With a bit of luck >>these people<< (that PaulCP mentioned) will have something that is similar that we can use - rather than paying Vauxhall loads of money for the same thing...
Cheers
Edited by Bengie, 14 April 2004 - 11:36 AM.
Door Seals
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Posted 14 April 2004 - 11:31 AM
who has had the extra door seals fitted please put a picture of it's cross section up please?
With a bit of luck >>these people<< (that PaulCP mentioned) will have something that is similar that we can use - rather than paying Vauxhall loads of money for the same thing...
Cheers
With a bit of luck >>these people<< (that PaulCP mentioned) will have something that is similar that we can use - rather than paying Vauxhall loads of money for the same thing...
Cheers
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:20 AM
Bengie,
When you mean seals do you mean window seals or the plastics sills that you climb over to get in the car?
I am certainly interested in some Turbo doors sills if anyone knows of a company that can replicate them at a cost far cheaper than the Vauxhall ones 
John.
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:50 AM
Bengie,
Ive got these if thats any help....
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:51 AM
and another... 
edit: oops a tad large that...i'll re-size it.....
edit: oops a tad large that...i'll re-size it.....
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:58 AM
Benny, my vx doesnt leak so I'm loathed to play too much with the seals but I do get loads of wind noise from the front of the windscreen. This stops if I lift the seal away from teh glass slightly. (from the inside obviously!)
Does that strip thingy in the second picture lower wind noise?
Was it a warrenty jobby? (my vx nearly at 3 yr point)
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 12:05 PM
i couldnt say whether the seal would cure that windscreen wind noise 
may help though..
yeah, it was done under warranty
christ a vx that doesnt leak
may help though..yeah, it was done under warranty
christ a vx that doesnt leak
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 12:18 PM
christ a vx that doesnt leak
Like I said, I'm scared to touch it!
I figured "older" vx would be a good buy coz someone else should have sorted all the probs out..........
turns out that there will always be problems but I thank the good lady for sorting most of them!!
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 12:22 PM
Does that strip thingy in the second picture lower wind noise?
It made no difference to the wind noise on my VXT.
Was it a warrenty jobby? (my vx nearly at 3 yr point)
Yup. It's fiddly to fit apparently - my dealer said they weren't planning to do any more of them.
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 12:37 PM
I rather gathered it was a global 'fix' as opposed to a 'warranty' job.
I'd still be insisting on the work being done If I was out of warranty. The car had a design defect - they've now cured it. Surely all the cars should be due this leak 'cure'
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Posted 19 April 2004 - 12:29 PM
Benny_H: That's the one, in your 2nd photo cheers
Sicey: It's an extra seal that's supposed to help stop water coming in via the door mirrors (IIRC) I think Wayne said that you'd be charged a stupid amount to have them fitted by VX.
These people might also do some glue stuff that works better than the stuff that VX use.
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