Weatherstrip. ⁉️???
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Arizona
Former Vendor
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 752
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From: Effingham Illinois
I checked back in our system and found the GM number is 10333466! However, this particular seal I know has indeed been discontinued by GM. We unfortunately discontinued carrying it back in October of 2020 due to no sources available for it. The problem with this seal is that it has a very unique design that GM made for it and it is evidently extremely difficult/expensive for manufacturers to acquire tooling and reproduce them.
The problem we ran into a couple years ago when this happened was basically that no manufacturer wanted to cough up the money to be able to make them, from what we gathered when contacting our reproduction weatherstrip suppliers at that time. Now, it's been a while since we had to stop offering this seal and hopefully a source could be available for new reproductions, I'll have to make some calls and see if anything has changed. But, to my knowledge, this has been a difficult piece to get unfortunately.
-Nick
The problem we ran into a couple years ago when this happened was basically that no manufacturer wanted to cough up the money to be able to make them, from what we gathered when contacting our reproduction weatherstrip suppliers at that time. Now, it's been a while since we had to stop offering this seal and hopefully a source could be available for new reproductions, I'll have to make some calls and see if anything has changed. But, to my knowledge, this has been a difficult piece to get unfortunately.
-Nick
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Racer
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 384
Likes: 52
I checked back in our system and found the GM number is 10333466! However, this particular seal I know has indeed been discontinued by GM. We unfortunately discontinued carrying it back in October of 2020 due to no sources available for it. The problem with this seal is that it has a very unique design that GM made for it and it is evidently extremely difficult/expensive for manufacturers to acquire tooling and reproduce them.
The problem we ran into a couple years ago when this happened was basically that no manufacturer wanted to cough up the money to be able to make them, from what we gathered when contacting our reproduction weatherstrip suppliers at that time. Now, it's been a while since we had to stop offering this seal and hopefully a source could be available for new reproductions, I'll have to make some calls and see if anything has changed. But, to my knowledge, this has been a difficult piece to get unfortunately.
-Nick
The problem we ran into a couple years ago when this happened was basically that no manufacturer wanted to cough up the money to be able to make them, from what we gathered when contacting our reproduction weatherstrip suppliers at that time. Now, it's been a while since we had to stop offering this seal and hopefully a source could be available for new reproductions, I'll have to make some calls and see if anything has changed. But, to my knowledge, this has been a difficult piece to get unfortunately.
-Nick
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,515
Likes: 441
From: Arizona
I checked back in our system and found the GM number is 10333466! However, this particular seal I know has indeed been discontinued by GM. We unfortunately discontinued carrying it back in October of 2020 due to no sources available for it. The problem with this seal is that it has a very unique design that GM made for it and it is evidently extremely difficult/expensive for manufacturers to acquire tooling and reproduce them.
The problem we ran into a couple years ago when this happened was basically that no manufacturer wanted to cough up the money to be able to make them, from what we gathered when contacting our reproduction weatherstrip suppliers at that time. Now, it's been a while since we had to stop offering this seal and hopefully a source could be available for new reproductions, I'll have to make some calls and see if anything has changed. But, to my knowledge, this has been a difficult piece to get unfortunately.
-Nick
The problem we ran into a couple years ago when this happened was basically that no manufacturer wanted to cough up the money to be able to make them, from what we gathered when contacting our reproduction weatherstrip suppliers at that time. Now, it's been a while since we had to stop offering this seal and hopefully a source could be available for new reproductions, I'll have to make some calls and see if anything has changed. But, to my knowledge, this has been a difficult piece to get unfortunately.
-Nick
if members purchase your seal, do you take returns of the customer experiences issues shortly after install if and when the seal starts failing?
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Former Vendor
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Effingham Illinois
I think the main concern from c5 owners I’m this regard is that the your aftermarket strip fails, disintegrates, comes apart etc etc shortly after install after washes, top on and off etc because your material isn’t as durable as the oem material.
if members purchase your seal, do you take returns of the customer experiences issues shortly after install if and when the seal starts failing?
if members purchase your seal, do you take returns of the customer experiences issues shortly after install if and when the seal starts failing?
-Nick
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2022
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From: Norfolk, VA
Did you ever find this part? I had my windshield replaced by SafeLite and they totally butchered this piece - it's all bent up and raised along the top of my windshield, so I will need a replacement but can't find one. Would welcome any tips you have if you found one somewhere. Thanks in advance.
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Racer
Joined: May 2021
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Did you ever find this part? I had my windshield replaced by SafeLite and they totally butchered this piece - it's all bent up and raised along the top of my windshield, so I will need a replacement but can't find one. Would welcome any tips you have if you found one somewhere. Thanks in advance.