Water getting inside car through doors when washing my 240z! What seals i need?

[jalexquijano]

I need to readjust the door hinges and change the original worn door seals in order to be able to wash the car without having wáter rush in.

Can someone advice which seals and gasket shall i change exactly? Will these ones be okay:

Datsun 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, 280ZX & Mazda RX7 iCatalog - Black Dragon Auto

Parts 59-820, 59-821, 59-876.

or will i need any other additional seals and gaskets?

[jfa.series1]

The doors seals (59-820/821) are made by Precision Rubber Parts - PRP, and are the same ones sold by MSA. They have a bad reputation for being oversized or fat and creating significant problems in getting a door to seal properly. The forums are full of stories about bad fit problems with these products. Better choices are from Nissan or Vintage Rubber - and yes they are significantly more expensive. You pay your money and you take your choices.

To specifically answer your question, only the door seal mentioned above is really needed to keep water out of the cabin.

[jalexquijano]

The doors seals (59-820/821) are made by Precision Rubber Parts - PRP, and are the same ones sold by MSA. They have a bad reputation for being oversized or fat and creating significant problems in getting a door to seal properly. The forums are full of stories about bad fit problems with these products. Better choices are from Nissan or Vintage Rubber - and yes they are significantly more expensive. You pay your money and you take your choices.

To specifically answer your question, only the door seal mentioned above is really needed to keep water out of the cabin.

Okay, thanks for your great advice! Which supplier from Nissan can sell me these seals?

[Zed Head]

The seals from a late 90's Kia Sportage work well. Also, don't forget the shark-fin shaped piece on top of the door front. It's important.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/body-paint-s30/37308-kia-sportage-weatherstip-rocks.html

[jfa.series1]

Okay, thanks for your great advice! Which supplier from Nissan can sell me these seals?

It's possible you're out of luck with Nissan. I pulled the P/N's from the online catalog: 76801-E4100 ® and 76802-E4100 (L) and checked Courtesy's site. 76801-E4100 comes up available at the warehouse for $71.82, however 76802-E4100 is now listed NLA. I suggest you get with your local Nissan dealer to see if they can locate the parts for you. Some Google searches might locate the parts but be sure they are actually in stock before parting with $$$.

[grannyknot]

The seals from a late 90's Kia Sportage work well. Also, don't forget the shark-fin shaped piece on top of the door front. It's important.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/body-paint-s30/37308-kia-sportage-weatherstip-rocks.html

I have Kia Sportage seals on my doors and rear hatch, waterproof.

[Captain Obvious]

I'd not heard that you could use the Sportage weather stripping on the rear hatch as well. Fits OK back there too?

[jalexquijano]

I have Kia Sportage seals on my doors and rear hatch, waterproof.

Where can i purchase them? Need a reliable source and the part numbers so i can address exactly what i need to them. Exactly what kia sportage model and year seals will fit perfectly?

[Zed Head]

The part number is in Post #6 in the thread I linked in Post #4 above. Do you have Kia dealers down there?

They're actually longer than needed. Typically, you fit the 90 degree bend of the weather-strip to the 90 degree bend on the car, then run the rest of the stripping and trim the ends.

Edit re jfa below - the range of years are in that other thread also.

Edited April 30, 2014 by Zed Head

[jfa.series1]

Any number of folks have pulled the Kia weatherstrips off of a wrecked vehicle at a salvage yard - that's where mine came from.

[bartsscooterservice]

I used a universal rubber seal just a few bucks really, it's in this topic

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/body-paint-s30/45552-door-slamming-issue-fixed-finally.html