Drivers side rubber seal ripped... fix?

JAYNO20

Also, does anyone know how much that seal would be to replace and would it be difficult?

kenchan

JAY- when you're ready to dress up the plastic and seals, i recommend using a product called Aerospace303 or PrimaNero. either one, dillute in water 50/50 into a spraybottle and spray into your MF towel and apply. dries matte. i personally prefer Nero because it's more matte than aerospace303.

Amazon.com: 303 Products Inc 16 Oz 303 Protectant With Spray: Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com: Prima Nero: Vinyl, Rubber & Plastic Dressing: Automotive

dont use armorall!

JAYNO20

Not that I would, but just curious, why not armorall?

kenchan

i speak from experience (this was back when i was a teen and didn't have much access to detailing products)..

first armorall leaves behind a greasy shiny mess. it makes visibility out of your windshield almost non-existent on a sunny day due to reflection of your dash onto the windsheild.

after application, top surface of panels have cracked after being exposed to the hot sun.

permanent stains left after water hits it... you would have to keep applying the crap or else it will look terrible with stain marks.

if one made the mistake of using armorall, get some dish soap or Griot's InteriorCleaner and wipe off all the crap. then get either Aerospace303 or PrimaNero and re-apply.

twinturbonet

Good enough write-up for me!

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Just ordered the 303 Ken....$20 with shipping
Hope it works well on the Z plastics.

scottIN

you can also get 303 at boat stores like West Marine if you just want to pick some up locally. And it doesn't take much. A bottle usually lasts me 2 years taking care of 3 cars.

fuct

no, you really need to take better care of the car. mine has a small rip but yours is ridiculous! look at the other plastics around the seal, they look like they been to hell and back.

on a side note im also curious how to replace these. :P


and i second, third and forth 303 aerospace!!!!! its amazing! i buy it by the gallon.

JAYNO20

Again... I just bought this car, I did none of this to it. I am looking to fix this crap so it don't look like it's been through hell and back.

2004YZFR1

If you bought the car from a dealer I would take it back to them and have them order you a new one and have them install it for free.

They should take care of you.

Good luck!

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JAYNO20

Dealer is over 800 miles away so that's not an option... does anyone know if there is a sealant behind the seal or what?

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ZCarMan

Courtesy parts will likely have the rubber seal. I had to replace a ripped seal on the top of the door where the window meets it. Somehow it got a clean slice in it. Not cheap to have replace but if you have the sealant and know what you are doing I'm sure you could install yourself and save labor costs.

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JAYNO20

It's not just the rubber seal? There is actual sealant behind it?

JAYNO20

Anyone know? Seems like just the seal but someone implied there might be sealant in there too....

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fuct

oh my bad, i cant read....