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The top-of-the-line Dents came with that extra rubber piece glued to the top of the door and wrapping down the B-pillar...
2X on this. Just finished installed my 'Lariat' weatherstripping before parking it for winter. See below.
Originally Posted by Aaron-71
Next I scraped off my old weatherstripping on the top of the doors and installed new stuff. No before photo, sorry.
Sprayed with brake cleaner and wiped down well, then let dry. Sprayed a thin layer of primer before laying down some glue and the weatherstripping.
Part Number: Fairchild F3063 on RockAuto - sold individually, so you need 2
Trim 4-6" to fit, but they are perfect.
The doors close soooooooo nicely now. A single "thud" when closing, and you can feel the positive seal inside the cab when both doors are closed.
Excellent product, 3M Weatherstripping adhesive used to attach to the doors.
My wind noise was BAD. I replaced my vent-window, window channel, and added that outer strip of weatherstripping and it became just a little better.
Finally, I got fed up and used masking-tape all over every seam on my driver's side door/window/vent and drove around.. hardly ANY difference at all. Frustrated, I rolled the window down on the highway and as I was reaching over my mirror to peel the tape off I noticed the noise go away. Turns out the angle that I had my mirrors at was the cause of the majority of the wind noise. I had it angled so I could see the top of my rear wheel well when backing-in, now it's angled so I can see a car in the lane beside me at my back corner (which is probably how it should be angled anyway).
To sum it up: try angling your mirrors differently and if that doesn't work try masking tape around all of the seams where weatherstripping can/should go, take a drive around at speeds you would normally have wind noise and pin point the cause by process of elimination (peel off the tape til you find the culprit).
Very interesting? I've never seen that extra seal on the door before, doesn't look original. I'll try messing with the windows, I used to have them turned 90 degrees.
Very interesting? I've never seen that extra seal on the door before, doesn't look original. I'll try messing with the windows, I used to have them turned 90 degrees.
I thought the same thing at first until ND showed me a clip from the OEM manuals that indicated Lariats had a piece of weatherstripping there.
I peeled off the old stuff (extremely crumbled), and crossed my fingers when ordering the new stuff from Rock Auto. Seemed odd to me that there was this extra Fairchild weatherstripping piece with a really poor description....
Lo and behold... it's the same stuff. Cut to fit. Near perfect length. Love how my doors close now. Wind noise greatly reduced.
Aaron-71,
Got to complement your Lariat door panels, they look great. On a similar note. I also installed the Lariat weather stripping where you did, but now I noticed a got to use a little more pressure when closing the door to ensure it's fully secure. I adjusted the striker slightly and that helped a little. Hoping with some more time, the weather stripping will settle / form more, providing an easier complete closing without requiring the added assisted pressure.
Aaron-71,
Got to complement your Lariat door panels, they look great. On a similar note. I also installed the Lariat weather stripping where you did, but now I noticed a got to use a little more pressure when closing the door to ensure it's fully secure. I adjusted the striker slightly and that helped a little. Hoping with some more time, the weather stripping will settle / form more, providing an easier complete closing without requiring the added assisted pressure.
Thank you! I was lucky enough that they came with the cab, free of charge. I've been debating getting rid of them in place of some custom made panels, but I know that I'll never ever see them again so I'm quite torn.
I should mention...
I cut a small small small slit in the weatherstripping every 6" to 8" along the thicker portion of the weatherstripping to allow air to escape. That upper weatherstripping, just like the factory stuff, has no holes in it. Modern weatherstripping has holes in it to allow air to escape and prevent the stripping from turning into a "balloon" when slamming the door shut. I used a utility knife to create a approximately 1/4" slits along the stripping's entire length. Thus, no adjustment to the striker needed, and no added "Oooomph" when closing my doors. I just yank like I do my 2014 F150 and 79's doors close just as nicely.
Will it hold over time? I hope so. Those extra slits are so small that I doubt they'll affect the performance of the stripping. I also doubt they'll ever tear any further, but who knows. Time will tell... but for $30, I'll simply replace my upper Lariat stripping as needed.
IMHO, this "upgrade" is well worth the cost and time to do so.
Aaron-71,
Good suggestion on cutting a slit in the rubber like the new weather stripping has. I'll do mine and hopefully it eliminative the extra Ooomph required to close the doors securely. Thank you for offering that.
Aaron-71,
Good suggestion on cutting a slit in the rubber like the new weather stripping has. I'll do mine and hopefully it eliminative the extra Ooomph required to close the doors securely. Thank you for offering that.
My wind noise was BAD. I replaced my vent-window, window channel, and added that outer strip of weatherstripping and it became just a little better.
Finally, I got fed up and used masking-tape all over every seam on my driver's side door/window/vent and drove around.. hardly ANY difference at all. Frustrated, I rolled the window down on the highway and as I was reaching over my mirror to peel the tape off I noticed the noise go away. Turns out the angle that I had my mirrors at was the cause of the majority of the wind noise. I had it angled so I could see the top of my rear wheel well when backing-in, now it's angled so I can see a car in the lane beside me at my back corner (which is probably how it should be angled anyway).
To sum it up: try angling your mirrors differently and if that doesn't work try masking tape around all of the seams where weatherstripping can/should go, take a drive around at speeds you would normally have wind noise and pin point the cause by process of elimination (peel off the tape til you find the culprit).
After an inconsiderate person in a parking lot broke the driver side mirror on my 78 I went to Autozone and found what looked like an exact replacement. After installing it I also noticed much extra wind noise coming from it and nothing I could do made it go away. It must have been slightly different from the stock mirror even though to my eyes it looked the same.
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