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    opening and closing doors with new door seals

    Hi, latetely I changed the rubber seal around the door frame and darn the right door is hard to open
    The driver side is not bad (Lucky me).
    The rubber seal rubs and folds along the A-pillar. The worst is when we open the right door. We must lift hard to open
    I even tried to swap side with the seal and it's not better.
    Does anybody had issues like this?
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    New seals almost always need time to seat in and take a set. Just leave it alone for a few weeks and see if it doesn't get a little better.
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    Apply a lot of clear silicone grease to the seals. You should only need to do this once, after they take a set they will be good.

    When new they tend to "grab" the stainless and roll over.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DMCMW Dave View Post
    Apply a lot of clear silicone grease to the seals. You should only need to do this once, after they take a set they will be good.

    When new they tend to "grab" the stainless and roll over.
    Thank you again Dave for your help. I'll try to find that. Don't know where to search yet

    Sorry I did'nt post at the right place
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    I've been having a similar issue. When I put the new ones one, they did a little in a couple spots. And they kinda stayed that way I've been taping them in place to try and get them to sit properly, but it's not quite working. I keep lubing them up too. Hopefully it'll work eventually.
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    I found a cool product made by Kleen-Flo. It's called greseless silicone lubricant and yes it solved my problem It's a spray can so you must take when you apply it not shoot all over the winshield trim and glass. I've put some silicone twice and it's ok at last.
    Thank's
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    Super glue and door seals

    I found that if you put a little superglue on the back side of the rubber seal right at the crease and then roll it back it will stay.

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    Here is one kind you can use:

    http://agscompany.com/product/sg-2h/

    O'Reilly Auto carries it and NAPA Auto has a similar lube. I think it's pretty generic. Also good for O-rings.

    Lots of OEMs recommend silicone "grease" for all of the door and trunklid seals. Annual application. I use it on my non-D cars as well as the D.

    Quote Originally Posted by DMCMW Dave View Post
    Apply a lot of clear silicone grease to the seals. You should only need to do this once, after they take a set they will be good.

    When new they tend to "grab" the stainless and roll over.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary View Post
    I found that if you put a little superglue on the back side of the rubber seal right at the crease and then roll it back it will stay.
    Quite a good idea but you're not afraid it could tear where you glued it? Do you have a photo?
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    Quote Originally Posted by delorean928 View Post
    Hi, latetely I changed the rubber seal around the door frame and darn the right door is hard to open
    The driver side is not bad (Lucky me).
    The rubber seal rubs and folds along the A-pillar. The worst is when we open the right door. We must lift hard to open
    I even tried to swap side with the seal and it's not better.
    Does anybody had issues like this?
    I'm sure not everyony will agree with me on this but I've found the only way to ensure new seals will last on most Deloreans is to grind and recontour the body edges to remove some of the fiberglass support lip on the body edges. This allows the seal more clearence in the troublesome areas which tend to be along the top front corners down to the windshield bottom edge and the rear corners where the door starts to curve down.
    It is a somewhat complicated and messy procedure and you need some special tools and safety equipment to do it properly. I've done this procedure a few hundred times and it always works when done properly. That being said it is not for the faint of heart!
    Rob Grady

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