emoximuu Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I know other weather stripping works just as well but living in Hawaii and being in the military I don't really have a lot of time for scouring the few junkyards around. I'm looking for an all in one kit and just found the Datsunrestore.com weather stripping kit. Has anyone had any experiance with them or the kit they have? I know MSA and Black Dragon's kit have there issues. Are there anyother kits that I'm missing that may be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I know other weather stripping works just as well but living in Hawaii and being in the military I don't really have a lot of time for scouring the few junkyards around. I'm looking for an all in one kit and just found the Datsunrestore.com weather stripping kit. Has anyone had any experiance with them or the kit they have? I know MSA and Black Dragon's kit have there issues. Are there anyother kits that I'm missing that may be better? Try these: http://www.courtesyparts.com/240z-260z-280z-parts-s30-1970-1978-c-7724.html http://www.vintagerubber.com/240z.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoximuu Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Have you used the vintage rubber stuff? At that price it should be perfect! I'm sure Courtesy's stuff is NOS, no issues there. All the options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I have done two 240Z hybrids and used the Precision kits that MSA and Black Dragon sell on both projects. On the second 240Z hybrid I would have tried the Vintage seals as I had heard that they were softer, but they were still developing the door seals and I didn't want to wait. I will try the Vintage parts next time. With the Precision kits the door seals were too thick and the doors would not close which is a common complaint. Also, the hatch glass seal was mal-formed in the top corners. I ended up buying an OEM hatch seal from Courtesy Nissan. For the door seals I have used door seals from Pep Boys. They work, but are about 10 inches too short so I just buy three and splice in a 10 inch section. They use a pinch strip which holds well and they conform to the 90 deg bend at the top of the door. The doors close normally and they seal well. The p/n for the Pep Boy seals is 3554. They are made by Magic Mounts and can be seen at thier website. You can see this at http://www.magicmoun...oducts/3554.htm Edited January 3, 2011 by Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I have done two 240Z hybrids and used the Precision kits that MSA and Black Dragon sell on both projects. On the second 240Z hybrid I would have tried the Vintage seals as I had heard that they were softer, but they were still developing the door seals and I didn't want to wait. I will try the Vintage parts next time. With the Precision kits the door seals were too thick and the doors would not close which is a common complaint. Also, the hatch glass seal was mal-formed in the top corners. I ended up buying an OEM hatch seal from Courtesy Nissan. For the door seals I have used door seals from Pep Boys. They work, but are about 10 inches too short so I just buy three and splice in a 10 inch section. They use a pinch strip which holds well and they conform to the 90 deg bend at the top of the door. The doors close normally and they seal well. The p/n for the Pep Boy seals is 3554. They are made by Magic Mounts and can be seen at thier website. You can see this at http://www.magicmoun...oducts/3554.htm Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoximuu Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 CassicZcars.com has some info on the VintageRubber.com stuff. I think after reading it, I'll be using it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoximuu Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Pictures Those could get me by in the mean time. Car will be going to the body shop in a couple months, leaks like there's nothing there atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Let us know how the Vintage door seals work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xero_xero Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 does anyone have pictures of the shape of the stripping? im looking at a reasonable replacement for a car, that i am going to beat the crap out of. http://www.mcmaster.com/#bulb-seals/=rt801y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkie Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 For what its worth, I couldn't get my doors to close on Vintage Rubber seals. I had to shave them down a fair bit, but it worked out in the end. 260Z. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob L Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 ^^^^ I have the same problem with the vintage seals ....how did you shave them down ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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