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Steele Rubber Products Universal fit outer belt line mouldings
The general discussion forum suggested the tech forum might be a better place for this question.
These are the profiles of Steele Rubber Products universal if outer belt line mouldings. Mine need replacing on my ‘92. I haven’t taken the old ones off yet.
Anybody want to guess which size would be the best fit? I’ll deal with the flange cover after I’ve got everything apart. Hoping for inspiration is the best I can come up with as far as that goes.
I’ve checked with Precision Rubber. That’s where I got the rest of the rubber for the doors. I’ve also checked other retailers hoping they have old stock. No luck. As near as I can tell there aren’t any left anywhere.
I’m hoping that someone has discovered another profile that fits close enough.
I had read somewhere else that the outer belt line mouldings from the rear doors on the Mega Cab fit but I can’t find the post again.
Here is the link to the Mega Cab outer beltline mouldings.
https://www.prp.com/product/detail/353715?SearchType=AGR&sort=u.Name&paginationCount= 24&year=2008&make=Dodge&model=Ram%202500&type=All
It’d be useful if catalogues had a cross section of the different profiles so we could compare. That would be helpful in finding a “good enough” profile.
There is no picture at that link for me. I looked it up and it sort of seems like the outer visible part might work. But if you look at the picture I linked in my last reply all that stuff below the strip you can see hooks over the door edge and screws into slots for it inside the door. If you look through my thread the window has to be dropped. I think there was 5 screws spaced evenly. The beltline itself is stiff with no flex to it.
Here is the part number from the parts manual in the FAQ
I think our best hope is that any water that gets inside the door gets drained out the bottom so it doesn’t just sit there and rust. Would pay to make sure the drain holes are functional. Not sure of the rustability of the various guts of the door. Been awhile since I’ve done any surgery on my doors.
I just thought of doing your own flocking on the scraper yourself too. If that is the reason you want to change them. Mine were cracked on the outside hard plastic in a lot of places.
There are drains I don't remember exactly where. I think you can remove the vent looking thing on the width of the door below the latch if you want to put some Ospho rust converter in there. I have some in a spray bottle so I can hit stuff when I need to. It will stain cement white if you let it dry there. It goes away eventually.
Last edited by onemore94dak; Sep 27, 2023 at 05:22 PM.
I just thought of doing your own flocking on the scraper yourself too. If that is the reason you want to change them. Mine were cracked on the outside hard plastic in a lot of places.
There are drains I don't remember exactly where. I think you can remove the vent looking thing on the width of the door below the latch if you want to put some Ospho rust converter in there. I have some in a spray bottle so I can hit stuff when I need to. It will stain cement white if you let it dry there. It goes away eventually.
Can the bottom of the door be accessed easily by removing the inner door panels? I suspect so but like I say it's been more than 10 years (probably 15-20) since I've had those panels off (to put in a speaker replacement).
Can the bottom of the door be accessed easily by removing the inner door panels? I suspect so but like I say it's been more than 10 years (probably 15-20) since I've had those panels off (to put in a speaker replacement).
Easy ? But you can get at it. I have hand crank windows. I was able to drop the glass and the crank and pout them back easily enough for it being my first time.