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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
Are you guys using new dakota seals or pulling seals off junk trucks and reusing?
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
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One of the things I like about them is that they have air relief holes every 5". You can see them if you look closely at the top picture in post 25. Last edited by FirstOwner69; 05-24-2015 at 12:34 PM. |
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
Junkyard trucks, already broken in
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
bought a set of 93 Dakota door seals at junk yard yesterday for $9.00. went on real easy but my door would not close good.after wrestling with it for a while I cut off part of outside edge above and below door latch.looks bad but door closes. it will work for now
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
Sub'd.
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
Thanks for the info. everyone. By the sound of things 1968aj, any chance the pair you got weren't Dakota OEM?
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Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025 |
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
I used '04 Chevrolet Silvarado door seal. they worked great and as everyone says used are best no break-in time. if your door seals too tightly you can always use a 2 X 4 with a BFH and adjust the pinch weld.
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Just trying to figure this out... 1970 SWB Step-Side http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=552980 1970 LWB http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=584499 1970 SWB One Owner Step Side 6.0 LY6/6L90 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=617630 Junkyard's 1971 short wide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...86#post7531186 |
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
After following this for a few days. I went and picked some 1995 Dodge Dakota weather strips from a local junkyard. Only 15 bucks. They fit perfect. Doors close nice and snug. Only modification I did was I had to trim about a inch and half off because it overlapped. Thanks for the great tip!
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
Need to get door seals for a resto....anyone tried a brand new set from Rockauto for the Dakota yet?
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
Let us know how they turn out, thanks.
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
I just installed the push on seals from precision and they are nice except they came up short. I have about 1/2 gap where they should meet. Anyone have that problem?
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
they are designed that way intentionally. the "gap" is to allow the air to escape when shutting the door.
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
I watched the video made by precision and their ends fit tight against each other.
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Re: Door weather strips for 71 Chevy - Success stories
I bought a set of the Precision push-on door seals for my '68 and they fit great. Went on easy and no trimming necessary. I had to really slam the doors to get them to shut for the first few weeks, but they are compressing down a little. Still have to push in on the doors to lock them though. All in all, I am happy with them.
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