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S-10 door seals?
Recent comments by Putter and Yukon Jack indicated that they were using S-10 seals on their trucks doors. There was also an indication that the fit was tight, making the doors hard to close.
I plan on replacing my door seals soon and wonder if the S-10 seals are a good idea. Is this a worthwhile modification? Better than aftermarket rubber?
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Re: S-10 door seals?
I too am using S-10 door seals. They are tight, however getting better. I would not go back to the original seals myself. Talk about ease of installation!
Gary
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Re: S-10 door seals?
What makes the S10 seals better? Chris
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Re: S-10 door seals?
they just slip on instead of glue and there alittle thicker i think
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Re: S-10 door seals?
Can some one enlighten us on this?
Why? How? Pics? |
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Re: S-10 door seals?
I think the rubber is better. NO glue needed and easily removed for paint jobs. If you want to try them out before buying, go to a junk yard and get one off a S-10, take it home and install it on your truck and you will see for yourself. (This is only to give you a general idea of how they fit and look). I agree with 71swb4x4 about probably being too short overall.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
Here are pictures of mine
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=122688 If you get seals from the junkyard they will probably be too short. When you order the weatherstripping they give you extra, but on our trucks it's only a couple inches.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
how hard is HARD (closing the door)? is it a good pull, or put your weight into it, or slam the poop out of it? 1 to 10, 10 being the hardest with the s10 and also with the stock weather strip
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Re: S-10 door seals?
I would say close to 10 either way.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
Cant you ajust the door so it don't close so tight?
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Re: S-10 door seals?
What years? Are they all the same? I was just at my local GM dealer and I used '89 for a year (just out of thin air) and was quoted $89 per door and they were NOT cut to fit. I noticed on the other thread mentioned above, that it was noted that the S-10 wether stripping was "cut to fit". So, again, the question is: what years do we look for?
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Re: S-10 door seals?
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When he mentions "cut to fit" he is saying that you cut it to fit. It's not the exact length out of the box. That is GMC Paul's weatherstripping, and I am not sure if the dealers is the same.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
I grabbed some seals at the junkyard off a 80ish fullsize chevy and put on my wife's '68. They work fine with no door slamming.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
I bought brand new weatherstiping for an s-10 from lmc and at first they were stiff but after about a month I can close my doors with a slit push.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
What do you do at the bottom? There's no lip at the bottom. Sorry if I soung ignorant but when I go this truck it had no weatherstripping at all. It was a basket case,
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Re: S-10 door seals?
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There's supposed to be a lip at the bottom! ![]() It is under the sill plates.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
GMC Paul's sell Precision (or Precise) brand door gasket seals for the S-10s for about $50-60/pr and they work great. Yeah, they're a little stiffer than the stock glue-on gaskets but they loosen up over time. IMO they are the only way to fly. Plus, they have a lifetime warranty.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
I want to keep water from splashing up out of the gutter, you guys are familiar with the gutter, right?
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Re: S-10 door seals?
Great. The PO was a friggin IDIOT! He put in new rockers (poorly) and shaved the bottom lip needed for the weather stripping. There is NOTHING under the sill plates. The lip just abruptly ends after making the turn about an inch at the bottom. Moron!
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The PO fancied himself a body man. His "work" has caused me more time and energy than I he'd never touched the thing. I am DEFINITELY no body man, but many times I have fantasized about beating the PO to death with his welding gun. I'm sure my congregation and God would frown on that, though. ![]()
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Re: S-10 door seals?
Here are the S-10 seals I'm using. Pretty sure I bought these from GMCPauls - they are listed on his site.
![]() They fit extremely easily and there is maybe a 1/2" to 3/4" gap on the bottom where there seal ends just about meet. Mine have been installed about 3 months now and they have broken in nicely. Still need to close the door firmly, but that is fine with me. I'd do these again in a heartbeat.
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Re: S-10 door seals?
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I welded a piece of 1/2" X 1/2" 20 (?) guage angle where my lip had rusted away.
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