door striker plate, Does shimming help? Options

[robkammer]

All: The doors on our 74 have really great fit on the outside, but rattle quite a bit. When I pull on the door it can be pulled in just about an eighth of an inch and the rattling and squeaking stops.
Haynes show striker plates that can be shimmed, but the 74 has a later style that has two rubber tabs instead of screws.
Has anyone swapped styles and had good results?
All of the rubber on the car was replaced during a restoration in 2014-2016 and it's had less than 3000 miles since, and always been garaged as well.
Any idea would be helpful.
Thanks!

[Mikey914]

The door seals are backwards. The door rubber is not the reason you are having noise.
In fact we make one that is actually quitter. The material is a neoprene at 25 durometer. It will not hold water like the OEM and actually makes a nice heavy thud when the door is closed letting you know the rubber is making contact and the is ZERO air noise when you drive form the door.

Given the timing of the restoration I would guess you have my door seals. You can tell pretty quickly as they are heavier (due to the density of the material). and are NOT a foam rubber. Meaning that when you look at the end cut, there are no "bubbles" - it is a solid homogenous material.

DO take them out and flip them around. The material will not require glue. You push the edge in at he triangle window seal, and stretch it to make thinner, them push into the channel. When you release the tension, the rubber expands. This holds it into the channel nicely. I think you may find this will solve your problem. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)