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Anyone else experience shrinkage with age?

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You read that right...

It's beautiful out today in middle TN so I took the day off work to clean up the Intrepid and detail it.

I have a few things on my list to fix, HVAC/blend door issue and both front power door lock actuators (which should be arriving in the next few days).

One thing that's been bugging me for years is the weatherstripping around the doors. It has shrunk over the years around all the doors and the decorative vinyl coating has been peeling.

Has anyone found good replacements for these cars that match the interior color?

Thanks

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You read that right...

It's beautiful out today in middle TN so I took the day off work to clean up the Intrepid and detail it.

I have a few things on my list to fix, HVAC/blend door issue and both front power door lock actuators (which should be arriving in the next few days).

One thing that's been bugging me for years is the weatherstripping around the doors. It has shrunk over the years around all the doors and the decorative vinyl coating has been peeling.

Has anyone found good replacements for these cars that match the interior color?

Thanks
Hmmm. That’s an odd problem to have. Never experienced that one myself but I have noticed that both the B and C pillar trim as well as the rear window seal have deteriorated quite badly and even back to black trim restorers don’t work. Not sure what I could do in terms of replacement or preferably, repair and what I can do to protect the finish for years to come.
Yes, that's quite normal.


The best fix I've found is to cut the weather strip at bottom (under the trim) and then letting that gap while pressing the seals back in place. Glue as needed, but shouldn't be required.

Then, patch the gap with either seal sourced from a salvage yard.

Same with the trunk... Cut the gap at the latch end of the seal, and patch.



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The fix is to replace with 02-04 weatherseals. They're cut rather than being a loop, and they don't shrink or peel like the 98-01 seals do. Same for the upper seal across the tops of both doors, replace with the shorter 02-04 version and plug the body hole (98-01 ran all the way to the body hole, 02-04 shortened the seal and plugged the hole).
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The fix is to replace with 02-04 weatherseals. They're cut rather than being a loop, and they don't shrink or peel like the 98-01 seals do. Same for the upper seal across the tops of both doors, replace with the shorter 02-04 version and plug the body hole (98-01 ran all the way to the body hole, 02-04 shortened the seal and plugged the hole).
This must be why I haven’t experienced this issue.
Thanks for the info
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