Hard top weatherstrip

[pjtaxi]

First thanks for the info on the interchange hard top from sidekick to tracker.I bought the hard top and will be looking for weatherstrip later. It looks like a generic u channel with a rubber sealing surface. I looked around and can't find a supplier for weatherstripping. Has anyone got a outlet?? Thanks again for all the info. Patrick

[randy h]

Congrats on getting a new (to you) hard top. I watched ebay for over two years before I found one in driving distance AND the style i wanted. Ended up driving from Saint Louis Missouri to Ohio.

Once I got there, the seller helped me remove my soft top and install the hard top. He did not have any weather stripping from the original install and it was a very loud (wind noise) drive back home.

Once I got home I went to AutoZone and bought several rolls of a really nice weatherstrip they sell. It has rubber encased metal V groove with about a half inch rubber tube attached to the side of the V groove. That V-Groove presses on and stays on real well to either metal seams on the car itself, or onto the edges of the fiberglass.

I ended up doing a lot of experimenting and test driving and now have a totally wind free install. I Did however, end up putting quite a bit of the weather stripping on the outer edges of the fiberglass. I am pretty sure that if I had the original seal from the top maker, I would not have needed to do that, but it really looks fine and seals quite well.

randy

[Ole-Boy]

I recommend JCwhitney. They have a lot of weatherstrip. Another good option is to check a place that sell/install canopies. Leer or Snugtop would be the best of them all. They have a nice, quality seal on hand that you can get by the foot.