Weatherstrip Install
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,279
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From: Delray beach FL
did the full set 2 years ago.
Old Hardtop sides were the most difficult for me to clean.
I used pure acetone to clean and put a silicon grease to glue all of them with.
This way they dont move but are easy to take out if needed to be changed.
Beside, silicon grease "feeds" them for long and no leaks nowhere.
Old Hardtop sides were the most difficult for me to clean.
I used pure acetone to clean and put a silicon grease to glue all of them with.
This way they dont move but are easy to take out if needed to be changed.
Beside, silicon grease "feeds" them for long and no leaks nowhere.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 3,501
Likes: 880
From: Saratoga Springs NY
2024 C4 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2022 C4 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Almost done with my 88 coupe. No glue, not needed. Plus not having glue allows the weatherstrip to move and slide a little during install and use.
I am having a beeotch of a time with the windshield top retainer. My buddy glass beaded and painted it, and it must be flattened out a little, because the weather strip just dosent want to stay down, right in the middle. Im currently looking for a new retainer, but no one lists it. I posted a WTB ad on here seeing if someone has one. I replaced every other retainer, and all the strips fit perfectly. Ill get pics up when im done.
BTW, the targa is a major **** to adjust. My car has been a ground up project for 11 years now. Im quickly finding out, that even though I tagged and bagged EVERY part to the car, the shims are usually wrong. I don't think one things went back to original. I reshimmed and adjusted, and things seem way better than factory....Good luck
I am having a beeotch of a time with the windshield top retainer. My buddy glass beaded and painted it, and it must be flattened out a little, because the weather strip just dosent want to stay down, right in the middle. Im currently looking for a new retainer, but no one lists it. I posted a WTB ad on here seeing if someone has one. I replaced every other retainer, and all the strips fit perfectly. Ill get pics up when im done.
BTW, the targa is a major **** to adjust. My car has been a ground up project for 11 years now. Im quickly finding out, that even though I tagged and bagged EVERY part to the car, the shims are usually wrong. I don't think one things went back to original. I reshimmed and adjusted, and things seem way better than factory....Good luck
