Thinner door seal material??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

WinDancer · 07-11-2008, 12:49 AM

Finally got around to my doors. They always required a much-too-hard slam to close fully, and that pressure AFTER they were closed made locking/unlocking with the key impossible.
Checked the door hinge pins and they are good and solid, no play up and down.
Removed the rubber bumpers- no change.
Removed the threshold plate, no change.
Removed the weather stripping from around the cab where the door closes- it now opens and closes normally.

Anyone got a decent source for much-thinner rolls of door seal material [with pics and measurements] ?

TIA,
Dave

stllookn · 07-11-2008, 02:35 AM

I have heard the S-10 door seals are much easier to install and much thinner. Not sure of the year...but I am sure someone will let us know.

72-c20 · 07-11-2008, 03:40 AM

this is a good thread on that....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=weather+strip

I ended up getting a set of seals off a 91 Dakota. went on like a charm. had to cut off about 3" and done. $2.40 from a junkyard.

68gmsee · 07-11-2008, 09:37 AM

I installed the GMCPaul's door kit with the push on seals. Went in easy but had to adjust the door latch plate out slightly so it wouldn't be so hard to close. I just loosened the bolt and tapped it out some. With the windows closed it takes just slightly more effort to close. With them open, it shuts normally.

cdowns · 07-11-2008, 10:10 AM

since you've already got the seals on try heating them up with a hair dryer or very carefully with a heat gun to make them compress a bit

Fastfun · 07-11-2008, 07:00 PM

I have installed door weather seals on other cars and they are always a little tight, give it some time and they will compress. When I purchased my truck the previous owner installed new weather strip and it took about 3 months for them to compress and then the doors closed great.

WinDancer · 07-11-2008, 10:03 PM

I will hit the parts houses tomorrow, maybe stop by our one, unfriendly wrecking yard. Thanks for the tips and the link. Appreciate the help. You guys make this so much simpler- thanks again,
Dave

07-11-2008, 12:49 AM	#1
WinDancer The Original HotRod KnifeMaker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tenino, Washington Posts: 811	Thinner door seal material??? Finally got around to my doors. They always required a much-too-hard slam to close fully, and that pressure AFTER they were closed made locking/unlocking with the key impossible. Checked the door hinge pins and they are good and solid, no play up and down. Removed the rubber bumpers- no change. Removed the threshold plate, no change. Removed the weather stripping from around the cab where the door closes- it now opens and closes normally. Anyone got a decent source for much-thinner rolls of door seal material [with pics and measurements] ? TIA, Dave __________________ Dave 69 GMC SWB 2WD 454 Turbo 400

07-11-2008, 02:35 AM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Thinner door seal material??? I have heard the S-10 door seals are much easier to install and much thinner. Not sure of the year...but I am sure someone will let us know. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-11-2008, 03:40 AM	#3
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	Re: Thinner door seal material??? this is a good thread on that.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=weather+strip I ended up getting a set of seals off a 91 Dakota. went on like a charm. had to cut off about 3" and done. $2.40 from a junkyard. __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

07-11-2008, 09:37 AM	#4
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Thinner door seal material??? I installed the GMCPaul's door kit with the push on seals. Went in easy but had to adjust the door latch plate out slightly so it wouldn't be so hard to close. I just loosened the bolt and tapped it out some. With the windows closed it takes just slightly more effort to close. With them open, it shuts normally. Attached Images

07-11-2008, 10:10 AM	#5
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Thinner door seal material??? since you've already got the seals on try heating them up with a hair dryer or very carefully with a heat gun to make them compress a bit __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

07-11-2008, 07:00 PM	#6
Fastfun Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 615	Re: Thinner door seal material??? I have installed door weather seals on other cars and they are always a little tight, give it some time and they will compress. When I purchased my truck the previous owner installed new weather strip and it took about 3 months for them to compress and then the doors closed great.

07-11-2008, 10:03 PM	#7
WinDancer The Original HotRod KnifeMaker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tenino, Washington Posts: 811	Re: Thinner door seal material??? I will hit the parts houses tomorrow, maybe stop by our one, unfriendly wrecking yard. Thanks for the tips and the link. Appreciate the help. You guys make this so much simpler- thanks again, Dave __________________ Dave 69 GMC SWB 2WD 454 Turbo 400

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