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Subject:Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
Date:Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:41:22 EST

In a message dated 1/21/06 1:27:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rich.jones@COGECO.CA writes:

> ) I've decided to ditch the window seals with moulding grooves and their
> yellowing plastic "chrome" inserts and have bought all new seals without
> moulding grooves from GoWesty. The problem is that the rear side window seals are
> grey, while the rest of them are black. See the photo here:
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~thejoneses/
>
> I called GoWesty and they said that the grey ones are the only ones they can
> get, though they did offer a refund if I decide to return them. Then I
> called OEVeedub and ordered another set of rear side seals, since they assured me
> that theirs were black, not grey. I guess this is all subjective though,
> since theirs were just as grey as the ones from GoWesty. So now I have two sets
> of grey seals (four in all).
>
>

hmmmm.... first of all..theyre not "grey" .   theyre black and new rubber
comes w/ a powedered coating on it.  just CLEAN it.   wipe them down with windex
or armor all or whatever.   youll see what i mean .  :<)

secondly, good luck finding these used.   when you remove a rear side window,
you either have to:
-break the glass to save seal
or
-cut the seal to save the glass.
and '89 up has the vent thing at the back so i think the seals may be
different..

chris