Weatherstripping, Seals, Gaskets, Where and What to buy?

[Glengoolie Blue]

Hi all,

 

I was wondering if anyone had a comprehensive list of all the seals needed on an 02 sedan? I was planing to order them from Walloth & Nesch, but I want to make sure I got them all.

 

Also, has anyone used the URO seals available domestically? I've seen mixed reviews, but they sure are much cheaper.

 

Thanks,

 

Stew

 

[harold]

Not all W&N seals are OEM.  Based on their pricing, I think door seals and windshield & backlight are probably URO.  I bought my door seals OEM and windshield & backlight from W&N.  Glass installer had no problem with those, but they don't fit as well as OEM.  The OEM door seals are fine.  It has taken a couple of months for them to take enough of a set for my doors to close easily. 

[Mike Self]

While this was about ten years ago, our local glass shop tried three different aftermarket windshield gaskets and broke at least one windshield before they took my advice and had an OEM gasket overnighted in (they had my car for five days for a windshield swap).  The OEM one fit perfectly and is still good after many years...

 

No experience with aftermarket door gaskets, but folks on the FAQ have reported that the URO ones make it difficult to close the doors until the gaskets take a set.  

 

Someone could make some $$ by reproducing the section of door gasket that seals the trailing edge of the door glass. That's usually the only section of the door gasket that goes bad.  

 

mike