Don’t bother reading this rambling post.
I think I swapped the Right and Left seals and installed them in the wrong doors.
Thanks gnob!
I’ve got a USA spec ‘85 SR5 4x4 originally equipped with the 22RE.
My question is if there was another generation of truck/hilux with the same size/style of door as my truck, that used thinner seals, or a body/door seal combo… I can’t find the right part!
Backstory:
I tried to replaced my old/rotten door seals with the part number from toyodiy.com about 18 months ago. Although they seemed to fit my door perfectly, when shutting the door I got a hard metal clunk. This lack of sealing was accompanied by wind noise at highway speeds, and if you get the angle just right, you can see daylight through the B pillar door jam.
On closer inspection the originals were much thicker than my OEM replacements. Completely disgusted with how much money I’d wasted, I threw out the old ones and just drove it, until last week.
Now, those issues aren’t really a deal breaker, until the weather turns cold.
Last week I ordered a cheep eBay set that supposedly fit an ‘85. Unfortunately they’re built exactly like my leaky OEM replacements.
I’ll get a photo of the beefy original seals the next time I’m around another truck.
For now here’s a photo of the top corner of my OEM replacements. There’s substantially more rubber on the originals, I remember that much.
Here’s the link to the eBay item I’ll be returning1984-1988 Toyota pickup truck & 4Runner new front door weatherstrip seals, pair | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/331488510063
I think I swapped the Right and Left seals and installed them in the wrong doors.
Thanks gnob!
My question is if there was another generation of truck/hilux with the same size/style of door as my truck, that used thinner seals, or a body/door seal combo… I can’t find the right part!
Backstory:
I tried to replaced my old/rotten door seals with the part number from toyodiy.com about 18 months ago. Although they seemed to fit my door perfectly, when shutting the door I got a hard metal clunk. This lack of sealing was accompanied by wind noise at highway speeds, and if you get the angle just right, you can see daylight through the B pillar door jam.
On closer inspection the originals were much thicker than my OEM replacements. Completely disgusted with how much money I’d wasted, I threw out the old ones and just drove it, until last week.
Now, those issues aren’t really a deal breaker, until the weather turns cold.
Last week I ordered a cheep eBay set that supposedly fit an ‘85. Unfortunately they’re built exactly like my leaky OEM replacements.
I’ll get a photo of the beefy original seals the next time I’m around another truck.
For now here’s a photo of the top corner of my OEM replacements. There’s substantially more rubber on the originals, I remember that much.
Here’s the link to the eBay item I’ll be returning
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