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On 8 Jul 97, Everett Barnes wrote:
> My outside window scraper seals (for the window that rolls up and
> down) are starting to wear out. They have a crack running part way
> down the middle of each seal, causing the seal to not fit tightly
> against the window.
>
> Well I called around for pricing and it seems that because the
> outside scraper seals are integrated with the window chrome
> stripping, they are approx $140 per side! That is a little
> exorbitant for me right now so I was thinking that, since my seals
> aren't missing any pieces and they are still sort of pliable, I
> could just use something like silicone to seal the cracks so the
> door doesn't fill up with water once it starts raining.
I'm a little surprised that these are available at all. I thought
they were all gone years ago.
It is definitely worthwhile to preserve your old ones. The best
start is to never use them as arm rests. Super glue actually does a
very good job of glueing rubber, but make sure you don't glue the
rubber to the glass!
While you're at it, clean out the drain holes at the bottom of the
door. No window seals are perfect, and all car door that I know of
have drains to let the water that gets in get back out. These drains
eventually clog up and accelerate the rusting of the doors.
Fortunatley, door rusting is not a problem in type IIIs.
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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