All,
Anyone with some advice on weatherstripping around the cab doors? Most of the weatherstripping is gone now.
Thanks
Stan
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All,
Anyone with some advice on weatherstripping around the cab doors? Most of the weatherstripping is gone now.
Thanks
Stan
i couldnt find nos, or even semi nos.
i bought glue on stuff from memphis 2 years ago. maybe ill glue it on soon.
Standard issue stuff right outta the JC Whitney catalog. Owner did mine just before I bought it. Nothing special to it. Buy it in roles from JCW and glue away.
oh ... and $38.83 did the whole thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by teking
OK, good idea. I know I'll need some pretty thick stuff at the bottom of both doors as there's quite a gap there.Quote:
Originally Posted by teking
Thanks
Stan
Stan, you might check on weatherstripping for a wag. Everything is the same from the door sill down. JC whitney is what I was going to suggest when I spotted the title to this thread. BJ's offroad has most all weatherstripping for wags. Try this if jC doesn't work for you...
http://www.bjsoffroad.com/
i thought the wag puts weathertrip on the cab lip, where ours is on the doors???
That was my impression too. That bjsoffroad stuff was pricey as well. I looked in my JC Whitney catalog and I think I can get something together (cheaper) from there. Need to take the catalog out to the truck and see what looks right.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcinfantry
Stan
I used FSJ weatherstripping and it works fine. You will need to grab some extra to do the removable frame/cab bow assembly area becase on an M715 door, you have 2 90 degree bends (top corners) where on a civilian FSJ, you have only 1 90 degree bend. The windshield bend is at a different angle because of the slope. Grab it at a U pick it yard an they might not charge you too much. If you get it from a newer FSJ, you'll have better luck finding one that isn't ripped up. When you go to a junkyard, bring a phillips screwdriver and a hammer. Use the hammer to pound on and loosen the rusty screws that hold down the sill plate. Remove the screws and you can just pull the weatherstripping off. While you're at it, now you've also just removed all that's holding you back from adding carpet to your truck. The front piece of FSJ carpet fits great in front.
Cut the weatherstripping where the cab bow and winshield parts connect/disconnect so that you can glue the weatherstripping on and still be able to remove your cab bows for summer driving and fold down that windshield. After all, isn't that one of the reason's we all love these things? <g>
Ethan
Actually the earlier wags like mine have weatherstripping on the door. The later stuff has it on the sill plate. BJ's is pricey. I priced out a rubber kit with all rubber for every door including T gate and new window channels, felt ect.... Close to a 1000.00 bucks!!!!! OUCH. Thankfully they give a FSJ member discount. I'll have to save up for that one...
> I used FSJ weatherstripping and it works fine. You will need to grab
> some extra to do the removable frame/cab bow assembly area
> becase on an M715 door, you have 2 90 degree bends (top corners)
> where on a civilian FSJ, you have only 1 90 degree bend.
Ethan, on mine the top areas are already done, it's the lower part of the doors that's completely open (or was until I put a little weatherstripping in there). Just that little bit I did helped so much I decided to try and get it all fixed. BTW, all the rubber actually holding the side window glass is crunchy now. I'm going to be careful with it when cleaning and hope it all hangs on there for awhile.
> While you're at it, now you've also just
> removed all that's holding you back from adding carpet to your truck.
> The front piece of FSJ carpet fits great in front.
Now that's a great idea, hadn't thought of that. I am still considering rubber mats but carpet would be nice...
> Cut the weatherstripping where the cab bow and winshield parts
> connect/disconnect so that you can glue the weatherstripping on and
> still be able to remove your cab bows for summer driving and fold
> down that windshield. After all, isn't that one of the reason's we all
> love these things? <g>
YES. I had looked at and considered M's with the civvie cab mod but even as leaky, drafty, squeaky and odd as the mil cab is I still prefer it!
> Actually the earlier wags like mine have weatherstripping on the door.
> The later stuff has it on the sill plate.
Al, mine's a 68 and it has some sharp vertical edges at the bottom of the door openings. That looks like where you'd put the weatherstripping on on mine. At least that's what I plan on doing in addition to some smaller stuff on the door itself.
> BJ's is pricey. I priced out a
> rubber kit with all rubber for every door including T gate and new
> window channels, felt ect.... Close to a 1000.00 bucks!!!!! OUCH.
> Thankfully they give a FSJ member discount. I'll have to save up for
> that one...
Yeah. $90 just for the door stripping was too much for me!
Stan
I found the weather striping for aroud the window frame conected to the bows and this side mounting rubber is at the local pep boys for 28.99 for 10 ft it is idenicle to the stock except for the added weaved fabric on the iner side.