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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Has any one replaced the weatherstriping on a 96 convertible before. Mine is bad on the passenger side and I would like to replace them myself if possible.. Could really use start to finish directions, Thanks in advance..
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USE GM ONLY weatherstrips, 3m adhesive remover.remove weatherstrip and plastic push in pins, Clean the channel the old weatherstrip came out perfectly clean and install new weatherstrip and push pins.
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 01:13 AM
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USE GM ONLY weatherstrips
My non-GM weatherstripping has been on for 9 years and looks new.

In other words it's doing far better than the OEM stuff did. And it cost 1/3 of OEM.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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Ok, thanks for the info..
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