Hey Andy, Your welcome for the instructions. I got the vinyl tubing at an ACE Hardware near my house they had big 200' rolls of the stuff. I'm sure Lowe's or Home Depot have it as well. I have no Idea what section it would be in but I'm sure someone that works there can tell ya..(Well maybe? )

Good luck with this mod I know you will be happy with the results.

Get in touch if you have anymore ??

JB

 

My '03 Cobra's doors have a rattle when the windows are down, and whille adjusting the door in a hair helped...I think I'm going to investigate this mod for the Cobra.

 

Did mine today, got the tubing at Home Depot, lawn sprinkler/copper tubing section. Comes in 10 or 20 ft rolls, you will need the 20 ft roll. About $3.50/roll

I did all four doors, it was piece of cake to do

Thanks CaptSD for the tip about marking end joining point

 

Do you have any pics? I am still trying to visualize this. Thank you.

 

No Pics, sorry

The only hard part is feeding the seal down through the interior molding on the driver’s door, (The one that is held on by the hood release handle). Just lube it up and work the seal down from the top

All four doors took about a half hour and $16.00 worth of tubing. (4 20ft rolls)

 

I think the doors are a bit too hard to close with the vinyl tubing so I just bought some latex tubing on eBay. When it gets here I’ll change it out.

Should be easy ‘cause I can use the vinyl tube to pull the latex through.
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did it make a difference in wind noise also, did quite things down a bit, sounds like an interesting mod

 

How does the latex hold up in cold weather? I being transfered to PA from CA and need to start considering this stuff!

 

Back when I did mine on the 03 Ex I didn't take the seals off.... just lubbed well as I pushed the tubing thru....


probably easier to do with the seal off, but can be done when on

 

I just came back empty-handed from Home Depot. I went to get the 3/8th inch OD vynil tubing, which they had plenty of, but left it on the shelf. It seemed a little small to me. Is this for real? The smallish tubing seemed a little like putting a pencil in a garden hose. Is it enough to really make a difference? Really?

 

i used 1/4 hose the same stuff you use to hook up an ice maker

works well. very stiff im in texas so im not worried about cold cold

 

What is being used in cold weather states?

 

Would anyone know if this is a fix for a leaking rear vent window (the power vent)? Mine leaks occasionally and is more annoying than anything else. I would also like to know what is better for cold climates. I'll look at the surplus stores for silocone or something similar and let you know what works. If no replies.

It won't be too soon. I wish it would just stop raining. 6" last 2 days , about 3/4" tonight/now , on top of saturated soil. (Hurry up Noah the waters are getting deeper) I'm ok the EX pulls through high & dry.

All the doomsdayers are having the time of their life. I can't wait for the mother ship to pick them up so I won't have to listen to their line of **** any more.

I would like that leak fixed though. It leaves streaks on 2'nd row rear armrest and the side panel. Thanks. Rich.

 

Can't answer your question about the seal - but could you send some of that rain our way... we haven't had a significant rainfall in more than a month.

 

I'm in Buffalo, NY and I had to switch to the latex part way through the first winter after I added the tubing. The vinyl became hard as a rock and the door became hard to close. The original foam rubber was getting crushed. When I pulled the vinyl out, it had taken a permanent oval shaped set. I have found the latex to be just as soft at 0 Deg F as it is in the summer.

Latex is the way to go for those of us in the North. It was a few years ago, so I'd have to measure mine again to remember what sizes I used.