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Steele has two part numbers listed for 55-59 door rubber. 60-0416-72 $71.80/pr and 60-0485-72 $57.60/pr. They told me there were two types used those years, "flat" and "round" and to check which type I have. First of all I never heard of this before, second of all they both should work if the factory used both on the same doors and same bodies in 55-59 they both have to work, third of all I don't have any old ones on my 56 GMC Carryall. The only answer is that they had two suppliers with two designs? and either works? or they are smoking their own rubber out there at Steele. I got samples, which doesn't tell me anything. Everybody, I say everybody else has only one type offered? What the heck is up? and forth of all why would I not buy the cheapest one?

I bought mine from American Classics.They also have two types. One has mitered corners and push in clips. The other doesn't have corners or clips. Strickly glue on. Buy the good ones with clips and glue in tight corners and any spot that looks likes it could be a problem. They fit rel well.

thanks for the reply but I'm not talking glue on clip on type differences, I'm talking two completely different cross sections. Round with a hole and flat with a "slit" cross sections. I don't know which has clips and which is mitered of these either. they are probably the best rubber around, made in USA. Their web info is awful, doesn't say clip or mitered and they even show the wrong door for 56, they used their 47-55 door picture I guess. that's not professional. make a proper drawing for 55-59 doors for your world wide web site for gosh sake. and give some pertinent info.

yes bartamos - there does appear to have been 2 profiles of door seal used, but of dozens of trucks I've only seen the round one a couple times, one of them being on a 57 panel I had, and the "flat" seal worked fine on it - that's the only one I've used on 5 trucks and it works

profile of it is like this , shown for the panel back doors, the expensive one - if you click into the specific model on Steeles site [bottom of general list] it's the only one listed for 57 .... they useta have profile pics for it but I see they've changed their site - their paper catalog is better

Bill

Thank you Red58, I will get that flat one. Actually, according to my samples received from Steele, it is the cheaper one. I still think they should be embarrased of their website.