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brett
PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:14 pm 
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Hi Guys, need to shrink a rubber door seal.. Its a 2 piece seal and the new one is thick and I can not shut the door.. Any ideas?
Heat gun?
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Hi Brett,
Have you some information or a link to the seal you are using?
I have not seen a new two piece seal for years.
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Look at your door seal material and that's it. Going to hit it with a heat Jun worse case I stuff it, eitherway its unusablevlike it is.

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Look at your door seal material and that's it. Going to hit it with a heat Jun worse case I stuff it, eitherway its unusablevlike it is.

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Location: Under the bonnet son!
They're like this for the first little while, but they will come good.

I managed to pick up a set of two piece seals (silver pinch strip) a little while back as well. It doesn't get the abuse the original car would have, so they will last a long time yet.

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The door will not even shut. way to big. Mick can you put a pic up of yours?\Thanks Brett

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