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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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Hi Folks, I just finished restoring my 77'F-150 SuperCab, but I have a problem because after I installed the new weatherstripping on the doors this don't close easilly, so i was wondering if anyone had a problem like this and what you did to solve it. Thanks!!
 
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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It takes time for the rubber to "seat" against the door frame.. It will happen better when it is hot outside also. Time also helps.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Definatley takes a needs a bit of time to seat in. When I assembled my 68 Firebird I had the same problem. The doors were hard to close and when they were closed and you opened them they really popped open because of the stiff rubbers. I had to adjust the door strikers out abit at first and as the rubbers seated in I brought the strikers back in. It took a few months but they close like perfectly now.
 
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