[Telco]

Oh, nice! The door weatherstripping, please. I'm needing the one that goes around the doors and seals the windows to the car.

[mounthopewalt]

Good used weatherstripping for the coupe should be readily available from Jim Finn. It's the convertible weatherstripping around the door and windshield that is impossible to find.
Can the coupe door weatherstipping be modified to fit the convertiible by slicing the rubber at the roof hinges? I can't see why it would not work with some tweaking. Has anyone sucessfully replaced the convertible weatherstripping?
This will become a major obstacle to keep our cars dry, as they get older.
I've been repairing my weatherstrip with black silicone, and my car has only 50K.
There has to be a simple solution, as we only need to close a gap with a piece of rubber. Restoration shops deal with this issue with cars older and more rare than ours. Unfortunately, I have not met anyone who had any experience with the Reatta. They tell me to bring it in and they will fine a solution (for a price).

[Telco]

Yes, Jim Finn's used solution is there, for now. Unfortunately, the parts are going to not only be used, but also be 20 years old, so they will have a limited lifespan. A better way would be to find a workaround that allows the use of new parts. Anyone have a Riviera that they can compare the door seal to a Reatta? Rivieras were far more common, so door seals should be more available for them. According to that site I posted up, the Reatta and Riviera used the same front door seal, so hopefully that would do the trick.

On the convertible, a universal strip of the correct size and shape should work across the top of the glass when matched up with coupe door stripping. You'd just have to cut the door strip, then use a strip connector and some weatherstrip glue to connect them at the windshield. Careful work should make this leakproof and nearly impossible to detect.

[mounthopewalt]

It's unlikely that new Riviera weatherstripping is still available. Both Reatta and Riveria are of the same vintage. Can anyone find out from GM the original OEM supplier of the weatherstripping? Maybe the tooling is collecting dust.

I've been reading threads on this site for two years, and I'm surprised that there is more concern over the obsolete windshield. The windshield should last the life of the car if it is not damaged. Replacement used windshields, and even new ones are available. Weatherstripping however has a limited life span. Once the clock runs outs, the rubber will start to disintegrate, and then what? A few of us are just trying to be proactive to find a simple solution before the problem arises.

[Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Telco

Yes, Jim Finn's used solution is there, for now. Unfortunately, the parts are going to not only be used, but also be 20 years old, so they will have a limited lifespan. A better way would be to find a workaround that allows the use of new parts....

You just said in one of your recent posts:

Originally Posted by Telco

Would be nice to see, but my car is junk so I won't be participating. Maybe one day, but not now.

I don't see why you would be concerned with putting used parts on your car. After all, most of the other parts are probably used. I know most of mine are.

[Telco]

Yes, same vintage, but they made close to 75,000 of them. It's possible that parts are still available.

Trunk seal for a 1989 Riviera

Front door seal for a 1989 Riviera

So, the door seals for the Riviera ARE available, and according to that website they should be the same, so if someone who has a Riviera and a Reatta can verify that they look the same, I'll fork over for a set to see if they'll fit.

[mounthopewalt]

I tried your link for the Riveria door seal and there was no match. Other Buicks are readily available.

[Rawja]

I doubt the Rivi seals would bear any resemblance the the Reatta seals. The Rivi had doors with window frames.

Here's a couple photos snagged off of Autotrader.

[Rawja]

So why don't we figure out how many people would buy 'em and approach Metro with hey, we can guarantee XXX number of orders?

I don't know what would be a reasonable price point though.

I would definitely take a set, but I'm relatively numb to pricing.

[mhuffy]

I would be interested - I am getting passive leakes around the top where the wing window meets the seal.