S-10 door seals? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

aitch · 01-01-2006, 03:46 PM

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?

70short · 01-01-2006, 04:30 PM

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

zeeklu · 01-01-2006, 06:55 PM

What makes the S10 seals better? Chris

**tnblazerk5** · 01-01-2006, 07:01 PM

they just slip on instead of glue and there alittle thicker i think

Longhorn Man · 01-01-2006, 07:01 PM

Can some one enlighten us on this?
Why?
How?
Pics?

70c10 · 01-01-2006, 07:03 PM

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.

71swb4x4 · 01-01-2006, 07:19 PM

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.

68 short step · 01-01-2006, 10:24 PM

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

70c10 · 01-01-2006, 10:48 PM

I would say close to 10 either way.

**JDL** · 01-02-2006, 12:37 PM

Cant you ajust the door so it don't close so tight?

ed455 · 01-02-2006, 02:27 PM

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?

71swb4x4 · 01-02-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ed455

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?

82-93 S10&15 Door Opening Weatherstrip

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.

Myself · 01-02-2006, 05:55 PM

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.

BowTieMan · 01-02-2006, 06:52 PM

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.

ed455 · 01-02-2006, 08:21 PM

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,

71swb4x4 · 01-02-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ed455

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,

There's supposed to be a lip at the bottom!

It is under the sill plates.

crazy longhorn · 01-02-2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

There's supposed to be a lip at the bottom!

It is under the sill plates.

Umh...I thought it was 2 lips on the bottom

L

mocwon · 01-02-2006, 08:27 PM

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.

ed455 · 01-02-2006, 08:49 PM

I want to keep water from splashing up out of the gutter, you guys are familiar with the gutter, right?

ed455 · 01-02-2006, 10:22 PM

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!

**tnblazerk5** · 01-02-2006, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed455

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!

just lay the seals on the rocker and put the sill plates over them
or do ya mean theres a big hole there ya can see though to the ground ?

ed455 · 01-02-2006, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnblazerk5

just lay the seals on the rocker and put the sill plates over them
or do ya mean theres a big hole there ya can see though to the ground ?

LOL! No, I can't see the ground. The floor there is just smooth. I am thinking about welding in piece of 1/8"x1/2" piece of steel on it's edge.

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.

**tnblazerk5** · 01-02-2006, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed455

LOL! No, I can't see the ground. The floor there is just smooth. I am thinking about welding in piece of 1/8"x1/2" piece of steel on it's edge.

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.

yup i would say you would get frownd on

**Yukon Jack** · 01-03-2006, 12:59 PM

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.

blazerparts · 01-03-2006, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed455

LOL! No, I can't see the ground. The floor there is just smooth. I am thinking about welding in piece of 1/8"x1/2" piece of steel on it's edge.

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.

I welded a piece of 1/2" X 1/2" 20 (?) guage angle where my lip had rusted away.

01-01-2006, 03:46 PM	#1
aitch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: N.W. Arkansas Posts: 456	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? __________________ 69 GMC 3/4 ton LWB 383 TH400 Dana 60 '84 300ZX '79 Nova (for sale)

01-01-2006, 04:30 PM	#2
70short Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise ID Posts: 609	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 __________________ "72" Red CORVETTE 4-speed 350 "70" Chevy Short Bed early stages of resto. Edel 600 cfm carb Weiand Stealth Intake HEI shorty Headers 4/2 Drop 295 50R 15 TOYO on 10 inch wide corvette rally rims at all 4 corners. "CHEVY RULES"

01-01-2006, 06:55 PM	#3
zeeklu Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Northwest NJ Posts: 746	Re: S-10 door seals? What makes the S10 seals better? Chris

01-01-2006, 07:01 PM	#4
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	Re: S-10 door seals? they just slip on instead of glue and there alittle thicker i think

01-01-2006, 07:01 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: S-10 door seals? Can some one enlighten us on this? Why? How? Pics?

01-01-2006, 07:03 PM	#6
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	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. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads Last edited by 70c10; 01-01-2006 at 07:35 PM.

01-01-2006, 07:19 PM	#7
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	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. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

01-01-2006, 10:24 PM	#8
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	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

01-01-2006, 10:48 PM	#9
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Re: S-10 door seals? I would say close to 10 either way. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

01-02-2006, 12:37 PM	#10
JDL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Agency IA. Posts: 1,848	Re: S-10 door seals? Cant you ajust the door so it don't close so tight? __________________ 72 Chevy short step side with 454 air and tilt. 72 nova project car 63 chevy II drag car Agency Iowa

01-02-2006, 02:27 PM	#11
ed455 Captain Ed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Port Charlotte, FL Posts: 1,241	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? __________________ If you ain't bleedin', you ain't workin'! 1999 C3500 LS 7.4L

01-02-2006, 05:55 PM	#13
Myself Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Arkansas Posts: 1,144	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.

01-02-2006, 06:52 PM	#14
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	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. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo

01-02-2006, 08:21 PM	#15
ed455 Captain Ed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Port Charlotte, FL Posts: 1,241	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, __________________ If you ain't bleedin', you ain't workin'! 1999 C3500 LS 7.4L

01-02-2006, 08:27 PM	#18
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	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. __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....



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01-02-2006, 08:49 PM	#19
ed455 Captain Ed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Port Charlotte, FL Posts: 1,241	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? __________________ If you ain't bleedin', you ain't workin'! 1999 C3500 LS 7.4L

01-02-2006, 10:22 PM	#20
ed455 Captain Ed Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Port Charlotte, FL Posts: 1,241	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! __________________ If you ain't bleedin', you ain't workin'! 1999 C3500 LS 7.4L

01-03-2006, 12:59 PM	#24
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	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. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 Last edited by Yukon Jack; 01-03-2006 at 12:59 PM.

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