weather stripping (best price)
 

Who have you guys found has the best price on weather stripping ?

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Not to be the bringer of bad news but weatherstrippinng the cheap **** from midamerica for a package is 500 and it seals like crap. You need to go to GM to get it. Once installed, add sillicone grease to it. It makes it last longer, protect it from uv, and gives it a better seal. Im doing it now with my old crappy stripping just to buy me a little more time because its to expensive and to annoying to mess with.

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Thanks for the info I was just looking at there weather stipping kits this morning. all i need to replace is the stuff arond the windshield.

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O. I thought you were doing the whole car. If that was the case with premium GM + someone installing it, I would **Estimate** at around 1500.[:-]Unbelievable for some rubber.

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Hey,guys.I also need to replace my weatherstripping around my windshield and the back one,I think it's called the roof panel rear strip.Anyway,I think just about everyone has the same price for them,$149.00.I do need to get it since my car leaks like crazy when it rains,lol!!!

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150 dollars for that dinky ass piece on the back???? Let it rain! Mine doesnt leak back there. Just around the doors which kinda sux because I had new speakers put in the doors and sold the old grills because they were ugly, shot, had holes, and needed to be recovered. Now, I try not to drive in the rain and wash it at home with gentle water to keep it from getting wet. Its locked in the garage with a waterproof/moisture/mold resistant/uv treated car cover most of the time unless I am to lazy to pull it in.

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Just bought doors and A pilar from a ebay seller(HE HAS AN EBAY STORE) for my 88 conv. the seals are called SUPERsoft and have a 30 year replacement policy guaranteed not to crack or split. They look great and went on easy with all the proper attachment pieces and clips molded into the rubber just like factory. If you go to CorvetteC4, parts ,ebay motors there are half a dozen sellers and the prices are alot better than the big companies we all have delt with in the past.

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I went with an aftermarket kit, now my Targa top is a b!tch to get back on. If I were to do it again, I would get the A and B pillar ( the stripping that sits below targa topincluding down the sides of windows) from GM. The rest of the kit fit okay.

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Well I am not too sure about the differences between the inexpensive weatherstripping manufacturers, but I am sure one of them supplied or supplies GM.. Do you really think GM makes their own weatherstripping? I would assume not. Anything to save on labor. Look at all the other foreign parts on the car.

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Black86Vette is right. Its an arm and a leg but GM weather stripping is the way to go for fit and finish. If you decide to go aftermarket then get the softest stuff you can find.

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I got several weather stripping pieces from Melrose T-tops. I believe they are OEM. So far they fit wonderfully and very clean. I purchased new seals for both doors, the large piece that goes around the windshield, and the two small pieces that cover the left and right sides of the glass top. I bought these 4-5 months ago and have been installing pieces slowly as I've found the time. Cost was around $250-$300. Silicone works great!

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Ralphie T, due you have the location for that ebay seller you bought from? I could not locate it. Thanks, BK.

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I'll have to have a look on my old 300zx forum, they have the same weather stripping problem, and the cost is very much the same as the Vette, I.E; Rip-off [:@]

However someone did a write up using some kind of heat sealing tubing, which worked fantastically, went on extremly easy, moulded perfectly, and looked great, also I believe total cost came to like $100.. Might be worth a look into, a cheap solution to an age old (literally) problem :)

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Thanks for the help!