Targa weatherstrip
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Targa weatherstrip
Hi everyone, I have a 2001, looking to replace the side weatherstrip on the targa and the rear for the halo. Any opinions or experiences on best places to buy... the reviews on Amazon are horrible, I looked at corvetteonline.com, they had good prices but no reviews.... don't want to waste money or do anything more than once... I have seen these as cheap as 200 bucks for both all the way to over 700 for just the halo... would love to hear from those that have changed these out. Thanks
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CRC is the only supplier with moderately good reviews. I find the best source for CRC is through vettenuts,
https://vettenuts.net/1997-04-c5-cor...-part-10329158
https://vettenuts.net/97-04-c5-corve...13370-10313371
They generally have both the halo and the side seals, all at about the best prices I have found. As aftermarket seals, they do not have the OEM pre-applied adhesive and I found the side legs of the halo seal about 1" shorter than the original seal. The targa edge seals are quite similar to the originals. Both halo and targa seals have the correct steel inserts.
https://vettenuts.net/1997-04-c5-cor...-part-10329158
https://vettenuts.net/97-04-c5-corve...13370-10313371
They generally have both the halo and the side seals, all at about the best prices I have found. As aftermarket seals, they do not have the OEM pre-applied adhesive and I found the side legs of the halo seal about 1" shorter than the original seal. The targa edge seals are quite similar to the originals. Both halo and targa seals have the correct steel inserts.
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Sounds like choices are limited and CRC may be the best choice. Good luck, hope you can find the pieces you need and those pieces work well on your car.
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Thanks for the replies, i will definitely check these out..... i didn't want to have to pay 1000 bucks for those 3 seals, so hopefully others can chime in on experiences they have had, good and bad.
but at the end of the day I will spend what is necessary... thanks again
but at the end of the day I will spend what is necessary... thanks again
