Door weatherstripping and other mysteries

[Bloovic]

Is it available at a reasonable price for a 1990 CV? Last time I went to the Ford dealership they wanted $150 for a drivers side door seal. Unbelievable.
Also, I'm having trouble finding the interior vinyl door pull - do any other Ford/Mercury vehicles have the same design/dimension in the correct color( I need a blue one). So far, no luck at the local junkyard.

[351wcrayz]

Check in at the fellars at JC Whitney, they sell all different kinds of the stuff....

What do you mean that you need a BLUE car for replacement, weatherstripping is black my friend.

Good Luck-

-Wes

[351wcrayz]

Whoopsie, I admit my ignorance....Check some junkyards....Police Car repair stations usually are treasure troves.....

[Bloovic]

I tried JC Whitney with no luck - at least the customer rep said that they stocked nothing for pre-92 crown vics. As for Police Car repair stations , how would I go about locating my local branch - call 911?

[351wcrayz]

No-That will get you a nice fie.

Just check the phone book for local collision repair shops, and just ask them if they have those cars, OR just ask them if theres a repair shop that repairs the police cruisers....They usually have mountains of crashed cruisers or one for parts....Good luck

-Wes

[Bloovic]

Thanks for the info.

[351wcrayz]

As for Police Car repair stations , how would I go about locating my local branch - call 911?

That i would LOVE to hear come across the scanner-

911-"911, Whats your emergency?"
Bloovic-"I need parts for my car!!!!!"
911-"Sir, we do not carry parts, just help..."
Bloovic-"WHAT-THE-FUCK, I NEED help...To find the damned parts..."

30 minutes later he sees blue lights and handcuffs....

[Bloovic]

Sounds reasonable to me. I'm a tax payer godamnit. In fact, this is a great idea and I think I'll call my local police station to suggest it. Now, what phone number do I call?

[351wcrayz]

I concur with you on the tax whing...I pay taxes on the road, so if I wanna drive on the wrong side, spin tires or go crash a cr on it, as long as I am not hurting anyone else, wtf is their problem? Sorry for the thread jack mang.

-Wes

[gadget73]

I'm impressed your dealer actually gave you a price on a door seal. Most of the time stuff like that has been obsolete and unavailable for years. Basically your options are the dealer, or finding a nice one in the junkyard. You might also try teamfordparts.com, he can sometimes get stuff at better prices.

[85crownHPP]

I want to say someone found some aftermarket stuff that works in the doors....

[86GmLsCoupe]

I've been looking for it for 3-4 yrs. Scott sent me a nicer set for the drivers awhile back but no luck finding new. You'd think they have a place that can make custom weatherstripping for a reasonable price?

[GoodSamaritan]

Jc whitney does have it, they just don't know it.
They have some generic stuff that comes on a roll.
True the corners aren't molded and it isn't all in a big loop, but who cares?
Just make the seam at the bottom, and buy enough to replace it in a few years if the corner goes to leaking.

Alternatively, I have used one from the passenger side door. Just lay it out in the sun, and let it warm up first.

[gadget73]

yeah, passenger side stuff tends to be in much better shape usually. I want to take apart a passenger side seat to get the foam out for that reason. Mine is a bit tired.

[Bloovic]

351crayz - I agree. By the way, you didn't highjack my thread - relax!
Gadget - Yeah, I was surprised too, but not as surprised as the guy at the dealership; he nearly fell of his stool as he quoted me the price!
Good Samaritan - is there a specific type of weatherstripping at JCW or is there just one kind of "bulk" product? Thanks in advance.