Gday guys.
Been sitting on this for a few months now, mainly because i've been otherwise occupied and im a forgetful alcoholic bogan. But good things come to those who wait.
Here we have a direct comparison between two quarter vent seals suit HB-LC-LJ-TA Toranas.
As most would know i fitted a full Betta Auto Rubbers kit to my LJ a while back, and had a few complaints, one being the quarter vent seals not being up to scratch.
I heard on the grape vine that the Rares ones were a lot better, so bit the bullet and decided to give them a go.
Here is a direct side by side comparison, with both picks AND video haha.
Please excuse the jumping side to side, i get forgetfull taking picks some times.
So this is the Betta Auto product fitted.
As you can see when first fitted and put into place properly they sit very nicely.
When you open and close it it tucks up into itself, and the closing lips sit under the glass, pullign the rest of the rubber out of alignment.
Unless you spend a while with a small screwy or similar putting it back into place it just stays all wrong and lop sided.
Mmmm shiny new stuff to replace my other shiny new stuff....I hate having to spend money twice but sometimes its unavoidable.
This is the rares item beside the betta item.
Things that are apparent to me immediately are the finish, the Betta item is a lot glossyer, whereas the Rares one is rather Dull. The rares one matches the outer window seals and rear quarter window rubbers better as far as this goes. The Betta one is glossyer than the rest, making it kinda stick out and look a bit out of place.
Few more picks of key areas of both rubbers, Betta then Rares in each case, showing the differences. The Betta item is a bit crisper, but also has a fair bit of moulding flash which needs to be trimmed off. The Rares ones are softer in the lines, and very crisply finished, no flash anywhere.