HELP REPLACING WEATHER STRIPS

[paulie0735]

Hello all, I'm new to this forum and hoping to get some info to assist me in replacing the weather strips on my parents 2002 camry Sportivo. The car is out of warranty but both front doors have all but destroyed the weather strips, I'm hoping (?) its a common problem and not to difficult to fix/replace. The dealer wants $85 per door for the seals and upto $400 in labour to fit them.

Any help/advise is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

[Mudman]

Hello all, I'm new to this forum and hoping to get some info to assist me in replacing the weather strips on my parents 2002 camry Sportivo. The car is out of warranty but both front doors have all but destroyed the weather strips, I'm hoping (?) its a common problem and not to difficult to fix/replace. The dealer wants $85 per door for the seals and upto $400 in labour to fit them.

Any help/advise is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Hey there, I used to do the weathers strips for mitsubishi back in the day and own an mcv36r myself. Its not that big a job. Just be careful to remeber exactly what the old ones looked like and try to get them the same. The most im portant thing in the installation it to cram/bunch the seals into the corners and stretch them along the traight edges. You can thump them on gently with the heel of your palm but this may hurt, VERY GENTLE use of a hammer is recommended if you aren't strong enough. If the the seal spreads because of too much force your stuffed, youll never get it looking nice again, you can squeese it closed again but you'll get a funny looking kink.

Good Luck :)