Door seals

[Underdrive]

Tyre soap should do the job nicely. Can be bought on ebay or take a jam jar to your local tyre fitters and ask politely, they have big tubs of it.

[niveketak]

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this enquiry. Seals took 1 minute to remove and an hour a side to renew which after starting to put the wrong side on first wasn't bad! For anyone not having done this and have, like me, put it off because it looks a pig to do, take heart its not that bad.

The seal has a small flat flange that locates in a slot in the door frame, sorry no pic as I had finished before I remembered to take photos.

It is important to start at the top corner of the door as this means the seal will arrive at the correct place when done, some cutting of the excess length is required when done.

One edge of the flange is pushed hard into the slot nearest the door frame and the other is pushed into the opposite slot, I used the wooden spatula which managed not to cut the seal anywhere. I used the thicker handle end for most of it but a bit of persuasion is needed where there is a gap in the slot, 2 places, and also on the tighter bends. I did use a wipe of WD40 which eased things a great deal, not on the seal but in the slot.