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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Weatherstripping

Hey guys,

When you swapped your T-top weather stripping...did you have to do a lot of cutting/trimming?

I'm looking at my directions here and all of a sudden...I don't want to do this in my garage. Would it be better to order the factory GM stuff and send this back? Sure, it's twice as expensive but I want something that I can just put on and not have to mess with to make fit (like my door stripping that was too short and broke when I tried to stretch it)...
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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Re: Weatherstripping

When i replaced mine i never did any trimming or cutting. It was a pretty easy job. The hardest part is removing the old stuff.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 03:00 AM
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Re: Weatherstripping

Originally Posted by joshk879
When i replaced mine i never did any trimming or cutting. It was a pretty easy job. The hardest part is removing the old stuff.
what brand did you replace it with?

ozz what brand did you order?
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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Re: Weatherstripping

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what brand did you replace it with?

ozz what brand did you order?
I bought mine from classic industries....the OER brand...it's a repro. They want like an extra hundred bucks a side for the original GM brand. It's right out of their catalog. I don't remember the exact numbers of the items...I can get that after work today. However, after the problems I had with the doors, I'm really leery about having the shop try and do my T-Tops. IF those mess up...then I'm all wet...quite literally.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Re: Weatherstripping

Originally Posted by Kandied91z
what brand did you replace it with?

ozz what brand did you order?
honestly i cant remember. that was probably 5 years ago. sorry.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Re: Weatherstripping

year one worked out real well for all my stripping. hatch, doors and t tops. although im still trying to solve a t top leak. i think i need to adjust my window or something
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