Weather stripping

[talon2gbuyer]

hey all The weather stripping on my passenger and drivers side door is peeling off the metal. Not only does it look like ass right now, but I am curious as to how you'd even be able to replace that?

 

[BurrowZ]

It's easy. Before anything though, if you want to save a ton of money since they are incredibly hard to find new, go buy a can of Plastidip at your local Menards/Home Depot or whatever. Pull the actual weather stripping out (the spongy stuff) around it and you'll see it comes out by removing a bunch of phillips screws. Once you have it out peel the rest of the stuff off of it, sand it off or use a screw driver or razor blade, anything you find gets the rest off. Then clean it nicely with dish soap, no need for prep or anything. Then put a light coat of Plastidip on it, followed by a heavy coat 15 minutes later.

That, by the way, is a 6 dollar fix. Buying new trim can be in upwards of $160 shipped for both.

 

[talon2gbuyer]

Holy shit, are you kidding? $160 for weather stripping? . Wow, thanks for the heads up on the plasti dip spray then, i'll definitely look into that, was gonna just sand down the aluminum piece and flat black the bi***.

 

[raiderrodney]

That's the drip guard piece you're referring to and is also no longer made by Mitsubishi You would be lucky to find them new and if you did...very expensive! The plasti-dip works and looks great and will wear better than the flat paint (which I did on my old GS before learning this trick).

 

[blizz99]

I used amazing goop on the door side of the seal and just closed the door and didn't open it for a whole day. It hasn't peeled off since

 

[007jimmy]

I picked mine up from JNZ a little over a year ago for 120 shipped to my door. I also have a mint set that i pulled from the junkyard for 5 bucks.. Just keep your eye out for deals, otherwise the plastidip method is the best option.

 

[tay97gst]

Anyone have pictures of how the plastidip actually looks when doing this?

 

[slayer450]

You can search the forum or go to dipyourcar.com to see final product. Guys spray there whole cars with this stuff, I did my hood.

 

[tay97gst]

You can search the forum or go to dipyourcar.com to see final product. Guys spray there whole cars with this stuff, I did my hood.

I meant on the weather stripping

 

[slayer450]

I meant on the weather stripping

I figured, just trying to help. I used regular trim paint for mine, wish I dipped them

 

[nitroazz]

I found a newish set on a car that a guy was parting out. Otherwise, I normally just troll the junkyards looking for good sets when I am looking for parts.

I have a spare set that I am going to Plastidip but I haven't gotten around to it yet.