Thread: Door Seals

Seals are straight, no bends. For the corners cut off with slight overlap.

Top overlaps rear upright, front diagonal window overlaps top and door front vertical.

CC

How are you fixing the seal to the door surrounds? I was thinking of using some 3M double sided tape used for holding up pictures rather than riviting as the seal I have is just foam nothing really solid to rivet to.

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

How are you fixing the seal to the door surrounds? I was thinking of using some 3M double sided tape used for holding up pictures rather than riviting as the seal I have is just foam nothing really solid to rivet to.

The correct seal has a flat hole running the length of it. You put a strip of steel or aluminium in this. Rivetting has the advantage that it is a little more secure than any form of adhesive, although adhesives have improved significantly since 1958.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The correct seal has a flat hole running the length of it. You put a strip of steel or aluminium in this. Rivetting has the advantage that it is a little more secure than any form of adhesive, although adhesives have improved significantly since 1958.

John

Clarke Rubber stock the Land Rover seal or you can pay a bit more and buy it through Scotts Old Auto Rubber (same part number).
If your strips aren't too rusted you can cut/scrape off the old decomposed seal and slip them inside the new seal. All of mine have been too far gone so I need to get some gal strip cut.

Colin

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The correct seal has a flat hole running the length of it. You put a strip of steel or aluminium in this. Rivetting has the advantage that it is a little more secure than any form of adhesive, although adhesives have improved significantly since 1958.

John

Cheers. I have that seal and I figured thats how it would work, but couldn't see any mention of the strip in any LR parts suppliers websites, so wasn't sure.
I might try the 3M tape and report back as it has a fair load rating and the seals not under much load at all. It will just depend on how good the adhesive is over the longer (and muckier) term.

I'll rivet the lower strip as it's likely to get kicked.

Now if it would just stop raining.

Originally Posted by gromit

Clarke Rubber stock the Land Rover seal or you can pay a bit more and buy it through Scotts Old Auto Rubber (same part number).
If your strips aren't too rusted you can cut/scrape off the old decomposed seal and slip them inside the new seal. All of mine have been too far gone so I need to get some gal strip cut.

Colin

Ones I had to replace I found that the steel strapping used for holding things on pallets etc was ideal. It is not galvanised, but then neither was the original. It should not get wet unless the seal is damaged.

John

I got mine from Scotts auto rubbers and glued them in place with Sikaflex 11FC, fantastic stuff sticks like you know what to a blanket

I got mine from FourWheelDrives in Blackburn.

It has U-section soft metal core that fits on the lip around the door jamb then I compressed it progressively with vice grips.