Replacing Car Door Seals

After you have had a car long enough, you start to notice a few things that need to be replaced. Usually one of the first things that has to be replaced on any car or truck is the seals, or weather stripping, on the doors. This is usually indicated by the sudden increase in road noise when the windows are rolled up, or leaks from rain storms or getting your car washed. Replacing car door seals is probably one of the easiest, not to mention quickest, car repair projects a person can undertake. To completely change out a set car door seals is only going to take you about an hour to two hours at most, so feel free to do it at any time.

To begin, the first thing that you are going to need to do is pick up some replacement seals. You should be able to do this at any automotive parts store. Simply go in and tell them the year, make and model of your vehicle and say that you need some replacement door seals. They should be able to locate the correct part inside of about 5 minutes. If they don't have any there, then you can always try looking at the local dealer for your car. While the price may be a little higher, it is almost guaranteed that they should have it there. After you have gotten the correct part, you just need to take it home and you are ready to begin.

First you are going to want to remove the old stripping; this should be pretty easy. All that you need to do is grip a hold of the old seal and pull. Once you have completely removed the old seal, you can start to install one of the new strips. Do this by simply inserting the appropriate end of the seal into the location of the old weather seal. There might be some places that you need to use an additional tool to help get it in, but you really shouldn't need anything more than a straight-edge screwdriver to help insert it into the metal clamps of the door. All in all, each door should only take at most ten minutes total. That being said though, there have been times when it can take roughly double that due to Murphy's Law.