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61apachespeed · 10-07-2010, 02:20 AM

so i put new weather striping on and i can not get the door to close. i have to slam the door. i have play around with the door. move it around alot. any ideals?? i am thinking of making the door slits longer so the door can move the door out more.

1Bad62Pro/Street · 10-07-2010, 06:08 AM

Think it will have to take a while to break in.
Make shape and form to your door.
After a while if it's still hard to close you might have to adjust the door hinges etc.

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-07-2010, 06:22 AM

new weatherstripping always does that. It just takes a while.

onequickchevy · 10-07-2010, 10:44 AM

I have actually taken a ratchet strap and used it to pull the doors in tight to "smush" the seals in some. Works best on a hot, sunny day though. Time will help, but the strap works if you can leave it on a few days.

geezer#99 · 10-07-2010, 02:30 PM

Use a hairdryer to soften the stripping and close the door a few times so it will take a set.

gulffishin · 10-07-2010, 05:39 PM

Someone correct me if I am wrong (which I am sometimes

), but aren't you supposed to either "V" the ends of the weatherstripping (where the two ends meet at the bottom) or put small holes in it so the air can escape from within the rubber when you close the door?

My truck does not have door weatherstripping at the moment so I can not look at mine.

Woogeroo · 10-07-2010, 06:57 PM

you may need new door pins.

the bushings and then the pins themselves get worn out over time.

-W

10-07-2010, 02:20 AM	#1
61apachespeed Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: phoenix az Posts: 60	i still can not get the door to close so i put new weather striping on and i can not get the door to close. i have to slam the door. i have play around with the door. move it around alot. any ideals?? i am thinking of making the door slits longer so the door can move the door out more.

10-07-2010, 06:08 AM	#2
1Bad62Pro/Street "Where were you in '62?" Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cleveland County, North Cackalacky Posts: 5,013	Re: i still can not get the door to close Think it will have to take a while to break in. Make shape and form to your door. After a while if it's still hard to close you might have to adjust the door hinges etc. __________________ PROJECT: "FULL METAL YELLOW JACKET" 1962 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed Nostalgia Pro/Street Pickup Truck PROJECT: "FULL METAL YELLOW JACKET Build Thread What Are You Workin' On? - 1Bad62ChevyPickup PROJECT: "TYRANNORAMBLER REX" 1969 AMC Rambler American Nostalgia Pro/Street Youtube Channel: Father Son Projects Youtube Channel: 2TIMOTHY2FITHTEEN "North and South Carolina Folks Click Here!" (((( ~ I have Parts For Sale & Miscellaneous Stuff ~ )))) "Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon...Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk" -Curly Howard Ph.D.

10-07-2010, 06:22 AM	#3
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: i still can not get the door to close new weatherstripping always does that. It just takes a while. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-07-2010, 10:44 AM	#4
onequickchevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marianna, Florida Posts: 339	Re: i still can not get the door to close I have actually taken a ratchet strap and used it to pull the doors in tight to "smush" the seals in some. Works best on a hot, sunny day though. Time will help, but the strap works if you can leave it on a few days. __________________ Slowly but surely getting it done.

10-07-2010, 02:30 PM	#5
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,542	Re: i still can not get the door to close Use a hairdryer to soften the stripping and close the door a few times so it will take a set.

10-07-2010, 05:39 PM	#6
gulffishin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: AL Posts: 180	Re: i still can not get the door to close Someone correct me if I am wrong (which I am sometimes), but aren't you supposed to either "V" the ends of the weatherstripping (where the two ends meet at the bottom) or put small holes in it so the air can escape from within the rubber when you close the door? My truck does not have door weatherstripping at the moment so I can not look at mine.

10-07-2010, 06:57 PM	#7
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: i still can not get the door to close you may need new door pins. the bushings and then the pins themselves get worn out over time. -W



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