96roadmaster Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Getting ready to take my 64 for paint and will be replacing all the weatherstripping. The companies I'm familiar with are: Steele CARS (Old Buick Parts) Original Parts Group Should I pick among these or am I missing a better one out there? Looking for the highest quality kit regardless of cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Steele is a manufacturer. CARS and OPGI are distributors. You need to ask these distributors which products they sell. Other manufacturers are Soffseal, Metro Molded Rubber and a perhaps a couple of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Steele is a family run business in North Carolina and their products are first class. You can buy direct from them. They have hosted car shows at their facility and have provided tours of their manufacturing plant. If it isn't exact, they won't sell it. Made in the USA is the way to go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alini Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I ordered my stuff from Rubber the right way, it all fit awesome. www.rubbertherightway.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I think I've used pieces from each of these and each has fit well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivdrivn Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 59 minutes ago, alini said: I ordered my stuff from Rubber the right way, it all fit awesome. www.rubbertherightway.com Plus, they get my vote for the best company name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kaber Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 We ordered ours from Rock Auto. I remember it being substantially less expensive than the others. I don't recall the manufacturer but I had heard of them before. Might be worth looking into, I was surprised they had the kit. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alini Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 10 hours ago, alini said: I ordered my stuff from Rubber the right way, it all fit awesome. www.rubbertherightway.com These guys sometimes sell on Ebay too, sometimes cheaper than their website. Thats where I got the cardboard for the trunk......$20 less than the website price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 4 hours ago, Kaber said: We ordered ours from Rock Auto. I remember it being substantially less expensive than the others. I don't recall the manufacturer but I had heard of them before. Might be worth looking into, I was surprised they had the kit. Tim I looked at Rock Auto to see for whom they are distributing parts. I picked a random part - door seal kit - and Rock Auto sells Metro Molded part #LM12E for $46.79. The Metro Molded website has the same part # listed for $86.10. ??????? Looks like a good deal to me. I should have checked sooner and saved myself a couple of bucks. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kaber Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 33 minutes ago, RivNut said: I looked at Rock Auto to see for whom they are distributing parts. I picked a random part - door seal kit - and Rock Auto sells Metro Molded part #LM12E for $46.79. The Metro Molded website has the same part # listed for $86.10. ??????? Looks like a good deal to me. I should have checked sooner and saved myself a couple of bucks. Ed I was surprised they had it. I bought a full kit and it was well under $200. We bought our carpet kit from there too, I remember that being a little cheaper. It was made by ACC. Very nice stuff. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera63 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Glenn Cecchine/buicknos is selling CARS, Inc. weatherstripping on e-bay right now for $46.10 with free shipping. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera63 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Correction, price should be $46.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96roadmaster Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 On August 11, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Riviera63 said: Glenn Cecchine/buicknos is selling CARS, Inc. weatherstripping on e-bay right now for $46.10 with free shipping. Bill Just checked the set I ordered for the '58 and it turns out it was from CARS. Normally I love their products but the weatherstripping is already falling apart and is not rubber...the inner foam is deteriorating. This is the door weatherstripping. Looks like Steele is my best bet, will wait a couple of days in case someone can recommend a better one before I place a full car order. Thanks guys! Look forward to getting my car painted asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera63 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 4 hours ago, 96roadmaster said: Just checked the set I ordered for the '58 and it turns out it was from CARS. Normally I love their products but the weatherstripping is already falling apart and is not rubber...the inner foam is deteriorating. This is the door weatherstripping. Looks like Steele is my best bet, will wait a couple of days in case someone can recommend a better one before I place a full car order. Thanks guys! Look forward to getting my car painted asap! Thanks for that. The door weatherstripping on my car was replaced 3 years ago by the previous owner. I don't know the maker. It is ripping and falling apart along the bottom edges of the door. I had been thinking of the CARS weatherstripping because it was a great price and normally their products are good. I was probably going to order in the next week or so. It looks like I will have to rethink where I get it. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 On 8/10/2016 at 8:03 PM, Pat Curran said: Steele is a family run business in North Carolina and their products are first class. You can buy direct from them. They have hosted car shows at their facility and have provided tours of their manufacturing plant. If it isn't exact, they won't sell it. Made in the USA is the way to go! Does Steele produce window top strips to span both side windows? It seems all the ones out there only span the front sides and stop at the rear lead. [Not talking lower about the felts] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I am not sure. Check out their web site for contact information. I am sure they will be able to answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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