Weatherstripping

[ProTouring442]

Originally Posted by chr2002ca

I tried the 'Premium Latex' weatherstripping(no, not the condoms) from Classic Industries(OER) and they did make it much easier to close the doors and windows versus the rubber ones I initially installed, however after about 6 months these Latex ones have started cracking all over the place. My car is kept in a temperature controlled garage so there's no reason for the cracking other than product quality. My guess is that the Latex doesn't like the light stretch necessary to install them and very quickly it starts shearing apart. I can't recommend them. I will probably go back to a quality rubber replacement and just get use to the door slam.

Odd about the cracking... the factory stuff was latex. Have you contacted the manufacturer?

Originally Posted by chr2002ca

Is that with the window up and a good tight seal on the glass(no gaps)? You promise?

If yes, my next molding will be Metro.

We used Metro on my Dad's '56 Chevy, and it was stiff as hell at first. Once it compressed a bit, no more problems.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[Musclerodz]

Originally Posted by chr2002ca

Is that with the window up and a good tight seal on the glass(no gaps)? You promise?

If yes, my next molding will be Metro.

I promise or i will buy them back

[chr2002ca]

Originally Posted by ProTouring442

Odd about the cracking... the factory stuff was latex. Have you contacted the manufacturer?

Yep, that's what I plan to do next time I visit Classic Industries since it's their product brand(OER). I'll take some pictures and show it to them and see what they say. They've always been good to me there so I'm sure we'll figure something out. Thanks for confirming the Metro product also.

[chr2002ca]

Originally Posted by Musclerodz

I promise or i will buy them back

Sounds good. Thanks for the reassurance.

[geberhard]

Godo info. I just redid my 67 and unfortunately was naive and went with OER. what a POS! slamming the doro sucks and only being able to open puching hard from outside.

I am replacing the door seals with SoffSeal, just ordered last week; wish I had seen this post earlier and the info on Metro and Musclerodz as a cool vendor. I will report back on how my re-install goes.

[Rybar]

Good info, I have OER and have to slam the crap out my doors. I hate it. Raj maybe we should do a 2 person group purchase lol

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Musclerodz

I promise or i will buy them back

What else do you guys need to know? Mike, you're the man!

Last first gen I did was w OER. I didn't like the operation of the doors (slam!). This time around it'll be Metro...

[geberhard]

Hehe Iam in on a possible group buy soon for the other project. I have a full OER set I shoudl be shipping back to Classic

I think some vendors shoudl put together a "Winter Project" package for those tearing on their junk in the garage during the cold

[canrc]

Dang it!

I ordered from Mike already today!! I wonder if we could have gotten a three person group buy!

[wmhjr]

Originally Posted by geberhard

Godo info. I just redid my 67 and unfortunately was naive and went with OER. what a POS! slamming the doro sucks and only being able to open puching hard from outside.

I am replacing the door seals with SoffSeal, just ordered last week; wish I had seen this post earlier and the info on Metro and Musclerodz as a cool vendor. I will report back on how my re-install goes.

You'll be fine. In my experience, soffseal is good stuff and metro is no better.