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What is the best way to keep my door seals in when I go to install them?...non-harding gasket glue?... __________________________________ I could be completely wrong, but this worked for me: I used the same yellow 3M Weatherstrip adhesive these guys told you about. I did follow the directions but I only used it on key areas that needed holding down (corners, open spots, etc.) I got the same repro looking (basically just acceptable) seals you mention, but the good news is with some fiddling they keep the cold and wet out! I first went completely around the doors and slipped the seal under the metal retainer, I didn't glue down the seal where the retainer is. They have been like this for a few months with no problems. I found after putting them all on and shutting the doors there were a few areas with minor gaps between the seal and car, in those areas I simply pulled the seal a little further out of the retaining channel to mate it up to the pillar surface. "just got a set from 'bugcity' they are obvious repo's, and don't have the 'hinge surround'...but hopefully I wont be able to see outside with the doors" ________________________________________________________ On this note, again my solution may not be "conventional" but works. The rubber around my hinges is old and tattered but still intact, so I cut away the old seal above and below this spot and left it attached to the car, I had to trim my new repro seals at the point where they mated to the hinge seal. It's not necessarily pretty but it works well, I could take a picture for you if you like. Good Luck and happy sealing ;) Travis '66 Fastback www.keedyweb.net/fastback ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/