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Ok I did some searching but I'm better with pictures than with reading things sometimes LOL. Anyhow my truck has no weatherstripping left on it. Can someone shot some pics of where all the stock weatherstripping should be. I know there is the stock widnow washers type. And the pinch type that goes over around the top frame. I have read abut the door weatherstripping but since my truck has none I have no referance.
I was going to replace my door weather stripping since my truck has been completely rebuilt. I could not find anything that came close. I just cleaned it up really good and used 303 protectant on it. Looks great now. If you don't have any door weather stripping another idea would be to use Fullsize Jeep truck weather stripping that goes on the cab ridge next to your door. BJ's off road in Gig Harbor Washington sells a nice kit for this. I tried using it on my truck with the stock door weather stripping and no go on getting the doors closed. I took it off and will save it until my stock door weather stripping has had it. I'll install the FSJ stuff then. If you need other weather stripping besides the door stuff let me know as I found the other weather stripping through Restoration specialties. Good luck
I need it all LOL....I just need to know where it all goes and what I all need. The only stuff on my truck is the main windshield gasket and the door window sweeps.
There was a member who was going to make up a complete set of new seals for our trucks, and we had quite a list of interested parties, but he dropped off the face of the earth apparently....
I'll add your name to the list though, pgh....
check with Restoration Specialties & Supply,inc Ph 814-467-9842, 814-467-9282, Fax 814-467-5323. I talked to them a few months ago, If I send sample pices they can mach it up.There web site http://www.restorationspecialties.com
I wonder if we sent them pictures and samples if they could make a complete set for us, I know they would sell quite a few. I don't have anything to send them but maybe someone who needs new stuff or a spare parts truck could. I can make the initial call if everyone is interested.
If you are looking for the weather stripping that goes around our canvas top supports at the side windows. Restoration Specialties has this stuff, I ordered it for my truck, but it did not fit quite right and you would have to screw it on or glue it on. However when I ordered my weather stripping for the civilian J truck doors, goes on the cab lip not the door. This weather stripping looked very similiar to stock weather stripping I removed from around my side windows. Since the Bj's offroad weather stripping looked nice but I couldn't close my doors with it on the cab lip and stock weather stripping on the doors I removed it and tried it on my side windows, it worked great, looks good and no screws or glue. It does come with some adhesive in the channel and fit my side windows nice and tight. It does a pretty nice job of sealing up the window and does not interfere when rolling up the door glass. I would us the Bj's universal door seal on my cab lip if I didn't have the stock weather stripping on my doors. And I think it fits way better than the Restoration Specialties stuff I bought for my windows. Restoration Specialties does have lots of different styles I did not try. I'm just posting what I found and what looks good and works. Good luck.
I ordered my door lower weatherstripping from Memphis. It came in two long sections of more than enough to do both doors for $12 a side.
The upper top frame weatherstripping wasn't available, so I used door seals from an XJ. As Fisherman said, you'll probably have to glue or attach this somehow. I used aluminum rivets, then painted the heads OD.
The winshield gasket to body was also available from Memphis Equip, and it was $35 or so.....
The weather stripping that was on my truck around the door frame and top frame and attaches to the pinch welds, was shown to be ST36A from restoration specialities. I got the number here on the Zone and sure enough it matches. Now I read above that it is not available or are you guys referring to a different door weather strip?
I ordered that same stuff you bought st36a. They sent me short pieces, barely long enough. He said he didn't know if he could get anymore. The universal door seal from BJ's offroad in Gig Harbor Washington works better and is much better in my opion. It has glue inside the pinch seam it holds itself on very well. I used this instead of the st36a that I purchased from Restoration Specialties. I used it around the top of soft top or roll up side windows.
I'm curious about the upper weather-strip, as I was able to locate aftermarket material that worked well without a permanent attachment (i.e. rivets, glue, etc.). Oddly, I used material sourced from a local salvage yard, but it has a metallic internal that allows for a person to pinch the "seal" or compression and does not separate from the vehicle.
I used this method since one of the doors is bent a bit, and I thought I'd use a heavier W.S. All material was sourced from a junk yard and is in good shape. I utilized the passenger side W.S. from a J-20 and the bent drivers side door from an early Scout. All seals are pretty tight during the winter season and the material is not brittle.
The weatherstripping BJ's sells is for Fullsize Jeep, wagoneers. It is called universal door seal. It was made to go on the pinch weld of the cab to seal the doors. I bought it for that purpose. I tried it on both doors. With my stock weatherstripping still attatched to my doors they would not close, too tight. I believe it would work fine if the stock weather stripping was not on the doors. I didn't want to remove my stock weather stripping because it is still intact and very functional. I cleaned it up with 303 protectant. I did find I liked the universal doors seal for the cab top above the roll up door windows much better than the st26a stuff I purchased from Restoration Specialties. It went on the window frame very easy. It has metal inside you can pinch if you want but the adhesive they put inside seems to be holding it in place very well at this point. The Restoration specialties st36a would need glue/rivets or something to hold it on as the pinch part is much wider than the Bj's universal door seal stuff. I tried both and was very happy with the Bj's weatherstripping. Hope that helps Markness
Just so y'all know, if you didn't already, "BJ" of BJ's Offroad is a fellow Zoner, 67M715. Nice guy, too....
Just ordered more of the ST36A and it is available in lengths.Quote:
Originally Posted by fisherman
I just got my universal kit from BJ's good quality stuff.
I think you will fin the Bj's weatherstripping fits around the window frames much better than the weatherstripping from Restoration Specialties. Let us know what you think when you install it. I just pushed mine on the window frames and cut to desired length. So far so good as it has not moved yet. With no attatment screws, it has silicone or tar or sticky stuff inside the press on channel.
i'll try tp post a pic of what i have found .... they are door seal from school bus ... If i had a hard top i am sure the cab would be 100% waterproof. They just clipped over the pinch around the cab and top section ... took 2 weeks before able to closed correctly the door because the rubber must molded around the door .... it aint cheap ... $140 for a roll of 25 feets ... but worth every penny. Now more rattles or gap around the door windows ... everything is now tight and sealed.