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Door rubbers!

Started by torry nut , Jul 16 2006 07:26 PM

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#1 torry nut

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Posted 16 July 2006 - 07:26 PM

Just wondered if there are any door rubber gurus that can suggest the easiest way to fit a set ?

cheers

L :spoton:

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#2 _UCV80_

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Posted 16 July 2006 - 08:29 PM

i found it really easy, and that was the first time i had done them

maybe lj is different?

but i got my thumb and pushed as hard as i could on each plastic plug, u gota push them right down as far as they can go

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#3 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 17 July 2006 - 01:54 PM

LC/LJ have slotted track along the door head. I found do the slotted bit first by stretching the rubber (gets smaller in cross section). Do you have original type with the wire, or plastic clips for the rest. If wire, your need to do the reverse, push the rubber together to close up the clip, then pop it in the hole with your thumb.

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#4 _rorym_

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Posted 17 July 2006 - 06:16 PM

Shit of a job made worse by the fact that most aftermarket ones are wrong..usually too long. Good luck..swear a lot..it helps...also glue the top window channels in.
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#5 torry nut

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Posted 17 July 2006 - 06:33 PM

Thanks Rory!

I gathered it was a shit of a job.

Is there any lube you can use to slide the rubber into the chanel easier ???

And no I am not trying to be funny!

L :spoton:

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#6 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 02:19 PM

The aftermarket ones appear too long because the rubber binds in the channel. Try some silicon spray to temporarily lubricate it. If you don't have silicon spray, try working the rubber into the channels and you'll find they fit.

Maybe also purchase a small bag of choice swear words.

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#7 torry nut

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 08:12 PM

Can anybody tell me what you are suppose to do when the rubber does a lap around the door and meets the other end ???

1. Cut it off

2. join it to the other ?? if so how ???

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#8 torry nut

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 08:19 PM

Can anybody tell me what you are suppose to do when the rubber does a lap around the door and meets the other end ???

1. Cut it off

2. join it to the other ?? if so how ???

cheers

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#9 _rorym_

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 10:34 PM

Told you didnt I?..I cut 3 " out of the drivers door and 2" out of the passenger side.All the silicone spray in the world will not make up for the the fact that the bloody things...by all reproducers..are too bloody long! They copied each other ones that were wrong!!.. You can then get some glue that melts rubber together and sticks it..I also actually took a needle and thread and sewed them to hold them until the glue took hold.
R