Weatherstripping
Last spring, when I was driving with my hardtop on, I had started to get a lot of wind noise from the top of my windshield header. It was the original weatherstripping, so it was time. I ordered a Mopar version of the gasket, and was going to install it when I put on my hard top for the winter.
After watching this video, I felt I had a grasp on what was needed. Pretty straightforward.
Removal was fairly easy. One thing I did notice was that my original header weatherstrip had a thin metal support along the length of it. (see picture) The new gasket was 100% rubber, with no support through it.
Most tedious part was removing 22 year old gasket. A little elbow grease and Goo Gone, and it was clear (see picture).
Re-installation was also pretty straightforward, though I had to re-set the front of the gasket a second time to get it right. The first time, I had pushed it back too flush, as opposed to having it stick forward a bit. In the end, I think it's ok, though I do wonder how well that adhesive really is sticking. I'll keep an eye on it, and see how it does in the rain and/or a car wash.
Last spring, when I was driving with my hardtop on, I had started to get a lot of wind noise from the top of my windshield header. It was the original weatherstripping, so it was time. I ordered a Mopar version of the gasket, and was going to install it when I put on my hard top for the winter.
After watching this video, I felt I had a grasp on what was needed. Pretty straightforward.
Removal was fairly easy. One thing I did notice was that my original header weatherstrip had a thin metal support along the length of it. (see picture) The new gasket was 100% rubber, with no support through it.
Most tedious part was removing 22 year old gasket. A little elbow grease and Goo Gone, and it was clear (see picture).
Re-installation was also pretty straightforward, though I had to re-set the front of the gasket a second time to get it right. The first time, I had pushed it back too flush, as opposed to having it stick forward a bit. In the end, I think it's ok, though I do wonder how well that adhesive really is sticking. I'll keep an eye on it, and see how it does in the rain and/or a car wash.