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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554  |
LR Door seals or Blue box parts seals ?
LR seals rubber softer, blue box seals harder rubber also make shore rubber seals are fitted properly |
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27th Nov 2015 8:14pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2555 
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Yes. It prevents the seal collapsing.
The close position of the door is set by the striker position. If you move it further inboard the door will close tighter against the seal. If your seal is non-genuine it will be too stiff and the door will not close fully. |
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27th Nov 2015 8:17pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745  
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Not sure if the seal is genuine LR or not, always been on the car since I purchased it 5 year ago.
Is there an alternative to genuine LR seals, which I guess are not cheap? 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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27th Nov 2015 8:42pm |
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| 4RF RDS Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 901  
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A genuine door seal has a thicker rubber insert inside the the hollow rubber seal at that point. If it is in place it is likely a genuine seal. Yes it is supposed to be there. 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam) 2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX) 1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy) 1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood) 1967 MGB GT Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) Last edited by 4RF RDS on 28th Nov 2015 3:06pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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28th Nov 2015 1:55pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2555
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Aftermarket seals have the rubber insert too.
I've never found anything other than genuine ones to be of satisfactory quality. To the extent that 20+year old genuine seals were better at the job than brand new Britpart seals. |
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28th Nov 2015 2:37pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745
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Replaced the passenger and drivers door. The passenger door shuts the same as before and has a bit of spring when opening. The drivers door needs a bit more assistance shutting.
What I have noticed is with the door seal removed the door aligns better with the hips but the top of the door is a good few MM in at the top i.e not flush. Maybe this is causing some issues with shutting the door. I have 3 spacers between the top door hinge and the door. So I was thinking of removing a space or two to see if the door aligns better. Is there a certain number of spacers needed? 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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29th Dec 2015 2:51pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2555
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Add/remove shims to get the door flush with a pillar at the leading edge.
If the top of the door up near the roof is slightly out but the door frame at the waist is fine then the only solution is to gently bend the door too the correct way. I find a knee against it and heaving it works well. Just don't snap it off! |
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29th Dec 2015 6:03pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745
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Leading edge flush with a pillar or the A pillar? 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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29th Dec 2015 6:34pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2555
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With the A pillar, apologies.
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29th Dec 2015 6:58pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745
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Thanks. That makes more sense in my head now. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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29th Dec 2015 7:02pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2052 
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Please let us know how it goes, and post some pics if you get chance excossack.
Do you intend to purchase new door seals? If so it'd be good to hear from others if there are any decent (softer) aftermarket offerings that are better than the blue box product yet cheaper than LR. Mine look like the originals and have seen better days, however this thread has made me think twice about some of the less expensive options 
It sounds like you have a plan. Best of luck! |
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30th Dec 2015 12:01am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745
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I took a chance and purchased door seals from LRi Solutions via their ebay site.
When I get a break in the weather I might venture back outside and have another look 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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30th Dec 2015 1:34pm |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2200 
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I fitted bearmach seals a while back. Fitted well and still nice and soft. Doors dont touch them at the top but thats a different issue! 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread
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30th Dec 2015 1:58pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745
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Leading edge on both doors flush with A pillar 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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31st Dec 2015 9:53am |
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