47-55.1 Soffseal door rubber

[my56chevytruck]

I put on SoffSeal on my 56. Here's a few pictures I took from the back of the door looking forward. It has a flat side which goes to the truck surface then the curved face should go inward to the cab. Hope this helps.

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by my56chevytruck

I put on SoffSeal on my 56. Here's a few pictures I took from the back of the door looking forward. It has a flat side which goes to the truck surface then the curved face should go inward to the cab. Hope this helps.

I apreciate the pics. Your door seals are different that what's on the AD trucks.

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by Zippi

I apreciate the pics. Your door seals are different than what's on the AD trucks.

Yeah, but maybe it would work on an AD???

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Yeah, but maybe it would work on an AD???

Yeah....you could be right. I think for now I'm going to stick with the 9971 SoftSeal and see how it goes.

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Sure, but it will probably be a week or two before I get around to doing it.

I just ordered my SoftSeal Door Seals. Have you had a chance to install yours yet?

[e015475]

The Sofseal door seals came in last week. Played with them a little and it looks like it can be installed without removing the door, but these have peel-n-stick adhesive and I wouldn't want to try it with regular weatherstrip adhesive.

Here's the seal installed backwards from the way it should be. This photo was taken at the top of the door and you can see the seal installed this way will protrude past the lip of the door a little


This is the seal installed with the correct orientation-

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

The Sofseal door seals came in last week. Played with them a little and it looks like it can be installed without removing the door, but these have peel-n-stick adhesive and I wouldn't want to try it with regular weatherstrip adhesive.

Here's the seal installed backwards from the way it should be. This photo was taken at the top of the door and you can see the seal installed this way will protrude past the lip of the door a little


This is the seal installed with the correct orientation-

Nice. So..except for the bottom is that the way it fits around the rest of the door?

[e015475]

Didn't check it except for that one place.

I'll check some other spots around the door and post it up.

Phil

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by e015475

The Sofseal door seals came in last week. Played with them a little and it looks like it can be installed without removing the door, but these have peel-n-stick adhesive and I wouldn't want to try it with regular weatherstrip adhesive.

Here's the seal installed backwards from the way it should be. This photo was taken at the top of the door and you can see the seal installed this way will protrude past the lip of the door a little

This is the seal installed with the correct orientation-

Thanks man, glad you posted that. But this guy in the video says that the edges of the weatherstrip point TOWARD the cab, and you can clearly see that he is installing it that way:

https://youtu.be/MuuZpec4rXo?t=644
https://youtu.be/MuuZpec4rXo?t=783

Here's another video with better resolution. Again you can see that the long point is facing toward the door opening:

https://youtu.be/A9g606ie7Yg?t=320

So which way is correct?

[Jemezcrusher]

According to everything i have seen. The longest edge points to the cab when closed. The “square” corners go to the corner of the door surfaces,. The photo saying the seal is correct orientation needs to be turned around, not just rolled. The peel and stick would go against the outer door edge, not on the “body” of the door

[e015475]

I believe you're right - I've got it wrong. Apologies.

The lip of the door is irregular and I didn't see how the self adhesive was going to stick well.

I'll take some more pictures today and post them. Correct me if I don't get it right

[e015475]

The right orientation


Wrong orientation

[Zippi]

Look what came in today. Since the gaps around my doors are very tight in some areas I think I may install mine as the pic shows. Just not sure yet. I'm still not going to install them until the weather gets a little warmer.

[e015475]

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

Hey....it's all good. We are all here to help one another and I think I would have been lost on a lot of issues on my AD if it hadn't been for all this information and us helping each other. There is a tag in the bag that said surface temperatures below 72 degrees will affect the bond strength. I was planning on waiting til it got a little warmer anyway as the average temp around here is between 40 and 50. Let us know how it goes with your install and especially around the door hinges.

[Jemezcrusher]

Originally Posted by e015475

The right orientation


Wrong orientation

Correct

[Jemezcrusher]

Originally Posted by Jemezcrusher

Correct

What steering wheel is that?

[e015475]

It is from a late 50's Cadillac as is the column.

I filled all the cracks a couple years ago and primed it with Featherfill. Plan is to paint it the same color as the roof (white) and wrap the rim with leather to match the interior.

[MiraclePieCo]

Having done this a couple of times with self-adhesive weatherstrip, I know that it's difficult to get it in around the hinge area, but it can be done by pushing it into place with a tool such as a 1/4" socket extension or wooden dowl.

Let us know how it goes gentlemen!

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

Phil,

Let us know how it goes on the door seals and your opinion of the peel-N-stick seals. I just got to thinking.....The seals that go on the cab are called wind lace and the seals that go on the doors are called weather strip. Is this SoftSeal going to help with the wind noise I'm having???

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

Phil,
Did you get your door seas installed over the weekend?

[vintovka]

FWIW won't ever use the tube 3m and non peel n stick weatherstrip again. Soff Seal is the best if only that it installs without removing the doors and all that effort entails.

[e015475]

Phil,
Did you get your door seas installed over the weekend?

Was on my 'to do' list but didn't get done. My bodyman looked at it and said we'd have no problem installing it without taking the doors off. His hands are normal size and mine are, well, not so normal, so he's going to do it this weekend (if we are not on lockdown)

[vintovka]

Might add just taping to prevent 3m adhesive from getting all over is a PITA in and of itself. With stick on care must taken to align and install right the first time as when its stuck--- its stuck.

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Phil,
Did you get your door seas installed over the weekend?

Was on my 'to do' list but didn't get done. My bodyman looked at it and said we'd have no problem installing it without taking the doors off. His hands are normal size and mine are, well, not so normal, so he's going to do it this weekend (if we are not on lockdown)

I know what you mean. Our governor just put the tristate on a 30 day "Stay at Home" order.