[T3] window seals

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/30/2013 2:51:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
brent at bottolfson.net writes:
 
Bob - when did you install those WCM seals?  They were  probably better 
many years ago, but I can't tell you how many times I've  read about 
customers unhappy with the quality of WCM  rubber.


The newest WCM seal was 4 years old, that I got back in late 2007.  It 
didn't get installed until November of last year (it had been sitting in  the 
trunk).  My ISP seals were purchased in the early fall of 2007, and  while the 
rear window of the Notch installed easy, you could see by the etched  in 
dirt lines (used glass) it was short. The same applied to the  stationary side 
glass, but that was later (in 08) replaced with a set of pop  outs. The 
windshield seal was about 4 inches too long, and was loose on the  glass. It 
would never seal unless you used 3 tubes of 3M window weld. :O It  was that 
far off. At the time, everyone thought it was because I had clipped  thru the 
windshield posts, but 2 days later, I had the WCM seal and glass in,  with 
no leaks, or the need for any urethane (it wasn't what I had done, it was  
the seal that was off). 
My wife's car got the WCM seals installed in 1991, while my 65  Notch got 
them in 2000 (except the rear window, which came from Bill and  Steve's, 
which started cracking in the corners in 6 months). That  seal will probably get 
replaced this year. It's not leaking, but it looks like  crap. My old 70 
Square got WCM seals back in 97, and they still looked good  the last time I 
saw it (in 2011). That car is parked outside in the Texas sun.  :O Note, ALL 
of the seals I used were Cal Look. I never tried the "grooved" or  American 
style seal, so I can't comment on the quality of them. I do know that  WCM 
makes a very good Cal Look seal, that lasts a long time.


Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
71  Square-vert under  construction


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