Pete Whitstone Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Hi All, I have ordered some weatherstripping from LMC and am installing it on the truck, which didn't have any at all. The on-the-cab weatherstrip went on no problem, but the doors have a hard time shutting all the way as it is very thick. I may have to adjust the door side of the hinge and the striker post if it doesn't squish down on its own over time. But there is also a piece of weatherstripping that goes on the door: Labelled 2 on that image from the LMC web site. There are LH and RH versions, I think they are identical except for which end has a small plastic pin in it. The pin has "fins" on it that look like it is designed to be pushed into a hole for location purposes. In the image above, it would appear that the pin end would be at the top rear of the door. But I don't see any hole there for the pin to go in. Consequently, I'm not sure if this should go all the way against the lip at the outside of the door, or if it should be somewhat inboard. Does anybody have a photo of this installed on their truck that I could use for guidance? Thanks! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrl883 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I don't remember those having locating pins... But if your truck is an '81, it would not originally have had the upper weather strips. They were added mid 80's to combat wind noise. Best bet is to find a newer truck (up to '97) and copy the installation location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Search on here there are several threads that show the exact location of the secondary seals, and no there are no locating holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I don't remember those having locating pins... But if your truck is an '81, it would not originally have had the upper weather strips. They were added mid 80's to combat wind noise. Best bet is to find a newer truck (up to '97) and copy the installation location. Big Blue had the weatherstrip on the passenger's door but not the driver's door. So I added new weatherstrip to both doors, as shown here: http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/Big-Blue-s-Transformation-tp28014p75073.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Search on here there are several threads that show the exact location of the secondary seals, and no there are no locating holes. This is the thread I was thinking of to show the outer seal install location. I couldn't get to it before because I was on my phone. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/Door-seal-tp24618.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Whitstone Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 This is the thread I was thinking of to show the outer seal install location. I couldn't get to it before because I was on my phone. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/Door-seal-tp24618.html Perfect, thanks all. I will install it tonight. I did try searching the forum beforehand, but all I found pertained to the on-cab side of things. Hopefully that will squish down soon, I have to slam the heck out of the doors to get them to latch all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Perfect, thanks all. I will install it tonight. I did try searching the forum beforehand, but all I found pertained to the on-cab side of things. Hopefully that will squish down soon, I have to slam the heck out of the doors to get them to latch all the way. Give it some time and park in the warm sunshine when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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