Who makes the best FE/FC rubber kit???

[Ray Hammer]

I have heard about Gary's door rubber troubles, are there any others to look out for. Ray

[mcl1959]

Ray - I have been thinking about your question for some time before replying.
Basically all rubber kits are the same having a generic shape but missing the fine detail that the original rubbers had.
I don't think any are worse than any others, although some older rubbers from around 10 years ago which were solid unlike todays hollow versions were hard to use.

The problem mainly comes from 2 areas.
The lack of molded corners on the repro rubbers
Inconsistency in the metal channel where there are panel joins.

The best example of this is the bottom of the quarter vent window on the front doors.
I have seen repro rubbers not fit well in this area but I have seen them fit as well, so it is not just the rubbers fault.

When I fit repro rubbers I like to cut out the molded corners from originals & glue them into the repro section to get the best fit.  Try treating the repro rubber as a starting point only and do some trimming and adjusting as neccessary.  Rubber Magic also works well to help doors close better.

Ken

[fc_ute]

ken, what is "rubber magic"?
craig

[mcl1959]

Its like a rubber grease but in a fine spray aerosol so you dont get to much on the rubber

Ken

[fc_ute]

sounds like what i need for the ute, where can you get it from?
craig

[Effie C]

Rare Spares, where else
John M