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Door rubber seal
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:47 pm
by new to this
The channel that holds the rubber seal to the door can you buy that ? and does the channel go the hole length
of the bottom of the door or is there a gap in the middle
( passengers rear door )
Thanks Dave
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:36 pm
by James467
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:55 am
by Carledo
And it's a solid piece, no gaps beyond a mm or two where sections meet.
Steve
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:40 pm
by new to this
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:42 pm
by new to this
Carledo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:55 am
And it's a solid piece, no gaps beyond a mm or two where sections meet.
Steve
Thanks , i are they pop riveted in place ?
Dave
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:07 pm
by James467
Not around the bottom Dave, they are spot welded.
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:28 pm
by new to this
James467 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:07 pm
Not around the bottom Dave, they are spot welded.
James
Thanks the PO pop riveted a peace of metal over the top of the bottom over the top of the original rust , that seal channel is small to spot weld
Dave
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:03 am
by Carledo
new to this wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:28 pm
James467 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:07 pm
Not around the bottom Dave, they are spot welded.
James
Thanks the PO pop riveted a peace of metal over the top of the bottom over the top of the original rust , that seal channel is small to spot weld
Dave
It sure is! And even more difficult to clean up after plug welding! (ask me how I know) I suspect the factory had needle fine spot weld tips for the job. In this one case, pop rivets may actually be the best solution, unless you fancy some VERY accurate drilling and plug weld them on from inside the door.
Steve
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:30 am
by James467
I plug welded them.... carefully!
Then I used my air cut off wheel with a thick 2mm cutoff disc to carefully grind down the weld
A pop rivet may be too proud to get the seal on, theyre tight!
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:07 pm
by new to this
Carledo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:03 am
new to this wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:28 pm
James467 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:07 pm
Not around the bottom Dave, they are spot welded.
James
Thanks the PO pop riveted a peace of metal over the top of the bottom over the top of the original rust , that seal channel is small to spot weld
Dave
It sure is! And even more difficult to clean up after plug welding! (ask me how I know) I suspect the factory had needle fine spot weld tips for the job. In this one case, pop rivets may actually be the best solution, unless you fancy some VERY accurate drilling and plug weld them on from inside the door.
Steve
Steve
I was thinking along the same lines , im going the machine the tips for the spot welder just not sure theres enough room to get the arm through the bottom of the door
Dave
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:10 pm
by new to this
James467 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:30 am
I plug welded them.... carefully!
Then I used my air cut off wheel with a thick 2mm cutoff disc to carefully grind down the weld
A pop rivet may be too proud to get the seal on, theyre tight!
James
were they the replacement seal channels ,
Dave
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:30 pm
by James467
Yup, they're the ones
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:33 pm
by Carledo
So glad the Dolomega doors are good enough not to need this treatment, I didn't enjoy my last time doing it!
Steve
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:52 pm
by new to this
Can you get door rubber seals ( passengers rear ) thats what im after damaged mine
Dave
Re: Door rubber seal
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:44 pm
by Carledo
Dunno about new ones, I think some of the usual suspects sell it by the metre, you have to make the corners and glue them together yourself.
I may have a decent, usable used one for N/S/R door.
Steve