hi guys thinking of getting my car painted, question i have is can window seals on a 3dr be reused, or do they have to be replaced if the glass comes out.
Secondly ive spoken to ford who dont do them anymore, wher could i get the said items
Thanks
Paul

 

I managed to save the rear rear quarters, but replaced the front and tailgate seals. It was a while ago now but I think I got them from Kent Trims.


Cheers. T

 

You can get them out with out damage .
But be so careful , use the right tool for the job and find where there clipped on coz ic i remember right there is 10 clips per side and take your time as you will only get one chance to get it right

 

You can get the front and rear seals still, one from ford the other from a place in america

 

A fella from auto glass fitted new rubbers to mine as the originals bent when the painter took them out, IMO the new ones look better and wont fade like the originals tend to do, it only cost £30

 

hi mate do you know where he got the rubber ones from?

 

He had a roll of it in his van already, I think he said it was the standard/ universal seal they use on all windows

 

oh right I thought it was like a shoes piece but that makes life easier! as I agree looks better than standard

 

I still kept the standard ones in the attic as they can go for silly money time to time on eBay

 

yeah Mine weren't too bad but where windows were took out before they were glued in so bloody nightmare to remove with out bending!

 

i think you have to remove the window and trim at the same time to avoid bending the trim surround

 

this is the correcty way ^^the seals above do look nice at,least we all know now that you have a cheaper option available.
here's a couple of pics from when i removed mine.

 

yes mine came out whole with the glass a few months ago,no damage or bending either.Had a window/glass pro to do the job though.

Thanks.Lee.

 

you can still get the front screen trims with the groove in. also available on a roll so you can cut to length for the tailgate. as for the quarter glass trims, as above best way is from inside cutting glass and trim out together. i personally dont like that universal rubber trim as on the tight corners it tends to lift and/or kink after a while as well as looking crap.

 

thanks for all of the advice guys, ive tried ford for the seals but they have said nla. I will try east kent to see if i can sort
Cheers
Paul