Experimenting with Defender door seals

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Experimenting with Defender door seals - Part 1

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Britannica Restorations Ltd

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@guyheath9522 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what we found , aftermarket seals are far to hard , genuine every time for us , never have a problem. We used to spend hours trying to get the doors to shut with aftermarket. Keep up the good work.😁

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Watch out for my tests coming soon!

@philsorah990 Жыл бұрын

My Defender had work done on the B pillers and in the process of doing the work, the garage fitted new door seals. Since then, the drivers side door has needed to be slammed to shut it, and will occasionally pop open when driving. When viewed from the rear, the door also stands about 5m proud of the body work at the mid point where it bulges out. I've moved the striker plate and have played with the number of shims etc but nothing seems to work in terms of improving the situation. However, last night when having another go at trying to sort the problem, I decided to measure the thickness of the door seal front to back. The seal on the passenger side door (which is nice and flush to the bodyvwork) measures about 26mm and finishes roughly flush with the outside of the body work, however, the problematic driver's side measures about 30mm and stands slightly proud. The difference between the two measurements being roughly equal to the amount by which the drivers door stands proud. Looks like a change of seal may be the solution.....?

@bll56 5 жыл бұрын

Does anyone remember the last day of defender production, The news in the UK were showing the final one of the line and in the background all you can see is the worker checking the door, grabbing one corner and up where you bent it and giving it a massive twist, closes the door and walks away Job Done!!!!!!

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Billy! Mike

@1864mike1 4 жыл бұрын

Ever since i changed the drivers door seal to a new one , had nothing but trouble . Adjusting striker and re adjusting to no avail. Thank you .Garbage door seals

@danthetourist 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Mike, I'm glad you found your way around this problem.

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Still not resolved but it seems the aftermarket seals have no give in them - keep watching as I will have an update soon

@BigdogBEZZA 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike I work with trucks and I've noticed that modern seals are far softer and the main tube is made from a rubber that has a sort of internal Styrofoam make up that makes it very soft and flexible but on the downside it wears ot quicker

@BritannicaRestorations 3 жыл бұрын

As I am still 30 years in the past I have not seen them! Maybe do it that way to save the shafts?

@nickb8257 3 жыл бұрын

I recently ripped off all the nasty hard reproduction door seals on my Series 2a and put on (Oreilly autoparts - in USA) self adhesive door seal - it's lovely and soft and makes closing the doors a pleasure!

@MrBurto39 5 жыл бұрын

Oh the joys of the doors I’m going to try and twist the door to get a better seal

@GrumpsBarn 5 жыл бұрын

...that fix earns you a Blue Peter Badge, Mike..... :D

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

I actually have a real BP badge! MIke

@GrumpsBarn 5 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!

@billywhizz98 5 жыл бұрын

These seals have holes in them but obviously not enough I put in about 5 extra in between the ones that where already in the seal and it’s made a hell of a difference

@alecjames1426 5 жыл бұрын

Bang on about corners Spend the money on Oem seals as the cheap ones are fused together with a glue which bonds together making it slightly thicker on the joint hence stiffer

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

The problem is Alec - OEM seals are mostly aftermarket Indian seals and too hard Sadly the OEM tag is no longer a guarantee of aftermarket quality - I have seen this creeping in for years

@billywhizz98 5 жыл бұрын

I had the problem with the new door seals I bought for my mk2 Escort tmhey where not originals I had to slam the doors to shut them so I used a soldering iron at the back edge of the seal and it made a difference it closes a lot better as it expels the air from seal and allowing the seal to co,press

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

These seals do have the holes - sadly they are so hard they will not compress

@PillSharks 5 жыл бұрын

I’d be terrified of doing that with my doors Mike, they’d end up as a pile of rust on my drive!

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, sign on old age!

@PillSharks 5 жыл бұрын

Britannica Restorations Ltd original doors so yes getting on for 29 years now! To be fair they aren’t that bad and still have years left but wouldn’t look great on something your working on!

