Door seal escapades....

[DirtDonk]

If anyone has pics of the original please post it up.
Thanks

 

[surfer-b]

Thanks Brandy. Door seals have always been a bit of an obsession for me.

yeah the door seals really make the Bronco build complete

 

[MikeCon]

For those of you who are tired of messing with upper door seals and glue, this stuff fits great and you just push it on over the flange.

I’m still fine tuning and trimming but it’s much easier than messing with glue. It hides your old glue residue and has that nice woven texture on the inside edge.

It should work on the bottom as well if you fillet the clip on part off. All you need is a sharp knife and a cold beer.....

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NDR2B5O/?tag=cbama-20

Where did you get the seat fabric?

 

[Slowleak]

Where did you get the seat fabric?

Those covers came from BroncoHut several years ago.


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[papy]

Thank you slowleak. got the D bulb on order...
cheers

Papy, you did exactly what I did. Post #20 in this thread has a picture and a link to Amazon where I got the stuff for the window frame. I have since upgraded to a bulb type seal. Here is the link to it and a picture. Either of those will really help with wind noise. The bulb type is thicker but hollow, so it seals really well.

http://[URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MM5RQD9/?tag=cbama-20

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This is the bulb type

This is the narrow foam type

 

[bigmuddy]

Link doesn't work Papy

 

[Slowleak]

Link doesn't work Papy

Try this one

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MM5RQD9/?tag=cbama-20

 

[bigmuddy]

Thanks! I am waiting on my rig to come back from paint and then I start the long process of putting it back together. My bronco was all original as far as seals and such. I am going to give these a try I think.

 

[papy]

Try this one

http://[URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MM5RQD9/?tag=cbama-20

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seemed to have worked for me when first posted then it went blank the next day.

 

[chuckyb]

curious why you wouldn't just leave them on?? Are the 45* mitered corners glued back together after they're cut and placed??

The upper seals as they came from the factory (and as they are reproduced) span two different body parts....starting from the lower part of the roof at the rear of the door, it runs upward on the flange of the roof and over the side window and then the last part connects to the windshield frame. Therefore, I needed to cut the OEM seal where roof meets windshield frame in order to remove the roof. The vendors do sell a short straight section that just attaches to the windshield frame which is great for running without the roof. However, they do need to be glued on. With Slowleak's solution, I can peel off the trim from both roof and windshield frame, take the roof off, and just use a short straight piece for where the windshield frame meets the door in the summer.

 

[DirtDonk]

I think they were just wondering why you bother with all that. Most of us just cut the mitered corner at the top of the windshield, leave the old seal in place on the windshield, leave the old seal in place on the roof and just remove the roof. As long as the old adhesive was still working no extra work was needed.
No removing of the seals means no replacing of the seals. Just put the top back on as it was and things usually line up and seal just fine.

That hasn’t been your experience?

 

[syndicate1]

The top corners. The bottom is a solid piece. The other thing I did, which helps with wind noise, is add some 1/4 x 1/8 closed cell neoprene around the window frame. Almost has that new car “thunk” when you close the door...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0836Z1HN7/?tag=cbama-20

Hey Slowleak, I just came across your great thread, a simple clean solution that actually looks proper. Siskel and Ebert,

Given the low buy-in for the materials, I definitely want to try this out. I have a few couple of questions....


1) It's been over a year since the original post, How's it holding up? Water tight? Reduced wind noise?

2) What type of glue did you use for the mitered corner?

2) I clicked on your amazon link for the seal that you used around the door opening and the following seal came up as a sponsored ad. It appears to combine both seals into one. Instead of installing two separate seals, one around the door opening and one along the top door edge, do you think this one seal (link below) would work, better or worse?

Link - Black Door Rubber Seal Large Grip Range 61/64" Bulb Height x 17/64 Grip Range x 43/64" U Height

 

[Slowleak]

It’s holding up great! No leaks, very little wind noise, and the doors close better than ever. I leave a window cracked to prevent an air lock and the doors just swing shut…

For the mitered corners, I used 3M Black Super Weatherstrip and Gasket Adhesive #08008. You can find it at any parts store or Amazon.

I think that weatherstrip you posted might be too bulky for the bottom section. I liked the kind I used because the profile provides almost a square/flat surface when installed (see picture below). With that wide surface area, and the D-bulb rubber around the window frame smushed against it, you have a lot of sealing area to block out wind noise. I don’t know if the other would do that as well. I also like the look of the rubber around the window frame. It just looks more finished.
Good Luck!

 

[chuckyb]

I think they were just wondering why you bother with all that. Most of us just cut the mitered corner at the top of the windshield, leave the old seal in place on the windshield, leave the old seal in place on the roof and just remove the roof. As long as the old adhesive was still working no extra work was needed.
No removing of the seals means no replacing of the seals. Just put the top back on as it was and things usually line up and seal just fine.

That hasn’t been your experience?

Hi Paul! Well, maybe I didn’t do such a good job of cutting the OEM weatherstrip- but I really noticed a lot of wind noise when I put my roof back on for the winter. It’s much better now.

 

[broncobuddha]

Subbing to this thread.

Wow. Great work slowleak.

I'm in this exact boat right now. Top is off and I need to replace seals.

I, like chuckyb, take the top off every year and have cut the window frame seal up near the windshield. Windshield gasket stays and the rest goes with the top.

Still a little unclear with how you made the lower door portion where the little white clips are typically used.

I'm definitely also going to go with the bulb seal on the doors themselves as my doors don't seal really well.

So glad I found this thread before I started ordering stuff. The seals I have now came from LMC a decade or more ago.

I'm done with glue, haha.

Thanks!


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[bigmuddy]

For those of you who are tired of messing with upper door seals and glue, this stuff fits great and you just push it on over the flange.

I’m still fine tuning and trimming but it’s much easier than messing with glue. It hides your old glue residue and has that nice woven texture on the inside edge.

It should work on the bottom as well if you fillet the clip on part off. All you need is a sharp knife and a cold beer.....

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NDR2B5O/?tag=cbama-20

 

[bigmuddy]

So it looks like the square door seal style is no longer sold by Amazon?

 

[Slowleak]

So it looks like the square door seal style is no longer sold by Amazon?

They still have the stuff I bought. Some lengths may be out of stock. I can’t remember the lengths I bought. 15 feet should do both doors. I think I got 33 feet to have some left for the liftgate.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HV809R2/?tag=cbama-20

 

[Slowleak]

Still a little unclear with how you made the lower door portion where the little white clips are.

What you want to do is trim the clip on part off of the “bulb” part. You will see how it is constructed and it’s easy to just fillet it off, leaving only the bulb. I glued mine at the bottom but you could use your old pins. Here are some pics.

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[Slowleak]

Some of the old Amazon links are broken so I’m posting this. It’s the rubber bulb I used around the window frames on the doors.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MM5Q5W5/?tag=cbama-20

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