Front door seals 78 Bay Window

[chrmcc]

I replaced the seals on my 78 bay window about a month ago. I used the cheaper Brazilian seals from JBugs. Both are tight but passenger door is hard to open/close, sticks when opening. I kind of expect that with new seals and expect it might get motive over time. However, they both have caused my bus to whistle at speeds above 45mph. I verified it’s the doors, I put masking tape over the exterior leading and top edge and voila, quite. Couple questions. Does the group believe this will improve as they break in? Should I have opted for the more expensive German seals, are they that much better a fit? 😒

Thanks!

[SGKent]

there are hundreds if threads here about the problems with some seal brands. Here is the most recent solution.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=771787
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[Bleyseng]

You should have bought the German seals as they fit and work great
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[chrmcc]

[aeromech]

I removed my German door seals and installed the airhead seals. The door closes better now.
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