Hello, I got a new door seal from a 340 supplier who is usually great (not naming names as this is only a hobby but from my experience of changing these on a Morris Minor decades ago I was half-expecting it to ruin the car and, well, it almost has. The door requires a gargantuan effort to close it and then stands about a cm proud of the rest of the bodywork, the window-frame looks like its about to break and opening the door makes such a noise from the catch that I thought it was about to fracture into little pieces. So I have left the door ajar rather than stress it all too much while I try to sort out a better solution. I ebayed a bit and blagged this picture:
From measuring up the new seal it is definitely a lower-right one. Will changing it for a lower-left one which is a bit smaller help? I can't believe that 2 mm is going a to make a big enough difference. I am tempted to go for the 'Small' one (top-right). Anyone got any advice on this.
Door seal question
Door seal question
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
Re: Door seal question
Well, I bought 8 metres of the 'small' one for doing both sides and it seems to do the job, i.e. the doors close easily and there is only a paper-thin gap for about a foot along the top of the driver's door. Awesome I say, but its hard work on the hands to fit it and it is visibly smaller than the original seal, although not too bad. I am hoping that I can very slightly bend the window frame inwards to improve the seal on the iffy side.... seem to remember reading something about that on here??
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
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Hey, can you link to where you got this from
Ben
Ben
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I do not understand. You but thei cferior right one?
I need algo change my door ruber
I need algo change my door ruber
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Hey I did the same on my 360 and just bought some trim rubber from Clarks Rubber in Victoria Aust which was about $13 AU per metre.
It did the trick very well and kept the aussie outback dust out.
It did the trick very well and kept the aussie outback dust out.
1985 360 GLT hatch.