69 Camaro weatherstrip help

Dave Casey · 02-18-2013, 11:57 AM

Need some beltline door weatherstrips for a 69 Camaro conv restoration project. I am very concerned about the quality, much of the repro stuff is not that great. Any suggestions on suppiers or brands ?

Thanks

1320racer · 02-18-2013, 02:00 PM

http://www.soffseal.com/store/main.a...istBody&c=CHCA

Dana Fitzpatrick · 02-18-2013, 02:14 PM

Hi Dave. I just did a 68 and found that Heartbeat City was pretty good to deal with. They sometimes had 2 different qualities of an item and would tell you so. On some parts,there just is not a good repop made and guys pay up for the NOS stuff. They do have a lot of NOS parts. I always work with Jim,the owner,or Dave. You could also talk with the guys at Yenko.net. They have done or seen it all and could steer you in the right direction.

njk53 · 02-18-2013, 02:57 PM

X 2 For Softseal good stuff fits well.

Dave Casey · 02-18-2013, 10:40 PM

Thanks for the help,when some of the cars come in my glass shop, the stuff customers buy is horrible. looking to avoid that crap . I have my favorites for the products I am use to buying, but I have not bought these weather strips before.

BillK · 02-18-2013, 10:57 PM

Dave,
You might want to sing into the the Team Camaro forums and ask there, you will get plenty of answers

http://www.camaros.net/forums/

jimmyparker · 02-19-2013, 05:25 PM

Dave, I recently had to pull the windshield out of an early Nova a couple of times before I got a gasket that would cover the upper corners of the windshield cavity and the one that finally worked was a Steele brand. Steele may not be the best but their gaskets are better than alot of the ones I've run into.

Jimmy Parker

Crisco · 02-19-2013, 06:52 PM

Steele brand.. this is by far the best. It is very soft and always fits right. I use it on all the restorations I do

.http://www.steelerubber.com/

BRIAN SEATE · 02-19-2013, 07:38 PM

You`d better go with OER latex, trust me.

02-18-2013, 11:57 AM	#1
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,199 Likes: 233 Liked 769 Times in 162 Posts	69 Camaro weatherstrip help Need some beltline door weatherstrips for a 69 Camaro conv restoration project. I am very concerned about the quality, much of the repro stuff is not that great. Any suggestions on suppiers or brands ? Thanks __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

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1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help http://www.soffseal.com/store/main.a...istBody&c=CHCA

02-18-2013, 02:14 PM	#3
Dana Fitzpatrick Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 148 Likes: 4 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help Hi Dave. I just did a 68 and found that Heartbeat City was pretty good to deal with. They sometimes had 2 different qualities of an item and would tell you so. On some parts,there just is not a good repop made and guys pay up for the NOS stuff. They do have a lot of NOS parts. I always work with Jim,the owner,or Dave. You could also talk with the guys at Yenko.net. They have done or seen it all and could steer you in the right direction.

02-18-2013, 02:57 PM	#4
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help X 2 For Softseal good stuff fits well. __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345

02-18-2013, 10:40 PM	#5
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,199 Likes: 233 Liked 769 Times in 162 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help Thanks for the help,when some of the cars come in my glass shop, the stuff customers buy is horrible. looking to avoid that crap . I have my favorites for the products I am use to buying, but I have not bought these weather strips before. __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

02-18-2013, 10:57 PM	#6
BillK Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Waldorf Md Posts: 230 Likes: 12 Liked 30 Times in 17 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help Dave, You might want to sing into the the Team Camaro forums and ask there, you will get plenty of answers http://www.camaros.net/forums/ __________________ Bill Koustenis

02-19-2013, 05:25 PM	#7
jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 65 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help Dave, I recently had to pull the windshield out of an early Nova a couple of times before I got a gasket that would cover the upper corners of the windshield cavity and the one that finally worked was a Steele brand. Steele may not be the best but their gaskets are better than alot of the ones I've run into. Jimmy Parker

02-19-2013, 06:52 PM	#8
Crisco Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hendersonville, TN 37075 Posts: 225 Likes: 4 Liked 44 Times in 20 Posts	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help Steele brand.. this is by far the best. It is very soft and always fits right. I use it on all the restorations I do .http://www.steelerubber.com/

02-19-2013, 07:38 PM	#9
BRIAN SEATE Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 177 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 69 Camaro weatherstrip help You`d better go with OER latex, trust me.