@LeroneClarkeOliverYT 5 жыл бұрын

Please do a electric window conversion next. My doors are the last big job, bottom rust, rattling windows, rusted hinges, non existent clean lines when ‘shut’ and manuel.

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

It is on my list of things to do Mike

@eburn71 5 жыл бұрын

your new passion for rubbers..... :-) keep it 'up'!

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, Lol! I have some exciting updates and I think I am on the right track Mike

@jackmartin9008 5 жыл бұрын

genius i'll be twisting my doors in tomorrow.

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Lot's of people try to shim doors when all they need is a twist!

@paulfowler2790 5 жыл бұрын

You should have been a surgeon Mike

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Lol! Mike

@Fattrucker 5 жыл бұрын

Ya can take the lad art o' Yorkshire , but ya can't take the Yorkshire art o' the lad ! "A blind man on a gallopin' horse wouldn't notice that" PMSL . Looking forward to the xxxxth episode of this Land Rover seal saga MIke . All good stuff mind . I'm confident you'll find a solution . Yorkshire lads wain't be beat . LOL Fattrucker

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

I have ordered genuine Puma seals and will see if this solves the issue - it seems the aftermarket rubber is too stiff

@Fattrucker 5 жыл бұрын

@@BritannicaRestorations Lets hope that works then eh Mike ? My 110 is an 83 Y reg (?) and needs new doors all round . So I'm following anything to do with Defender doors like a hawk , It would be nice to have a truck that kept the outside mostly outside for a change . LOL Fattrucker

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

I will post a video tomorrow - the cheap seals are too hard- I will ge my Puma seals Monday and compare with an aftermarket one The dimensions are right - the material is total crap on the aftermarket ones - no matter who makes them

@defenda2477 5 жыл бұрын

Hi mike, Having the same issues as you at the moment mate, replaced just the lower seals and when you go to open the door it pops out like its under spring pressure. Very interested to see what you find.

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

I have some genuine ones coming from the UK - I will keep you all posted

@landieman6044 5 жыл бұрын

Too be fair, aftermarket door seals just ain’t worth a toss 👍👍👍

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

they are too hard - video coming up!

@TheBadadj 5 жыл бұрын

Christ Mike you really have to slam that door to shut it, mine were like that after I'd had the seals replaced years ago, sometimes it took two or three attempts to shut it.

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

They are too hard - I will post a video tomorrow using scientific test measurements!

@TheBadadj 5 жыл бұрын

sounds sexy.

@bilki100 5 жыл бұрын

Any recommendations for oem or not oem seals?

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Keep watching as I have ordered some genuine seals and will do a comparison

@FPVsean 5 жыл бұрын

Have you a part number for that seal on the floor for the doorbottom Mike? The one you have on the floor panel itself not the door. Also if all else fails when I hang new doors on the 110 and the bulkhead has to be adjusted, is that doable on a defender that's not fully stripped apart? As in a fully built normal working defender

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Bottom seal is MWC6130 There are some adjustment you can make but it is best to remove the floor plates as these get in the way of moving the bulkhead

@FPVsean 5 жыл бұрын

@@BritannicaRestorations just the floor plates?? Don't need to do any other disassembly or anything else? Would be delighted if it's that straight forward (HAH!)

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

You will have to loosen the wing fixings to the chassis but they are on slots

@FPVsean 5 жыл бұрын

@@BritannicaRestorations nothing impossible there.. Cheers for the tips Mike I'll make the noises you make when I have the doors fitting proper

@aytonbob 5 жыл бұрын

Must be terrible if your rubber is too stiff lol 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Better than all perished!

@JeremyMAGNE 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, below a video response/comment. It shows how the Td5 seals may have been improved kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nryPbMiKraurd6M.html

@BritannicaRestorations 5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy It looks like you have the original seals on your truck I have the ones with the holes but I think the aftermarket seals are too stiff - I have some Puma seals coming in my next order so I will see what the difference is ( I know they were 12 x more expensive!)