I need some weatherstripping for my car, cause it is all falling apart. When I'm in a hurry and get the $5 drive through car wash, my driver side window takes at least a gallon of water into the car. The inner and outer felt strip on my driver side is also doo doo. I was looking around for some deals on weatherstripping, and stumbled onto Hawk's. GM weather stripping is $83 for each side of roof rail strip, and "aftermarket" is $80 for both sides. Is there that big of a difference between qualities, or am I just paying for the GM name? If you guys happen to know of a place with a better price, that would be great, ya. Also, I can't find on Hawk's website where they have the inner felt strip for the driver side. My outer strip is completely gone, and my inner strip is missing sections and has rips in what's left.

 

The inner window strip is part of the black plastic on the top inside of the door. I haven't seen it anywhere seperate from the plastic.

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/in...?v=1&pid=18969

 

Bought the outer strips from Hawks, they call these "felts." The ones I got were actual GM parts, fit right up and look really good.

 

I did not buy the 'aftermarket' weatherstrip set from Hawk's, HOWEVER I did buy the same set from Classic Industries.

One Word: TERRIBLE

It sounds like a deal that's too good to be true (both sides for less than one side of the OEM), and believe me, it is. After fighting with the aftermarket set for over a week, I angrily ripped it off and proceeded to the Pontiac dealership to buy the OEM set. After that, I was done with the job in just a few minutes. The aftermarket set was about an inch too long. The push-in pins were in the wrong places. The door wouldn't shut properly. AND, it leaked worse than the worn out set that I needed to replace in the first place.

Buy the OEM set. You get what you pay for.

 

I've just fitted new outer felts (strip on top of door panel right?). These were GM parts, but the passenger's one did not line up with the holes in the door. Ended up drilling new holes in the felt

What a PITA though. The glass doesn't quite drop down far enough to fully clear a couple of the screws. Had to brace the screwdriver on top of the glass...EEK! As for the triangular bit of plastic at the front of the door.... AARGH.

I auppoae I should be thankful that I managed to do the job myself and that the weather was kind to me

Mark.