door rubber maintenance

awesomeandre · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: door rubber maintenance

well ive noticed that the rubbers on my back doors are making noise

is there any thing i can do to stop the noise without chainging it

rubber has never been changed from birth date

or could it be that the door bushings need chainging

THE SYNDICATE · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

It might sound crazy but try some WD40 on the rubbers!

Does the door have any play in it? That's how you will know if the bushings bad!

ryansouthman · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:29 am Post subject:

Open the door and then try shaking it in an vertical direction and check there is any play.......

awesomeandre · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

yes i did that a very slight play

im guessing bushings

Hook · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:27 am Post subject:

well first check to make sure the mounting bolts haven't started running loose before you start looking for door hinge bushings (which I highly doubt you'll find)...I tightened up a couple on mine yesterday and got rid of a couple rattles

and a little WD40 or Armor All every now and then to nourish your door rubbers wouldn't kill you Idea

eitech · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

hmmm...ok..will try dat too

art n motion · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

Apply some Silicon spray to your rubbers, they're suppose to prevet them from getting dry rotted Idea

WD 40 can work as well Wink

*KRONIK* · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject:

word up....

was wondering the same thing a while back....

Mr. Green

SNIPER 3000 · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

The Silicon spray works great, think is about $25 a can.

cinco · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject:

just run amourall on them whenever you go an inside clean on the car
i amorall the door rubbers on the body and on the door and the trunk rubber

Hook · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject:

the aerosols I don't like cuz it gets everywhere...I just squirt a little Armor All on a cloth and apply to all my door and trunk rubbers when I cleaning the interior or drying it after a wash

the WD40 u can get away with cuz of the straw...and it gets in the window tracks too

*KRONIK* · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject:

xxSTAY TUNEDxx · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

i'm gonna do this also yes.
save some money in the long run i guess.

awesomeandre · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:29 am Post subject:

aight aight i go try d armorall or maybe d silicone spray

*KRONIK* · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject:

^^^^^^^^^^
or some Mother's protectant??

equipped2ripp · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

any protectant... armor all, mothers, stp, turtle wax...

Pirate · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

i have to do dat to mine to...
*grabs a bottle of Armor All*
Wink