Hi,
I've been trying to make my '91 318i convertible weather tight. The door seals (rubber seal with fur strip, mount to chassis and pillar) are not available new. All used ones (Ebay) seem to have rotted rubber as bad as mine. Has anyone pieced in generic weather seal or bough sedan versions and cut them to fit? Honks me off that they are available for sedans but not verts! Restoration shops must face this...but how?
Hello - I was able to find new ones for you on our site - they should be available from BMW directly as well. Take a look at the link below and please let us know if you have any questions. Hope this helps you.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/..._pg3.htm#item6
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Sorry the pasted image from your site didn't come through. I'll contact Pelican directly. Again, many thanks.
I went to the Pelican site and I'm pretty sure we're not talking the same part so I'm uploading a photo with the gasket delineated in red.
Let me know what you think for availability.
318iC door gasket.jpg
I think this is the number you want 51711876151 & ...52. You will not like the price $350 per door. I think look at a salvage yard.
Yeah, may be hard to find for cabrio. Seems to me, any coupe door may work as you don't need as much for cabrio, since none needed at top and at side window. So you are right, you may have to cut and fit.
Ive got 2 coupes and a cabrio so will try to remember to compare them and report back
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Though these prices seem high consider how long the original rubber lasted. I made the mistake and cheaped out and bought Uro door seals for a Mercedes project and though they were much less expensive they were absolute garbage.
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