67 Car Door Closes Hard with New Weatherstrips - Help

[Kirk M.]

How exactly do you adjust the door on a 67 to make it close properly. I installed a new top and weatherstrips and now my passenger door has a tough time closing do to the deflection of the weatherstrip piece that seals the top back edge (it seems to be deflecting the door down as it tries to close). I have done all the adjusting I can with the actual top and it is now sitting as high as it can. Any ideas?

Kirk

[Donald O.]

Re: 67 Car Door Closes Hard with New Weatherstrips - Help

Kirk,
Do you have a hard top for your Vette? If so, install it and adjust yourt side windows to fit it. Then remove the hard top, raise the soft top and adjust the top to fit the side glass.
Also it may take a short while for the new weatherstrips to take a "set".

DonO

[Stephen L.]

Re: 67 Car Door Closes Hard with New Weatherstrips - Help

Give the new seals about 6 months and then recheck the fit and adjustment.

[Kirk M.]

Re: 67 Car Door Closes Hard with New Weatherstrips - Help

OK. Will let the seals settle. Thanks.

Kirk

[Stuart F.]

Re: 67 Car Door Closes Hard with New Weatherstrips - Help

I replaced the door seals on my 63 back in 1976, and I had a heck of a time closing the doors. One side even tore in two about 6" below the rear top attachment point. That seemed to be the major friction point.

Stu Fox