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$95 -4 Door Seal Set

$55 -2 Front Door Seal Set.

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New Compared to OE

The new edge trim is on the right in this photo.

The left piece is an old compressed strip from a 62, 60s don’t have the foam part, they are just a vinyl trim.

New Seal

The new piece is the black part all the way to the right again.

You can see how it fills the gap that would be between the door (grey part) and the body.

Corner

Here you can see the kink in one of the corners, the door still contacts the foam seal in the right place, but you can see how it is not an OE quality fit.

Notes about the Door Seals:

These seals DO NOT REPLACE any of the factory weatherstrip, they go on the body of the truck (not the door) and replace a piece of vinyl edge trim that on all early 60 series Land Cruisers had no seal.

On late model 60 and 62 series Cruisers, the front driver and passenger edge trims had an additional foam seal on the leading edge of the door, these new seals mimic that part but with a much larger bulb to actually contact the metal of the door all the way around the opening.

Fit

These are not an OEM part and they do not have an OEM fit.

I have attempted to show the seals in the worst light possible in the photos below (my rusty truck helps that).

They are not molded for the corners and they bulge and kink in unappealing ways. All of which does not affect their function.

THEY ARE FOR WIND NOISE ONLY, THEY DO NOT REPLACE OE WEATHER SEALS

Longevity

After 4 years of use my drivers side door has started letting a bit of wind noise in at high speed in high winds. It is nowhere near as bad as running without the new seals, but I can tell that they are starting to wear out.

In this situation there are two options, new front seals, or take a bit of time to snake a repair into the problem area.

I will show this repair at the bottom of this page soon. (my seals have been in use much longer than anyone else's, should be awhile till this is needed)

Installation Notes.

The install on these can range from, piece-of-cake, to PITA. The big problem is that they touch the metal of the door frame, so the door closes harder, at first the door can be so hard to close that latch and hinge adjustment may be necessary. For the most part I recommend avoiding these adjustments since the seals seat in quite quickly and the adjustments may need to be taken out after a short time.

In some cases the doors will just not close right with the extra mass in there, adjustments may be absolutely necessary, or an extreme measure can be taken by slicing off the lower parts of the foam bulb on the edge trim, if this is done below the window line it will barely effect the level of wind noise prevented since the top of the door gets the brunt of the abuse.

Doors are not a standard item, they all have different clearances and have been messed with over the years, there is no baseline for starting from. If your hinges and catches are rusty, there may be a chance that you can not even adjust them.

Corner

Another view of the back corner, you can see the same kind of fitment issue.

Base

Here you can see the bottom corner where the new seal meets the plastic door sill trim. There is enough room to tuck the new foam behind the sill to trim it out in a clean manner.

New Trim

The function of the vinyl edge trim is the same as the original and functions the same way.

The only difference is that there is a bulb on the door side to seal out the wind noise.

New Trim

Edge trim just gets pushed on the pinch weld.

You can use a soft mallet to tap the new trim into place, but GENTLY.

The grip is maintained by rows of tiny aluminum “Us” inside the trim, if you hammer on the surface too hard it bends the “Us” and lessens the grip.

If this happens you can remove the trim and pinch the open part back together to put the aluminum back into shape.

Inside Corners

The new trim has trouble going around the tight inside corners on the inside as well, it’s not something you can notice under normal conditions, but it’s there.

Outside Corners

The same spot from the outside, this photo was taken after some use, you can see where the door is contacting the new seal by the dust line left.

These seals help keep out the wind, and by extension, the dust as well.

General Overview

From a normal distance, none of this stuff matters and the difference in highway drivability is well worth any of the compromises.

The noise bothered me so much that I spent over $500 on that first full roll of seal material just for the chance to fix it. This mod goes a long way towards updating our sweet 80s rides with a bit of 21st century comfort.

It has it’s weaknesses but I wouldn't get rid of mine.