Weatherstripping?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Washington District of Columbia
Weatherstripping?
What is the weatherstripping called that goes around the front, top and
rear parts of the driver and passenger windows? The on-line sites do not show a good pic of these items. All show the weatherstripping in a roll form. Are there any good pics out there. My driver side needs replacing so bad.
Thankyou.
rear parts of the driver and passenger windows? The on-line sites do not show a good pic of these items. All show the weatherstripping in a roll form. Are there any good pics out there. My driver side needs replacing so bad.
Thankyou.
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: I celebrate their entire catalog
The front is called the A pillar and it goes up the left side of the windshield, across the top and back down the right side of the windshield. It's a long piece. Willcox calls it the Windshield Header and Pillar.
The roof panel weatherstrip is just a short 18 inch section that I'm sure you can see.
The rear part is the B pillar and that goes from one side of the car to the other. Up the back of the door glass, across the roof, down the other side. Willcox calls it the Door Glass Rear and Rear Roof.
The roof panel weatherstrip is just a short 18 inch section that I'm sure you can see.
The rear part is the B pillar and that goes from one side of the car to the other. Up the back of the door glass, across the roof, down the other side. Willcox calls it the Door Glass Rear and Rear Roof.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Hiram GA
speaking about the A and B Pillar weatherstripping, how hard of a job is it for a person with no previous experience to remove the old and replace. What tools and/or chemicals would be needed.
I ask because the weatherstripping around my rear window was replaced by the previous owner and in the front/drivers side corner it is definitely not attached or cut correctly, and is a sore spot with me. I'd like to replace all the "major" pieces but don't know if I can do this job myself. Anyone with advice?
I ask because the weatherstripping around my rear window was replaced by the previous owner and in the front/drivers side corner it is definitely not attached or cut correctly, and is a sore spot with me. I'd like to replace all the "major" pieces but don't know if I can do this job myself. Anyone with advice?
Drifting
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Race Director
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From: El Paso Texas
I used a can of gasket remover (COVER YOUR PAINT) and a paint can opener to retrieve all of the old bits of weatherstripping. Worked fine. Not a particularly hard job, just time consuming.
