storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Feb 15, 2011

• #1

Is it possible to give the rubber door seals a bit of new life and if so how?

My head is bloody freezing after a long drive cos the wind gets in at the top of the door and it also blows up from where the door meets the B post and gives me kidneys influenza!

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 15, 2011

• #2

fill them with silicone

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Feb 15, 2011

• #3

jamesmartin said:

fill them with silicone

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I would do but Jordan has used up the entire planets supply.

Hmmmm...ok.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 15, 2011

• #4

no theres still some left i believe some lass had her arse filled but doesnt need it now

 

MrJC

Well-Known Member

• Feb 15, 2011

• #5

storm99 said:

Is it possible to give the rubber door seals a bit of new life and if so how?

My head is bloody freezing after a long drive cos the wind gets in at the top of the door and it also blows up from where the door meets the B post and gives me kidneys influenza!

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Sure its the seals and not the doors needing a tweek? try adjusting the slam.... slacken off to finger tight...push door shut, push hard as you can and push button, tighten up.....you can tweek it a bit more till it needs a good slam to close it

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Feb 15, 2011

• #6

No MrJC..the door sits flush, its the seal that gradually gets flatter along the door top until theres a fair gap at the B post. Same vertically down the post...hell of a breeze at bottom of door.

 

bustersbus

Well-Known Member

• Feb 15, 2011

• #7

Stick a new seal on it ye tight git!

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Feb 15, 2011

• #8

bustersbus said:

Stick a new seal on it ye tight git!

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Are you gonna deliver?

Will add to list of things to buy/do when i'm over in April, just want a temp fix..drove to work in the snow this evening and it started to bug me...especially as the wind was blowing against that door..brr brr...

 

MrJC

Well-Known Member

• Feb 15, 2011

• #9

Make a pair of curtains......

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Feb 15, 2011

• #10

could try pushing some small rubber pipe into the seal to hold it in a more sensible shape........or gaffer tape up the doors and climb in and out the window

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Feb 15, 2011

• #11

blue beasty said:

could try pushing some small rubber pipe into the seal to hold it in a more sensible shape........or gaffer tape up the doors and climb in and out the window

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Good plan...apart from the fact that the window regulator is Fubar

 

Shifty1962

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2011

• #12

bustersbus said:

Stick a new seal on it ye tight git!

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What Buster says. They're cheap as chips.

 

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Simplyoliy

Member

• Feb 16, 2011

• #13

Sorry for a slight hijack
But...

MrJC said:

Sure its the seals and not the doors needing a tweek? try adjusting the slam.... slacken off to finger tight...push door shut, push hard as you can and push button, tighten up.....you can tweek it a bit more till it needs a good slam to close it

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This could be the answer for mine, Im going to fit new seals and catches, but doors are a bit flexy/loose at the top.
But are you talking about loosening the door hinges? or something else?

Cheers.

 

Karlos28

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2011

• #14

Guna get new seals for mine. I felt a gale, so had a look and found there was no seal, but a bit of foam that was double sided taped on!