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Door seal replacement

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nfearn

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My driver's side door seal (the rubber moulding that is mounted on the car's body and seals the gap between body and door) is quite worn and I'd like to replace it.

Googling for information, it seems that it's pretty easy to remove, and then requires the old glue to be removed before the replacement is fitted. Fair enough.

There's then a choice of replacement seals.

964-531-095-00 which is the 964-spec one, and sells for about $100 in the US (haven't checked UK prices yet), or

(part number unknown) - the pukka 993 seal, which seems to sell for about $250 in the US.

Has anyone had any experience of using the 964 part over here, or indeed any useful hints or tips on door seal replacement?
 
I have done the door seals on my Targa which are a lot harder than a coupe
The OEM door seal wasn't cheap but the targa seal has a lot more to it than a coupe. It was around £200 a couple of years ago


 
Nick, the right hand door seal in the UK is about 130 pounds from OPC (left about 110 apparently because they sell in higher volume!).

I replaced mine a year or so ago and searched for ages for the right glue, in the end asked OPC and they said "we never use glue - its a push fit". I found old glue in there, no idea if it was original. Cleaned it out and tried a push fit - and indeed it was firmly in place and has stayed there since. Easiest job in terms of reward - immediately no wind noise.
 
Coupe door seals are both £140+ vat each and the 964 number, the targa ones are £193+ vat and are a 993 number, both only available Genuine Porsche

You can use the much cheaper 911 number one (about £20) but it is a little thinner

Evostik is the glue to use but use it wet, dont wait for it to dry first!

If you have a cab your seal is a one piece item at £271
 
The original 964 seals are actually quite a bit thinner, so not worth going for them to save a few pounds - many 964 owners use the 993 seals as they do a much better job.
 
Cleaned it out and tried a push fit - and indeed it was firmly in place and has stayed there since. Easiest job in terms of reward - immediately no wind noise.
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From my experience, I wouldn't have thought you need to glue rubber door seals as they are designed to be a watertight fit (particularly on the metal flange), if they're produced properly[;)]
 

ORIGINAL: Stewart Rix

The original 964 seals are actually quite a bit thinner, so not worth going for them to save a few pounds - many 964 owners use the 993 seals as they do a much better job. 
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Just to clarify, there arent any 964 seals as such, the 911 seals are up to 1993 (91153109503 and not handed), the 993 ones are numbered 96453109500 & 96453109600
 
Fitted the new 993-type door seal this morning. It was a very easy job and only took about 10 minutes in total.
 
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