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is there a particular way in which u fit the door weather strips as im finding it near impossible to get the clips on i even bought the tool from rimmers to no avail any help is much appreciated as i got very little hair left[B)]

stephen j dark

Hi Stephen,

I to asked the same question some months ago but in the end decided not to buy the tool, in the end i spent £1 on a length of builders line and that did the job perfect as follows;

Remove door crad, window winder etc;

Place the seal in position and take a good length of that builders line;

Place the line under the 2 large spikes on the clip then guide the clip onto the seal and the door lip;

Pull the builders line towards you this will open up the clip slightly;

Then with a pulling and lifting motion the clip will slide over the seal.

Continue with the remaining clips, i think there are 8 per door it took me about an hour to do both door seals.[:D]

many thanks yea i thought id hav2 take the window out [:(]

stephen j dark

No dont do that it can be a bit fiddly but you can do it with the window glass still in.[:)]

dip your tool into some grease (oer missus)(this stops the clip falling off the tool) and place the clip on the end of the tool, you can do this job with the glass in but take off the door card first so the glass can be pushed too one side place the clip underneath and pull like a good-un its a bugger of a job and one not to be under estimated some take the glass out and push the clips in by hand from inside the door cavity
good luck.......

It rides again..... and again wehey!!!!!!!

I use a bit of blue tack in the tool to hold the clips in place.

I have not found it necessary to remove anything to do the job.

Hasbeen

What I did as my door cards were off and I had the window winders out to clean and regrease (they were stiff), I removed the door latch to clean and grease. On DHC, the window just slides out the top with upstop removed and quarter lite corner rubber removed. With everything out of the door for cleaning and lubing it is easy to pull the clips on (up) with your fingers. This is done on the theory of "if you're going to do apart of a job do the whole thing at once so you don't have to go back in there for another 30 years". I also took this opportunity to remove quarter lite frame to disassenble, clean the glass and rubber and paint the frame with trim paint as it had flaked in a few places.


TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

well having havin messed around with the clips an the tr7 weather strip for seems like forever [:(!] i thought well as i had some original T shape classic weather strip which having a strong flexible plastic running along the body i drilled out 7 1/8th holes in the rubber stip an same along the inside egde of the door took me 5 minutes too drill out an 5 minutes to line up an 7 self tapping screws later job done [:D] oh i will as an added precaution use some bonding mastic to add water proof the top of the door[:)]

stephen j dark

Whats builder's line?

Redid mine recently as the original rubbers had got brittle with age. I found it a (relatively) easy process. Naturally the door cards <i><b>have to be completely removed</b></i>. I also found it a good opportunity to refresh the rustproffing inside the doors themselves and check the window guide rubbers sit correctly, generally lubricating and checking the innards, drain holes and speakers etc.

The new rubbers are not exactly the same and do have a smaller lip. Starting at the quarterlight end I found it necessary to cut down and thin out the edge to insert it into the gap between the black frame for the first 25mm or so. Then the clips go on easy, the only ones really needing the tool being at the very far edge toward the hinges.

Builders line is a long peice of string on a plastic handle, and is used when building walls etc to ensure the wall remains level.[:)]

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Builders line is a long peice of string on a plastic handle, and is used when building walls etc to ensure the wall remains level.[:)]
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In other circles, known as a plumb bob.


TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

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And still in others...Nylon cord or Nylon string.


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Well thats true but builders line implies it has more of a purpose in life.[:)]

True.[:D]


Maintained on Saturday…Drive on Fun-Day !!! 1976 FHC - 1980 DHC