Hi all,

I have an 1989 Gen1 convertible. And I acknowledge that the top can be leaky because of the gaps in the seals.

HOWEVER: one of the weatherstrips that I am having a problem with is the Window Belt Weatherstrip. That is the piece of rubber that sits against the left and right door glass and keeps the water from getting inside the door. Both of mine are completely shot.

Has anyone found a source for these? Or is there a way to rebuild it?

 

LMC Truck? They have some odd and strange things layin' about.

 

I picked up a couple of pieces of weatherstripping off of rock auto that I’m gonna try to attach to the belt line mouldings. When I get them done I will try to post a picture.
After entering the vehicle info click on body/lamp assembly, then click on door seal/weatherstripping, then scroll to the bottom where it says related parts, then click on Belt Weatherstrips/ window scrapers.
That will show a number of different styles to pick from. The ones I chose I think may be too large but I have no other options and something is better than nothing.
It’s gonna be a couple of weeks before I get to that, but I’ll have a friend who is ingenious when it comes to this sort of problem solving have his eyes on my idea.

 

I don't remember if I put the links in but here is a thread I did. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...ndow-trim.html
That was the first time I tried anything like it.
Edit-Post #2 has a link addy in it. Precision Restoration is a good place.

 

Problem is, Precision Restoration doesn't have the tooling anymore for the outer beltline moldings..

Nor does Raybuck.

I haven't found any contact information for Fairchild, but I bet they used the same source.

Now, if we carpet bombed them with requests, they may - MAY! - retool to make one more batch.

(I blame the idiotic tax laws we've had since the 60's which destroyed back catalogs and ruin back stock in warehouses ... )

RwP

 

Try steele they have the largest selection of rubber/weather stripping products around. Granted they may not have an exact replacement for your needs but something that may work.
It's not that, It just doesn't make economic scene for companies to make tooling for a hand full of customers. I'm in the same boat, I have a 86 Daytona with t tops that no one makes weatherstripping for. We have three options, NOS(if you can find it), used or don't drive in the rain.

 

It doesn't make economic sense to KEEP tooling because of the tax laws on tooling.

It doesn't make economic sense to keep a deep warehouse of "We might use one of these in 20 years" due to the tax laws.

The back catalog / deep stock situation changed when items started being taxed on the MSRP of an item, not on the cost of what went into it. This totally screwed over book publishers and then book readers; and it's percolated down to almost everything.

But eh.

(Does Steele have a close'nuff for your Daytona at all? They're one of the widest spectrum producers I know of.)

RwP

 

https://www.steelerubber.com/steele-...atherstripping Looks like they might work if you glue them in the place of the existing felt and reuse the body to mount it. But I can't tell by the pictures they show and I haven't had mine off in years.

Not that I doubt you Ralph but I do not think one has to pay tax on something one makes until one sells it. Thus you can own a family heirloom you find out on antiques road show is worth $500K and not have to pay tax on that estimated amount or any penalty for having not known its worth.

 

Look up "Ad Valorem" sometimes.

Also, read Is There a Tax on Carrying Inventory? (chron.com)

Yes, you do. If you're a business.

RwP