Graham,
I bought new seals from PJ Grady but haven't had
time to install them yet. Rob gave me a tip that I'll share with you,but
I haven't been brave enough to try it myself yet. The reason why the seals
don't last very long is because they get over-compressed. I got a good
view of this while driving with the headliner off. What happens is the
door catches the gasket and pulls it sharply down while
pinching/tearing/crushing it. Rob Grady's directions were to remove
approximately 1/4" of fiberglass from the lip that the gasket fits over.
This gives the gasket more room to compress without crushing or tearing.
I've studied the problem and so far agree that this is a good approach, butI'm
not quite ready yet to go removing any fiberglass until I hear from some others
who have tried it.
Walt Tampa, Florida
USA
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