95 XJ: Installed new weatherstripping...not thick enough?
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95 XJ: Installed new weatherstripping...not thick enough?
Hello,
Installed new weatherstripping for my 95 XJ yesterday on the front driver and passenger doors. Bought items from Quadratec as they listed it was for my jeep (http://www.quadratec.com/products/55014_8110.htm). On the driver door, it seems as though the weatherstripping is not thick enough and from the inside I can see some gaps between the door and the weatherstripping when the door is closed. Yes, its shut all the way.
Any ideas? Do I need to "fluff" it up or something?
M
Installed new weatherstripping for my 95 XJ yesterday on the front driver and passenger doors. Bought items from Quadratec as they listed it was for my jeep (http://www.quadratec.com/products/55014_8110.htm). On the driver door, it seems as though the weatherstripping is not thick enough and from the inside I can see some gaps between the door and the weatherstripping when the door is closed. Yes, its shut all the way.
Any ideas? Do I need to "fluff" it up or something?
M
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how do your hinges look? The hinges on the jeep are welded to thin sheet metal so may have bent out a little causing your doors not to shut all the way. My doors had a gap too and I ended up removing the door and hammering back and rewelding the hinge, now there is no gap in weather stripping
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Do you have a 2 or 4 door?
I had to rebuild a 2 door hinge and in the long run, its why I got rid of that jeep. I could never get it to seal properly again.
Do you have the new style metal hinges or the old steel beast hinges? My 2 door, the PIN broke inside it and that was my problem. It only pulled the door off by a little bit, but it was enough to make the air flow in.
I had to rebuild a 2 door hinge and in the long run, its why I got rid of that jeep. I could never get it to seal properly again.
Do you have the new style metal hinges or the old steel beast hinges? My 2 door, the PIN broke inside it and that was my problem. It only pulled the door off by a little bit, but it was enough to make the air flow in.
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after checking the hinge and if the stripping still dont fit then go to a&m soft seal or metro molded and get the thicker stuff summit racing usually stocks there stuff.
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