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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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aftermarket weatherstriping?

Is the aftermarket weatherstriping as effective at sealing the side window as OEM stuff? my car is hardtop.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Re: aftermarket weatherstriping?

Soffseal products fit and work well. Worth the coin. Stay away from OER products sold by Classic Industries, arent worth .

You can order your hard top Soffseal products from both Summit Racing and Jegs.

Good luck
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Re: aftermarket weatherstriping?

i used some from hawks, and some from ecklers camaro got t-top stripping from one and door stripping from another, both worked out very well
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Re: aftermarket weatherstriping?

Hey guys i looked at the Soffseal site but i did not see the seals for the t tops where can i get these from? The tops leak on mine
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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Re: aftermarket weatherstriping?

Originally Posted by Wadebryant
Soffseal products fit and work well. Worth the coin. Stay away from OER products sold by Classic Industries, arent worth .

You can order your hard top Soffseal products from both Summit Racing and Jegs.

Good luck
I second that. I learned the hard way on that one.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Re: aftermarket weatherstriping?

How about yearone does anyone know if there weather strips are any good?
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Re: aftermarket weatherstriping?

Originally Posted by gp90gta
How about yearone does anyone know if there weather strips are any good?
yeah its good but its expensive. you can find other products that are just as good for the fraction of the price
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