering what is the best source for these pieces(Mostly worried about window/targa/trunk etc. seals)

Thanks.

[Dave_Darling]

When you ask about prices for the seals (from anywhere!!) just make sure you're sitting down. They're usually a lot higher than most 914 folks are comfortable paying...

The "Sammy seal" is a good deal, but you can make it yourself for a little less $$ (but a larger investment in time). See the article on the Bird site. (Didn't Demick write that up?) There are one or two others that can be DIY'd from other sources with varying degrees of success, but several of them need to be OEM.

Pretty much any place that carries lots of 914 parts (GPR, HPH, Pelican, etc.) will carry them. Or the dealer.

You might consider picking up some glycerine at the drug store after you buy the seals. Apply it to all of your new seals once a year, and it should help preserve the rubber. The owner's manual actually recommends doing this...

--DD