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shizzon Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2006 Posts: 596 Location: Boulder, CO
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:39 pm Post subject: Weatherstripping with Gowesty ABS front door panels? |
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I see that GW recommends using weather stripping to get a rattle free install of their front door ABS panels.
See picture here
https://www.gowesty.com/product/adhesives/24045/weatherstripping-adhesive---for-abs-panels?v=
I'm worried that putting something like this on the door is going to make it difficult to actually get the panel on because it prevents the panel from being flush with the door. Anyone have any experience with this either way? _________________ 1989 Bostig Syncro Westy |
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Syncronoid Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2012 Posts: 1110 Location: Stanford, CA and Bend, OR
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Weatherstripping with Gowesty ABS front door panels? |
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All you need is the thin weather stripping which is pretty thin, I don't think it will make it harder to put on the panels, at least that's my experience. _________________ '90 Syncro Westy w/GW2.5L |
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shizzon Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2006 Posts: 596 Location: Boulder, CO
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: Weatherstripping with Gowesty ABS front door panels? |
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Also I guess a related question is whether or not a vapor barrier is still needed. My guess is that the answer is yes, but I notice that in the GW weatherstripping picture above there is no barrier there. I'll probably leave the barrier and put the weatherstripping above it. _________________ 1989 Bostig Syncro Westy |
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erste Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Weatherstripping with Gowesty ABS front door panels? |
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If you have the barrier, might as well put the weather stripping on top of it. But with ABS panels I wouldn’t worry about the vapor barrier as much. It’s not going to absorb moisture like the factory door panels.
The weather stripping will compress a lot, and it looks like it’s 1/8” thick in that link, so you shouldn’t have any issues getting the panels on. |
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valvecovergasket Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2018 Posts: 1491 Location: pnw
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Weatherstripping with Gowesty ABS front door panels? |
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I don't have their front door panels but used that stuff under basically every other ABS panel in the van and no issues. That stuff gets tiny when it's pressed on. _________________ MegaSquirt resource - SpitfireEFI.com
gone, but not forgotten: '83 tdi westy - swap thread |
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