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I used Andy Bernbaum's weatherstrip on my entire '57 Savoy back in '95 and
it worked well. The trunk closes a hell of a lot easier than my Fury's (which
was done by the previous owner and I don't know where he got the w/s). I don't
know if Andy sells the same product now but back then I'd recommend his
stuff.
Adam Lindenbaum
In a message dated 8/26/2009 10:41:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jrawa@xxxxxxx writes:
the
purists will cringe at this idea, but it works... having many cars
outside of the fwdlk scope opens the windows to alternatives... companies like
soffseal and the independant mfg's for JCwhitney make weatherstripping the way
it should be/feel/work.... for the trunk of 57/8 plymouths, the profile and
size of weatherstripping for 68-72 GM a-body works perfect... the general
appearance is a little different as ours is supposed to be a rounded profile
at the contact surface while the chevelle/gto style offers a tapered lip, but-
with the weatherseal uninstalled- the channels are visually and dimensionally
the same channel- thus the rubber fits right in with no probs... used teh GM
profile about 6 times so far- no water, air noises, or exhaust fumes in the
trunk.... you have to pick it by side profile in the JCW chart- if anyone
wants to use it for a good weatherseal, i'll do the legwork of going into the
next room, getting the catalog, and providing the part#
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From: Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, Aug 26, 2009 10:22 am
Subject:
[FWDLK] Trunk Lid Weatherstrip
Hey
Everyone - Without the weatherstrip, the trunk lid on my 58
Plymouth aligns well with the body. When I add the weatherstrip to the
channel, the lid sticks up noticeably. The problem is that the weatherstrip is
too dense and doesn't compress enough to give me proper alignment. I purchased
this from Gary Goers about five years ago when we first started reassembling
the car. It has been on the car since then so it has had plenty of time to
settle in with the lid closed. Is there another source for
this weatherstrip besides GG ? Are the folks in Sweden repopping this as well
? I know of at least one other 57-8 Plymouth owner that has similar problems
with this weatherstrip. Has anyone come up with a way to overcome this issue
? Ron
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