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I used them on my 1985. Garbage. Do yourself a favor and throw it away or demand a refund.

My 1987 has Soffseal that fit great. I hear Fairchild is also good.

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OER are junk. I used them on my 87 GTA. The rubber was so thin in all the corners you could basically push your finger through them with ease. On my 89 GTA I found a set of NOS seals, expensive to buy. I also have a set of SofSeal seals as well. I have yet to install either set.

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Thanks for the replies! I don't think returning them is an option, I've had them for a while, plus I got them from Classic Industries, which is one of the worst companies I've ever dealt with. I think I'll just get a set of Soffseal. No rush, I don't think this will hit the road this year.

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looks like you have it stretched too far along the top of the windshield. try working it back some.

done a handful of these with different makes of seals. all of them need a little finessing.

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I have a thread on the roof rail seals Fairchild vs OER. As mentioned, OER is trash and you’re right that classic industries sucks to deal with. I’d cut your loses and order a new set. I recommend Fairchild if they make kits for t-top cars and to order your new seals from 1aauto. They do free same day shipping, they’re former sponsors, and have good customer service. I have no experience with soft seal but they seem to be pretty well liked.

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I haven’t replaced mine yet (and dang do I need to) but I’ve heard Fairchild has the molded plastic pieces and most other brands don’t. I’ll probably be giving Fairchild a try whenever I get around to it.

I’ve also read about people having a hard time closing their doors with soft seal until the weatherstrips “break in”. I’m assuming the Fairchild strips do it too but I’m not sure

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I have an original set from an 86 iroc. PM or text me at 512 947-5537 or email me at topduarte@yahoo.com

Manny

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used fairchild on my last job when replacing the t-top channels. best $ then was from Rock Auto.

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Thank you all for the input. Good info on the good, the bad and the ugly! 😄

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At least they tired to fix it. However, just like a car fixed with OER parts, it doesn’t work out in the end lol. Mine also looked like that when they arrived.

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Yeah, maybe they ought to think about dumping OER from their line and moving to Soffseal or Fairchild. I've heard good about both of them.

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I think classic owns OER, so they're kinda phucked there. They didnt do themselves any favors when they cancelled my back order of 2 yrs. Just when it was ready to ship. Maybe had something to do with price jumping from $39 to $240...hmmmmmmmm, nah. Just my imagination, carry on.

As for any weather stripping i always tuck in the corners and ends first, then i tuck in the center between two corners making sure i have an even amount of material on each side. Then just keep repeating that process without pulling as i tuck in the weather strip. Cause as mentioned, you'll stretch the material that way.

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Mine fit that ways as well. I massaged it forward but it's not a great fit. Not only that, it's extremely loud when driving. I ordered original GM weatherstripping and it fit perfectly.