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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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Where should I buy all the rubber for windows, cab mounting , etc? Want to do it correct!
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by gungolf4
Where should I buy all the rubber for windows, cab mounting , etc? Want to do it correct!
Ive used LMC for a variety of makes and models in my shop and have always had good success with the fit of rubber and window channels.

there chrome stuff is a bit cheap looking though. Then again unless youre chrome is OEM it always looks a little cheap.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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ditto....i agree
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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LMC to do it cheap (which I did), Dennis Carpenter to do it right.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:26 AM
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i got all my rubber from blue oval truck parts i think. its all dennis carpenter stuff. really good fit.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:26 AM
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dennis carpenter, LMC, auto fit, certi fit, are all getting there parts from the same manufacturer when getting an overseas part.

Dennis carpenter has some ford molds but a lot of there stuff is made in china like everyone else. youll have to ask where they got the part from before buying from them because they are more expensive.

FYI all batteries that are brought into the united states are made from the same manufacturing plant and just have there names put on them.
same with oil filters. They are made at the same plant and just has different names and cover placed on them.
A cheap fram is the same as a cheap purolator. And a top of the line oil filter is the same between brands as well. You pay more for the name not the products.
I learned this from a commercial sales manager working for checker schucks cragen a few years ago. I thought it was pretty interesting.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:44 AM
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I have cheap rock auto door seals and they make it impossible to shut the doors the whole way.
 
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