Originally Posted by 4mulaSvaliant (Post 7061667)

Ok first and foremost pay no mind to my crusty old Daily driver! LOL I made it reliable and now I am working on all the crusty stuff! :metal:

So here we go.

This first picture was something I was interested in very much, and that is the actual fit that everyone says is so damn awesome. Proof is in the picture! They fit better than Chevy would have made em'!

This is the last of the "stretch" in pushing on the seal. It is not actually stretched in this picture, it seated properly and very nicely, with no tension trying to make it pop back off.

Here is a little something I did (may not have been necessary), but I gently pinched the seal (the whole thing) before installing it. I feel it helped a bit just to get a better bite and Ill not have to worry about it coming off.

Here is the seal being pressed on to the door jamb. Nothing all that interesting really, but good to see since we are all here wondering how they fit. ;)

Here is the seal installed. This is the drivers side looking at the A-pillar. The compression of the seal is like this all the way around the door and I am extremely happy with it.
*NOTE*
There must be a few colors of these seals. (Hence the "graphite" in the description of the part number supplied earlier in the thread)
This may be valuable information since the part number supplied seems to be getting depleted.

Maybe look for another color? (beige or grey?)

Just a few pictures of the corners to show there is no stretching or trying to pop off.

Now for the one and only thing I wasnt a fan of.

BUT...... I feel it is completely negated by all the "PROs" for this swap.

The seal has a secondary "flap" that is likely used to cover the edge of the Hondas plastic interior panels. It is roughly 3/16" and in my case the seal is light grey.

There does seem to be a fix for this if it seems to bother you all that much.
You could potentially trim it off cleanly (and carefully). At that point you would be left with the black colored edge that is actually the "gripping" part of the seal. That portion does look presentable as well.

(Picture taken with the camera at the windshield lookin in at the A-pillar)

And finally the over all look from inside the cab! As you can see, the portion mentioned above really is a NON-ISSUE as it doesnt draw any attention at all.
I pointed it out to my wife and she (as usual) said I was ridiculous and that nobody would ever even notice it. Hahahaha

I hate the YELLOW by the way! It will be gone ASAP! Hahahah

So I hope this answers a few questions!
I give this mod and research put into it a 12 on a scale of 1-10! :)

Originally Posted by Hugh in NC (Post 7065397)

I just installed the Honda weatherstrip seals in my 1963. I thought I would give a few pointers to the 60-63 truck owners.


Hugh

Originally Posted by Hugh in NC (Post 7065397)

I just installed the Honda weatherstrip seals in my 1963. I thought I would give a few pointers to the 60-63 truck owners. The seals come with the inside as two colors, graphite black or atlas grey. The inside color is determined by the LAST letter in the parts number. Graphite black was out of stock. Atlas grey was in stock and since the interior of my '63 had been painted a dark metallic grey I went with the atlas grey weatherstrip.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...psxkegj1cj.jpg

Part# 72355-SVA-A01ZB is atlas grey
Part# 72355-SVA-A01ZA is graphite black

I ordered from these guys:

http://www.bernardiparts.com/SearchO...2355-SVA-A01ZB

They were very nice to work with. I called the 800 number to inquire about stock and shipping times before I ordered. Chris there answered all my questions but I had to place the order online.

Here are 2 photos that show why the Honda weatherstrip is so good and the repop that most suppliers sell is so bad.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...psrqh2vhxe.jpg

This is what the previous owner had installed on my truck. You can see how thick the rubber is that actually seals the door and how thin the rubber is that attaches to the door opening. This had been installed with clear silicone sealer. The rubber came off the truck easily, but the silicone gooped all around the door opening was a chore to remove. It took me about 8 hours to completely get all of the silicone off.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps3sbakqhv.jpg
This is the end view of the Honda weatherstrip. The edge that seals against the door is very thin and flexible. The channel that attaches to the door opening is reinforced with steel and has that lip that holds the weatherstrip to the door opening. Someone else in this thread suggested squeezing the metal together to get a tighter attachment.

The Honda part is too short for the '60 to '63 trucks because of the knee knocker windshield. I purchased 3 door weatherstrips so that I could piece in each door. I cut out the preformed corner. The weatherstrip was about 8 1/4 inches short. I pieced it in across the door bottom.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...psikyxqugv.jpg

CAUTION: Two days later when I went back into the shop, the rubber had shrunk by about 3/8 of an inch. I must have stretched it when I installed it. It is not a problem because I have plenty more from the 3rd weatherstrip that I had purchased. Just a warning.

The Honda factory joint in the rubber just happened to fall right at the windshield curve. You can just see the black line where they sealed it together.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...psbbbdbqew.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...pskzrpr3of.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...psynpv566u.jpg

I am very happy with the outcome of the driver's door seal. I've got another 8 hours of scraping and cleaning to get the passenger door clean.

Hugh

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop (Post 7065528)

great post thanks!, when you get it in, could we see a pic of how the splice looks under the door sill plate?

I plan on using these on my 61

Originally Posted by Hugh in NC (Post 7068410)

Here you go:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...psgg1lst0v.jpg

Hugh

Originally Posted by curvedglass (Post 7070712)

here is a new twist. Since we need to piece in a section for the 60-63 trucks - why not buy three from a sedan. LH/ RH front plus maybe a rear door seal for the one that gets cut up for splicing? If the sedan isn't too much shorter the entire sill plate could cover the splice. I figure sedan strips should be easier to find.

Just a thought

Originally Posted by newbe351 (Post 6969088)

Damn! I just ordered from them after I thought they got some in. I canceled about 3 - 4 weeks ago when they were backordered. Hope I don't get floor mats.....