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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1969 Mustang => Topic started by: BuckeyeDemon on September 24, 2009, 11:48:02 PM

Title: Lower Door Seal (Door to Sill)
Post by: BuckeyeDemon on September 24, 2009, 11:48:02 PM

Should my car have this seal?  It's held on by a set of screws.  If the doors have the holes does that mean that it came with the seal?  What direction do they get installed?  I have the body assembly manual but it seems backwards.

Any help would be appreciated!

Title: Re: Lower Door Seal (Door to Sill)
Post by: J_Speegle on September 25, 2009, 02:55:27 AM

There has been a number of theories as to why some cars got them and others did not. With a little research it does not seem to be connected more to any one plant or goverened by where the car was shipped to.


Current belief seems to be - if the car has the holes it get the lower door sweep.


I don't have a copy of the assembly manual here at home - which direction does it suggest

The illustrated catalog shows it with the sweep part of the weatherstrip being mounted on the out mounting screws. This makes the base pull up and rotate when the door is closed (this might be the odd design issue your noticing) but the edge of the seal ends up perfectly at the bottom edge of the door opening sealing it as I would guess they designed it.

That is the way its mounted in my 69  but I put them one approx 20 years ago

Hope this helps

Title: Re: Lower Door Seal (Door to Sill)
Post by: thefordshow on September 25, 2009, 07:00:57 AM

If the doors are original to the car and the holes don't show any signs of ever being used, I would leave them off and just the opposite if the holes have been run with a screw.

Title: Re: Lower Door Seal (Door to Sill)
Post by: BuckeyeDemon on September 25, 2009, 06:36:02 PM

thanks everyone for the quick replies.  my doors have the holes.  however it's very hard to tell if they have ever had a screw in them. 

jeff, i understand the direction you are speaking of and that matches the diagrams.  the edge of the seal appears to come right up to the bottom edge of the door when it sweeps (my just holding it up to the doors).

Title: Re: Lower Door Seal (Door to Sill)
Post by: J_Speegle on September 25, 2009, 07:33:22 PM

Quote from: BuckeyeDemon on September 25, 2009, 06:36:02 PM

thanks everyone for the quick replies.  my doors have the holes.  however it's very hard to tell if they have ever had a screw in them. 

Original screws are very small but as offered above (what I'm doing) if the holes are there - use them or make them go away