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Convertible weatherstrip replacement

Posted: 8/3/11 2:17pm Message 1 of 4
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Norwalk, OH - USA
Joined: 7/21/2011
Posts: 25
Vette(s): 1994 convertable. Polo green Tan top and interior
Just finished replacing all 7 peices of weaqtherstripping on the rag top of my '94.  Ordered the kit on e-bay for $199+15 in shipping.  The kit arrived Fed-Ex in 2 days (sooner than promised).
 
The kit was made by Corvette Rubber and the quality and fit was quite good.  I did have to re use the fasteners from the old weather stripping (except for the deck lid piece, the new fasteners are molded into that part) and needed to make a trip to the auto parts store for a $6 tube of 3M weatherstrip adhesive.
 
The hardest part of the project was removing all of the old adhesive after taking off the existing weatherstripping.  Doing a good job on this part made the re install a simple matter of taking your time to line things up properly.  An old credit card was useful for tucking in the edges easily.  I removed all of the tracks to clean them up and wound up applying a fresh coat of gloss black paint to refrubish them.
 
Looks good as new, money well spent-18 year old rubber is pretty well past its life expectancy.
 
 
 



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Convertible weatherstrip replacement

Posted: 8/4/11 3:16am Message 2 of 4
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lanoka harbor, NJ - USA
Joined: 3/22/2009
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Vette(s): 1990 L-98 white/ red/black leather interior targa top auto 1975 L48 blue/black leather interior t tops auto
the prep work is always the hardest but it makes all the difference. great to hear you got a good set of gaskets. a friend of mine ordered an a pillar gasket for his 89 convertible and it was a 1/2" too long across the windshield.

great to hear the job went smoothly for you.





















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Convertible weatherstrip replacement

Posted: 8/4/11 4:28am Message 3 of 4
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Norwalk, OH - USA
Joined: 7/21/2011
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Vette(s): 1994 convertable. Polo green Tan top and interior
I have heard those horror stories about ill fitting rubber parts as well.  I was pretty happy with the fit on these pieces.


Convertible weatherstrip replacement

Posted: 8/4/11 9:14am Message 4 of 4
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Huron, OH - USA
Joined: 12/5/2009
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Vette(s): 1989 Red Convertible - 160,000 fun-filled miles -
I did all my weather stripping a few years ago (89 convertible) and used Xylene to remove all the old rubber and adhesive. Amazing stuff - it melted the rubber and adhesive right off but didn't hurt the paint. Got a 9 piece weather stripping from Lonestar and it was a great fit but more expensive than what you found, I think I paid around 500 bucks
 



 

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