Guest NESS89 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Anyone here replace their door weatherstripping with new stuff and have problems with doors being too tight and hard to open and close? Does anyone know how to fix this? I broke my door handle because the door was too tight. Need help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 is there any way you can move the door clasp closer to the inside of the car and further away from the door panel (outside). that would put it closer to the pin that it has to latch onto, and reduce the tightness of the hold when clicked in. 2 or 3 millimeters should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceVance Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hotrod magazine had a fix for this in the Jan 09' issue (part of their 101 tech tips article). More or less, the fix was to remove the door panels, use a J Hook and run an adjustable tie down strap between the two doors. gradualy tighten the strap over a few days, untill the weatherstripping is broken in. Kind of a lot of work, but I imagine it would work really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdenno Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The other strategy is to do it in the hot days of summer and not late fall or winter. In warmer weather, the seals are more pliable and compress quicker and and stay compressed so they don't push out on the door so much. I did mine in late spring and it took only a couple days for the doors to close properly. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 My guess would be that you probably used the stiff door weatherstrip from Precision Parts Corp. This is a known problem with their gaskets but the factory ones work well. So people have come up with off the shelf alternatives so please do a search as this subject has been covered before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzsax Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hi, I have the same problem with a weatherstrip kit from Black Dragon. Window rubber OK but doors and hatch won't close. I found a decent 240 part out with good rubber and will be pulling new out and replacing with old. BD rubber does not even look close to orig. I'll try to post pics. of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NESS89 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hi,I have the same problem with a weatherstrip kit from Black Dragon. Window rubber OK but doors and hatch won't close. I found a decent 240 part out with good rubber and will be pulling new out and replacing with old. BD rubber does not even look close to orig. I'll try to post pics. of the two. yup thats the weatherstripping that i am usind, black dragon, and i already broke 3 door handles since i installed it, thats how tight it is. now i need to enter my car through the passanger side everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The love of JDM Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow that sucks. I was about to order a few sets from B/D but like said above, maybe they will be easier in the warmer season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazeum Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I had MSA weatherstripping when I purchased the car. I had to slam the doors to close them. I was always scared the windows would blow off. Then, I have been to the junkyard looking for some replacement from other cars. I found a car with thinner weatherstrip and no angle. I did not have to use glue neither since modern stuffs just need to be clamped. It looks much cleaner, doors are now really easy to open and to close. I would check sedans with "big" doors (=> Coupés): Cobalt, Neon, PT cruiser, Civic, etc. The one I picked up the rubber from is a French vehicle not sold in the US (like any other French cars): Renault Twingo FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexicoker Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I will never ever ever every buy stuff from Black Dragon again. Everything that I bought from them is crap. my little window fuzzies are already falling apart, and the outer door window trim with the wiper isn't even close to fitting. @&%$ those guys Fastzcars recommended mcmaster part # 1120A731 to me. He said it works good, but I haven't tried it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New-to-240z Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Has anyone here had any luck finding a good set of weatherstripping. I am going to be painting my car soon, and after its painted I'm going to want to switch out the weatherstripping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazeum Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Some had luck with Integra Weatherstrip out of junkyards You should give a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New-to-240z Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 you mean an Acura integra? any specific model year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazeum Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yes, Acura Integra. I have no clue about the year model. I would try the latest ones. Door weatherstrip could be straight with no beads or with only one to fit your Z (for the upper corner). Obviously it needs to be long enough, you can check that out by yourself prior to take a ride to the junkyard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybear Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 So has anyone had success with the MSA kit?? I need to replace all the weatherstripping in my car and would rather buy it all as a kit that piece one together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsun723 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 So has anyone had success with the MSA kit?? I need to replace all the weatherstripping in my car and would rather buy it all as a kit that piece one together. Yea i'm considering doing the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 The MSA kit is made by Precision, which is the same stuff everyone sells. There was a difference between the 280Z kit and the 240Z kit, judging by the archives, with one having thicker or stiffer door rubber. At some point, they started selling just one kit. My guess is that it is the one they sell is the stiffer one. Here is something interesting I came across a few days ago: I was looking in a old JC Whitney catalog and ran into one of their ads for weatherstripping. They showed cut-way views of the different patterns and it looks like there are more than a few that could be good for the Z. The main thing to do is go to a good junkyard and start pulling weatherstrip from a number of vehicles (newer is better), try to match up the Z's rubber, and go from there. Can you imagine finding good, soft, pliable rubber that would work for the doors?!? Yeah, I can't either. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roflcakes07 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Has anyone tried www.datsunrestore.com weatherstripping. Thats were i was looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeith Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 there is also a fix that has something to do with the striker and grinding something on the latch or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeith Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 here it is... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=101301 a little searching goes a long way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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