I am about to wrap up replacement of the rear hoop weather strip and the windshield weather strip on my daily coupe. The front portion I was fortunate to score off a car being parted out with low mes for $150. The rear I bought as a new repro from one of the recommended companies.

I did the rear and used mostly 3M weather strip adhesive. It works well, but having changed things up for the windshield I may go back if I have issues. For the front, I used spare orgavyl butyl sealant rolled and stretched thin under the guide strip, added 3M in a strip to either side of that, then heavier orgavyl in the top corners, and I removed the oem adhesive from the base ends and replaced with orgavyl. I then used it also on the bottom ends for the rear hoop.

It is malleable, can be stretched very thin or packed thicker, stretches to fill a gap. Handy stuff.

​​​​​​I finally have functional top corner covers and drains again. Now if I have leaks I know where and how to add material. The rest will be adjusting the windows and top to the new rubber.

The orgavyl is one suggestion. I've read where others have had issue with getting the rubber tabs into the runners or have damaged their new parts using sharp tools. I used what might be an upholstery or phone tool with a flat nose at the end of a curved tip. It worked absolutely perfectly and I had no issues with the lip.

Not a bad project. Easier than I thought. Yet still annoying. Hoping the leaks are soon to be gone again forever. It never leaked before in normal rain, but the hurricane Henry came through and hit with walls of monsoon rain and I had to pull the passenger carpet out. I'll give that an extra shampoo before getting it all back to better than new again.