Re: DeLorean Door Seals...

[tobyp@xxxx]

This sounds like you need to trim the fiberglass flange down a bit 
in the areas where the seal is being split. Some cars have a "tall" 
flange on the underbody, and this can lead to overcompression of the 
seal. You can trim off up to about a quarter inch, reinstall the 
seal, and see if this problem continues. Careful not to trim so 
much that the seal has nothing to grip to. One way to be a little 
more "scientific" about it is to remove the seal, apply some lumps 
of modeling clay to the door surface that normally touches the seal, 
and then close the door. Then, open it back up, and measure the 
clay thickness. I think that you will find that it gets very thin 
in the problem areas, and remains thicker elsewhere. Simply trim 
the fiberglass to get a consistent gap. Remember to let everybody 
on the List know what you find, so that we can learn from your 
experience.

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC
www.delorean-parts.com


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "TalksToGod" <5n-@xxxx> wrote:
> My door seals seem to keep wearing out at the corner-where the seal
> runs from the top of the windsield and down the piller. This 
happened now on both sides, as well as the rear corner from the roof 
down. The seals seem to just split down the middle-I am wondering if 
this is a door adjustment, or is this just something I will have to 
deal with every time. My seals were new before this happens-what 
gives?-#5003