I have heard that you should avoid the Metro weatherstripping.
weather stripping
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Navigator
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weather stripping
Hello, I had weatherstripping on the hatch back of my 93 replaced by a prof body shop. The weatherstripping was purchased through mid america I belive it is Metro brand. Now the hatch is very difficult to close gives the impression of being to thick its actualy causing the hatch to push out on the sides anyone else had this problem
Melting Slicks
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From: St. Charles, MO Route 66 Corvette Club
I have replaced the weather stripping on my 89. My initial efforts were to buy new WS based upon price. The aftermarket stuff I bought was very hard and would not "give" when you attempted to close the rear window or doors. I then purchased new GM parts and this solved my problems. The GM is much more pliable than the aftermarket parts. My $.02 worth of input to you 
Drifting
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Wait a minute, before you conclude that it's the weatherstrip's fault, they probably installed it wrong. Look on the bottom of the weatherstrip and you should see a plastic portion on its underside. That plastic portion should be seated firmly in a metal lip at all points along the hatch, and there should be no additional plastic pieces between the new strip and this lip. If there are, the installer has neglected to remove those pieces, and has basically stacked two weatherstrips on top of each other, which obviously causes some issues with closing the hatch. I'd guess that 90% of problems with weatherstrip come from a flawed installation; the weatherstrip itself is very hard for the makers to get wrong to a degree that makes it unuseable.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '06
My Willcox rear hatch weatherx didnt fit properly and immediately tore at the corners which was my reason for replacing in the first place
Ive heard the Steele is good
Dont know though
Ive heard the Steele is good
Dont know though
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Drifting
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I bought supersoft brand from Noah Performance on ebay, $230 for the whole kit and it fits like a glove. Didn't even have to use weatherstrip adhesive to make it seal and hold firmly. I couldn't have asked for more. All that needs to happen is you have to do your end of the job right, and install the stuff correctly the way it's intended to be installed. The worse job you do installing it, the harder you'll have to slam your doors and your roof and hatch. Expect to have to do that anyway the first few days as the rubber takes on its new shape.
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Wait a minute, before you conclude that it's the weatherstrip's fault, they probably installed it wrong. Look on the bottom of the weatherstrip and you should see a plastic portion on its underside. That plastic portion should be seated firmly in a metal lip at all points along the hatch, and there should be no additional plastic pieces between the new strip and this lip. If there are, the installer has neglected to remove those pieces, and has basically stacked two weatherstrips on top of each other, which obviously causes some issues with closing the hatch. I'd guess that 90% of problems with weatherstrip come from a flawed installation; the weatherstrip itself is very hard for the makers to get wrong to a degree that makes it unuseable.
Melting Slicks
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From: St. Charles, MO Route 66 Corvette Club
As stated above, the aftermarket parts are not as "soft" as the GM replacments. Hard rubber seals will create closing issues just like you have. Do a search on this and you will find many topicsl The GM parts cost more and they work best My opinion only.
My opinion only.
