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My 1947.2 Panel Truck has a Door Weatherstrip Lower Retainer. Does the door weatherstrip go all the way around the door like later years? Or is there a different profile weatherstrip for the bottom of the door? Does this Door Weatherstrip Lower Retainer just mash down the weatherstrip? The profile of this retainer seems to have a crumb catcher. That makes me question what kind of weatherstrip goes here. The FAM indicates there is a different piece there. I could not find that from any of the vendors, does anyone sell that? Here is a picture of the door with the retainer, a picture from the FAM, and a picture from a weatherstrip supplier.

The weatherstrip that the retainer holds in place on the lower door is the same all the way around the door. That pic from Steele shows the windlace that goes to the cab floor and presses against the closed door about 3" above the door bottom. The detail in the circle on the left of that figure isn't exactly correct for AD trucks, because the retainer is on the horizontal portion of the floor, not the vertical. That detail looks like it might be correct for a Taskforce series truck. Here's a pic of the windlace installation on the floor.

I just watched a video on one of the parts vendors websites on how to install the door weatherstrip. They use the one kind all the way around and use a flat blade screwdriver in the crumb catcher to mash the retainer down while attaching to the door. I'm still not convinced, the FAM shows a different part number for that weatherstrip section.
The lower windlace that attaches at the step was changed in 1950. The '47 to '49 is what is shown on the Steele document. The retainer screws into the vertical part while sneaking your screwdriver up under the rubber. I'm wondering if a similar change was made to the door weatherstrip during that time and has been long forgotten?

I didn't know there was a change on the lower windlace mounting. I'll file that info away.
My '51 has the same lower weatherstrip retainers on the doors as you've pictured, so I don't think there was a change to that. I believe it's there just to keep the weatherstrip more secure than just glue would be.

I would buy stainless steel lower door seal retainers if I were you. The crumbs collected there won't rust out stainless steel crumb catchers.

The Fam I have is a reprint of '54, so it was the same through '47 to '54. I was thinking about how weatherstrip was made back then might explain the different part numbers. Just a guess, but the weatherstrip may have been formed to contour around the corners. I watched another video that seemed more convincing, they mentioned the option of trimming the ends of what I'm calling the crumb catcher if there are issues with the door closing. It looks like the weatherstrip does bunch up making the transition around the corners and trimming that cup could give it some room to flatten. I'll proceed as originally designed, Thanks for the replies.

One other point. The glued joint on the ends of the door weatherstrip goes on the bottom and the screwed on retainer helps keep that from pulling apart and you having weatherstrip flapping in the breeze going down the road. Yeah, everything in the FAM is from '54 models. Like the grille parts. For earlier grilles, we're on our own as far as assembly.