I got the standard thicker stripping and it was way too thick, so ordered the thinner version and it fit way better, but still a little too thick. 7 months later, now the door is starting to rattle and I can push it in about a quarter inch when it is locked. So, time to finally adjust the door striker, now that the stripping has compressed over time. I thought I was going to have to wait forever for the door to be flush.
Picture below:
Strip in the left is the one that came off of the truck (assumed to be original).
Strip on the right is what I bought the first time around from Classic Parts and installed it. This stripping was ridiculously thick. I have read that there are doors that fit very tightly, and doors that had a larger gap that needed the thicker stripping.
Strip in the middle is what I installed after I tore all of the Classic Parts stripping off- I could not even get the door closed, let alone flush.
The strip in the middle worked pretty well. I think I got it from the filling station. What a PITA tearing off freshly installed stripping!
The middle stripping probably is closer to the stripping on the left, now that it has compressed over time….
Say, where do you get Silly Putty these days?! That was a great article that I did not find until after I installed the wrong stripping and had to tear it all off!
Last edited by Norcal Dave; 03/21/20243:09 AM.
~ Dave 1950 Chevrolet 3600 3/4-ton with 261 engine & T5 Transmission
