Weatherstripping

[flagcraig]

Getting ready to weather strip the entire car (72 Challenger).  Does anyone sell a complete kit?

Doors, Hood, Trunk, roof rail, etc.  Or do I buy separately?

Also, a dumb question....does the weather stripping come with a pre stick em on it or do I need to apply a sealant of some sort?

Thanks for any help.

[Jesus H Chrysler]

I have a 73 Challenger that I was trying to make into a semi-daily driver.  It leaked like crazy.  I picked up all the weatherstripping I thought I needed at Carlisle this year.  My results were mixed.  The trunk seal was bought seperately and I used spray glue to hold it.  It worked great.  The door seal has small plastic clips that retain it.  That works OK, but I haven't driven through any puddles to test it.  The failure came from the roof rail weatherstripping.  It just simply doesn't fit my car.  Here's what I bought:



Here's what it looked like in comparison to the old stuff:





Old vs new



The original stuff fit snug, and kind of snapped into place. No glue needed (mostly)  I know it was probably shrunken and dried out.  The new stuff however was way too big and had a hard time sitting in there properly.  Due to the larger dimension where it is supposed to snap in, it sometimes popped itself out and didn't fit right.  I thought at first I was putting it in wrong, but I tried installing it a few different ways and it still won't stay put without glue, and even still the sides pop out in certain places.  The extra puffiness holds the glass out further than the stock rubber, which threw off the alignment of the door and quarter glass.  This breaks the seal and leads to even bigger leaks than before.  I'm going to be looking into different roof rail strips next year.  Hope this helps!

[flagcraig]

Good info.  I appreciate it. 

[anlauto]

Yes, You can buy them as a kit. The brand Jesus shows is the best available in my opinion 

[Topcat]

Yes, You can buy them as a kit. The brand Jesus shows is the best available in my opinion 

I never heard of a brand called Jesus.
Can you put up a link?

I had problems with the Metro Super Soft on my trunk seal. Then switched to Soft Seal and problem was fixed.

Same as others pointed out: Wrong Durometer and shape that Metro is selling.

[anlauto]

I never heard of a brand called Jesus.
Can you put up a link?

I was referring to our C-C.com member Jesus-H-Chrysler 

[Topcat]

I was referring to our C-C.com member Jesus-H-Chrysler 

    

This is where I don't agree with Alan.
Metro Super Soft sucks!   

[anlauto]

   

This is where I don't agree with Alan.
Metro Super Soft sucks!   

I'm cool with that....I have the same issues with some of there roof rail weather-strips as well.....Over the years I've had worse luck with all other brands though. I've yet to find good roof rail weather-strip.
And it's only my opinion that the Metro brand is the best that I've found. Maybe I should look at some of the newer brands.

[Topcat]

Soft Seal appears to mainly be catering to GM and Ford unfortunately.
I've gone thru their website and it isn't as dominant on Mopar.

What they do offer, is more accurarate in shape, and durometer.

If anyone isn't happy with Metro Super Soft, then I suggest calling soft Seal and asking questions to the exactness, availability on their products and/or kits.

No pictures but others here may remember this...
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=77626.msg783431#msg783431