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[T3] Door seals conundrum


I'd like to get a consensus as to whether I should put these seals on my
doors now or later. Heres the deal:

My present seals are SHOT. Totally shot. Barely any use at all. Can't take
the car to the car wash without the floor getting wet. I did just paint the
floor with corroless and all the carpeting is out so the dries pretty quick
when it's toweled down.

I'm about to take this road trip to see Jim in Madison, and it is
thunderstorm season.

My car is presently coated in about 3 too many coats of paint. The whole car
needs to be re-painted, completely stripped down and repainted. This is
going to cost alot, but apparently this is an expense Keira is willing to
cover. No prob BUT my experience with all things auto in NYC has been that
everyone is interested in half-assing work. I think the BEST I could expect
in the city is Maaco. I dont have a garage so I can't do the prep. So what
we're talking about is alot of legwork, and alot of research, and a gamble
.

In the interest of time, Keira suggested that maybe I should just get the
doors done with some standard issue color orange that could be matched
anywhere while I was in Madison; that Jim (you listening Jim?) would
probably know someone reliable to do the work while I was in WI for four or
five days. That way it wouldn't be TOO much time w/o the seals, and I could
put them on after the paint job. But this seems a little half-baked.

Barring that, before I had any paint work done, it would probably be a few
months at the earliest, and most likely at least a year. So I'm wracking my
brain: should I put the seals on the door now or no? They would have to come
off when the car gets painted right? And removing them will prob. destroy
them, right? And they're expensive.

So, at a loss, I'm wondering what you guys would do. Put on the seals now,
or wait?

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