47-55.1 Soffseal door rubber

[e015475]

Didn't check it except for that one place.

I'll check some other spots around the door and post it up.

Phil

[Jemezcrusher]

According to everything i have seen. The longest edge points to the cab when closed. The “square” corners go to the corner of the door surfaces,. The photo saying the seal is correct orientation needs to be turned around, not just rolled. The peel and stick would go against the outer door edge, not on the “body” of the door

[e015475]

I believe you're right - I've got it wrong. Apologies.

The lip of the door is irregular and I didn't see how the self adhesive was going to stick well.

I'll take some more pictures today and post them. Correct me if I don't get it right

[e015475]

The right orientation


Wrong orientation

[Zippi]

Look what came in today. Since the gaps around my doors are very tight in some areas I think I may install mine as the pic shows. Just not sure yet. I'm still not going to install them until the weather gets a little warmer.

[Jemezcrusher]

Originally Posted by e015475

The right orientation


Wrong orientation

Correct

[Jemezcrusher]

Originally Posted by Jemezcrusher

Correct

What steering wheel is that?

[e015475]

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

Hey....it's all good. We are all here to help one another and I think I would have been lost on a lot of issues on my AD if it hadn't been for all this information and us helping each other. There is a tag in the bag that said surface temperatures below 72 degrees will affect the bond strength. I was planning on waiting til it got a little warmer anyway as the average temp around here is between 40 and 50. Let us know how it goes with your install and especially around the door hinges.

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

Phil,

Let us know how it goes on the door seals and your opinion of the peel-N-stick seals. I just got to thinking.....The seals that go on the cab are called wind lace and the seals that go on the doors are called weather strip. Is this SoftSeal going to help with the wind noise I'm having???

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Grateful a few of you guys pulled me up short and told me I had it wrong.

Understand that self adhesive really works well and it would have been quite the mess if I'd have installed it wrong

Raining tomorrow but should have mine in this weekend.

Phil

Phil,
Did you get your door seas installed over the weekend?

[vintovka]

FWIW won't ever use the tube 3m and non peel n stick weatherstrip again. Soff Seal is the best if only that it installs without removing the doors and all that effort entails.

[e015475]

It is from a late 50's Cadillac as is the column.

I filled all the cracks a couple years ago and primed it with Featherfill. Plan is to paint it the same color as the roof (white) and wrap the rim with leather to match the interior.

[MiraclePieCo]

Having done this a couple of times with self-adhesive weatherstrip, I know that it's difficult to get it in around the hinge area, but it can be done by pushing it into place with a tool such as a 1/4" socket extension or wooden dowl.

Let us know how it goes gentlemen!

[e015475]

Phil,
Did you get your door seas installed over the weekend?

Was on my 'to do' list but didn't get done. My bodyman looked at it and said we'd have no problem installing it without taking the doors off. His hands are normal size and mine are, well, not so normal, so he's going to do it this weekend (if we are not on lockdown)

[vintovka]

Might add just taping to prevent 3m adhesive from getting all over is a PITA in and of itself. With stick on care must taken to align and install right the first time as when its stuck--- its stuck.

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by e015475

Phil,
Did you get your door seas installed over the weekend?

Was on my 'to do' list but didn't get done. My bodyman looked at it and said we'd have no problem installing it without taking the doors off. His hands are normal size and mine are, well, not so normal, so he's going to do it this weekend (if we are not on lockdown)

I know what you mean. Our governor just put the tristate on a 30 day "Stay at Home" order.

[72Mountaineer]

So which is it? Post #56 or post #62. I have a pic from my original '53 as I took it off that says #56 is correct.

[Zippi]

Originally Posted by 72Mountaineer

So which is it? Post #56 or post #62. I have a pic from my original '53 as I took it off that says #56 is correct.

Post #62 is correct. It can be flipped either way depending on the gap you have in your doors.

[Zippi]

The weather here is going to be in the 70's this week so I think I'll work on my door seals. I'm off work for the next 3 to 6 weeks due to the Covid-19 outbreak so I have plenary of jobs for the 49. Just replaced the turn signal switch in the steering column today. Picked up some wax remover the other day and a fresh can of denatured alcohol to clean the doors where the seals will attach.

[Zippi]

This morning I thought I would start installing the door seals I've been waiting to put on. I cleaned the doors with wax remover and denatured alcohol. I got the door seal put on the drivers side and it looked so nice. I was able to get the seal stuck to the door around the hinges using a 1/4" wooden dowel rod. Then it happened......the dreaded door won't close. I knew my door gaps were extreme tight that's why I turned the seal around and used the short side. It looked like it was pinching a little around the hing area so I removed it from that area. That helped a little so then I removed it across the whole bottom of the door and that really helped. I was still unable to get the door to shut. I had to remove it all which was a pain but not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Guess I'm SOL on door seals. Dan-git to hell anyway.

[Tempest67]

I found this on Amazon. It is hollow, so I am hoping it will easily compress in the tight areas, and it's cheap... I think I may give it a try.

I hope this link works


https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07NMQVS2W/...v_lig_dp_it_im

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by Zippi

This morning I thought I would start installing the door seals I've been waiting to put on. I cleaned the doors with wax remover and denatured alcohol. I got the door seal put on the drivers side and it looked so nice. I was able to get the seal stuck to the door around the hinges using a 1/4" wooden dowel rod. Then it happened......the dreaded door won't close. I knew my door gaps were extreme tight that's why I turned the seal around and used the short side. It looked like it was pinching a little around the hing area so I removed it from that area. That helped a little so then I removed it across the whole bottom of the door and that really helped. I was still unable to get the door to shut. I had to remove it all which was a pain but not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Guess I'm SOL on door seals. Dan-git to hell anyway.

Can you just adjust your striker plates out temporarily until the seals compress a bit?

.

[jweb]

While it would require removing the doors to install it you could try the thinner seals from MMP. https://www.metrommp.com/index.cfm?f...ET&Model=TRUCK

You could order 1' of it to test on your doors first.

[MiraclePieCo]

My problem is that one door has tight clearance, the other door wide clearance, even though from the outside they look perfectly identical.

I just gave up and installed some square self-adhesive household weatherstrip from Lowes. It's the third truck I've done with this stuff. It takes a few days for it to compress, but after that it's fine.