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Raddy



Member Since: 20 Aug 2013
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Guernsey 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Rimini Red
Door Seals - LR or Cheapy?
Is it worth spending the seemingly ridiculous amount for LR front door seals or are the cheaper aftermarket type ones much the same? Thought id get some opinions before jumping in.

Forever having problems with the passenger door catching on the seal when shutting/opening and yanking it off the frame and the top falling but this maybe the fault of the door i suppose.
Post #337087 9th Jun 2014 11:07pm
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mk1collector



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I put cheap seals on and they make the doors much harder to shut so I'm putting genuine on soon to hopefully get rid of the annoyance of having to slam the doors three times to get them to shut Big Cry
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GUM97



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^^I found the same. Genuine is the way! An engine to TDi for!
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Post #337134 10th Jun 2014 9:06am
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taazzukcb



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Genuine!

Cheap seals can work for a while, but I just dont think they can beat the Genuine item!
Post #337139 10th Jun 2014 9:12am
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Fullfat



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i shopped around and got the genuine seals for about £40 each, and they fit the best by far
Post #337171 10th Jun 2014 11:17am
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rtm89



Member Since: 14 May 2013
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We used to replace door seals all the time on Defenders and buy cheap buy twice was definitely true.
They all seemed to be a horrid fit and if you could get them on they either dropped off or leaked after a short while.

I would always stick with genuine on these. Our mechanics refused to fit anything else in the end.
Post #337173 10th Jun 2014 11:38am
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custom90



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Genuine, not cheap but worth it.
Post #337178 10th Jun 2014 11:58am
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bear100



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I've heard good things about the nakatanenga ones!
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Post #337184 10th Jun 2014 12:11pm
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dnorrishill



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Go genuine, I started with Britpart (Paddocks) and soon replaced them as they didn't fit and leaked...
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Raddy



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Guernsey 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Rimini Red
Cheers for the advice, think I'll stump up for the genuine parts in that case!
Post #338284 15th Jun 2014 6:33pm
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