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Help me help you Seal fitment, Started a new thread to deconstruct this |
Mikey914 |
Aug 10 2022, 04:50 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,677 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
This was brought us as an issue and I'm really trying to figure this out. Any ideas of why the window would look lower and have a gap here.
Here were my thoughts - I keep looking at this and something doesn't look right. Given that the blocks are identical to the factory ones in shape and durometer, what would the solution be here? There appears to be a 1/2" section of rubber not fully seated, Is it holding it out? Could the amount of butyl behind the "chrome" be holding it down slightly? I don't think that would be the whole story. The triangle window looks like the top is seated deeper than the cap. Almost like if the top of the triangle window was shimmed out more it would push the bottom of the cap out more to "close the gap". This appears to be where the failure is - at least in my eyes. I've seen many of the caps worn and look slightly deformed from the top of the glass pushing it out, but not here. It looks like it's barely engaged. Why it would sit lower is beyond me. The initial complaint was it was too tight, which would hold it up. Submitted to the brain trust Attached thumbnail(s) |
mb911 |
Aug 14 2022, 06:25 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,879 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I have given some thought here to why mine fits the way it does. My car was a mess prior to my restoration and that could have changed the basic shape of the opening even though my car meets the factory spec measurements. The biggest issue for my particular car is the "pinch" point at the front of the triangle window to the windshield frame. The seal is a bit harder than I think it should be or at least on my car. This then effects the adjustments and balance of adjustments needed to get the door to properly shut. For my car I believe I need a softer seal. Again I am thinking something like what a 60s or 70s domestic car seals would be made of. I think of my buddies GTO that has very soft seals.
So to conclude my thoughts on this each car is likely different and thus the seals fit fine for some and others not. |
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