Bought my ass some weather seals

Giblets · January 12, 2006, 11:23:21 AM

Got the dude on ebay to end early for those door and boot weather seals.

That should stop the whistling at 60mph + anyway, and the drops of moisture inside when I wash the car!

Not sure if I paid over the odds (£45 inc postage) as I doubt they are easy to get hold of new over here, and the shipping would no doubt be severe from the US.

Incursus · January 12, 2006, 11:25:54 AM

Sounds like a good deal to me. $30 just for the trunk on the Duster not inc P&P

Giblets · January 12, 2006, 11:29:32 AM

Yeah with the bidding already at £41 I am surprised he agreed to end early. I could see them going for £55 - £60 after some last minute bidding.

Lots of third gen drivers in the UK (and the MK/Beds area!)

Incursus · January 12, 2006, 11:34:06 AM

Quoting: Giblets

I am surprised he agreed to end early

Must be your charm and wit.

Incursus · January 12, 2006, 11:34:23 AM

Or the mad glint in your eye

Giblets · January 12, 2006, 11:40:45 AM

He was just another IROC lover and couldn't resist when I sent him a pre-scratch photo of my old girl. ;-)

Roadkill · January 12, 2006, 01:10:04 PM

What's happening with the scratch on the IROC ?

Is it being sorted ?

Roadkill · January 12, 2006, 01:28:07 PM

But why does your ass need weather strips ?

Does it let in the elements ?

Jamieg285 · January 12, 2006, 01:45:42 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

But why does your ass need weather strips ?

Does it let in the elements ?

Maybe it's to protect those of us on the outside?

FUBAR · January 12, 2006, 04:34:40 PM

Quoting: Giblets

That should stop the whistling at 60mph + anyway

Don't count on it...

My car has got all new weatherstrips and it still whistles.

Roadkill · January 12, 2006, 04:37:40 PM

Exhaust obviously ain't loud enough.

Incursus · January 12, 2006, 09:28:55 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

But why does your ass need weather strips ?

Beat me 2 it

Giblets · January 12, 2006, 10:04:19 PM

I should say less whislting then I guess.

I'm leaving the car with Rocky next week to sort the scratch out. As I'm disgustingly lazy and inept I'm also getting him to plum in my new belts and hood gas struts while it's there.

Roadkill · January 13, 2006, 11:20:56 AM

Quoting: Giblets

hood gas struts

Where did you get those ?

As I have none and have to hold my bonnet up with (what looks like) a majorette's staff.

FUBAR · January 13, 2006, 11:22:23 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

(what looks like) a majorette's staff.

Thats true I'd never thought of that

I got my ones off eBay.

Roadkill · January 13, 2006, 11:40:41 AM

Problem is I think with a fibre glass hood you need different ones ?

FUBAR · January 13, 2006, 11:48:15 AM

Possibly but I think they attach to the hinges rather than the bonnet itself & they would be the same i'd imagine. Weight is similar too as we know.

Roadkill · January 13, 2006, 11:54:13 AM

Quoting: FUBAR

they attach to the hinges rather than the bonnet itself

Good point.

I Just remember the add saying only suiitable for metal hoods.

Prehaps they mean not suitable for after market (light weight) hoods.

FUBAR · January 13, 2006, 12:25:14 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

Perhaps they mean not suitable for after market (light weight) hoods.

That would make sense...

Giblets · January 13, 2006, 07:59:47 PM

There's a seller on ebay selling a bulk load of them at the mo.

I bought them for about £30 plus postage.

FUBAR · January 15, 2006, 05:01:15 AM

Hmm... the thing is dispite anything you can do these things just don;t liek being cold!

F Body · January 15, 2006, 09:09:16 PM

Quoting: FUBAR

My car has got all new weatherstrips and it still whistles.

Even the 4th gen does !
When GM designed the 4th gen they finally realised that they were never going to stop the rain getting under the T tops in the first place , so put the main seals further from the edge with a drainage gully , they still create wind noise but don't leak

Here's a picture of mine :

FUBAR · January 15, 2006, 10:11:54 PM

That pic makes you're car look Orange Martyn

F Body · January 16, 2006, 07:32:14 AM

Quoting: FUBAR

That pic makes you're car look Orange Martyn

It was a blindly hot and very sunny day last year

I remember it hurting my eyes to look through the camera lens without sunglasses !
Roll on Summer 2006

Roadkill · January 16, 2006, 12:26:54 PM

Sod Titty Tops.

Get a Hard top and be a Man !!!