Wilcox Weatherstripping

[secondchance]

Has anyone tried these?
On the other forum they are advertising at a very good price. I just have no idea as to their quality.

[phrogs]

I didn't use them I had thought about it but when it came time I folded and bought GM weatherstrip got it at a discount from our chevy dealer through the register not sure if he is still giving that discount or not.

also look at http://www.corvette-rubber.com/ and price it out there as well.:hello:

[secondchance]

Hey, thanks.:cheers:

[tomtom72]

fwiw, I've been collecting the GM stuff a bit at a time. This decision was made after reading most of the w/s threads over at the CF / C4 section. It seems that most of the knock off brands have areas that are not quite 100%. That was my conclusion, fwiw, after doing the reading.

as an example, the rear hatch strip from Wilcox seems to be actually better than the GM piece. The roof & C-pillar stuff seems okay. The door ones had mixed reviews and the A pillar/ windshield one was generally not favored, a compressed thickness issue. I had a hard time locating much on the other two large strips used on the halo bar. Those rival the expense of the A-pillar & hatch strip from GM, up in the $300.00 range.

Another key issue related to "failure" of new w/s seemed to be how well the old adhesive is cleaned up from the retainer strips and other locations. Also the ambient temps and the temp of the w/s when the work is being done could contribute to the ease of the work and the results.

My conclusion was to buy OE for the A-pillar & doors & the halo bar. The rest could be chanced from other sources. fwiw, I was going to use Wilcox also.

:cheers:

[secondchance]

I used non-oem halo weatherstrip and I do regret it.
It seems vertical portion on the rear of the window is too thick/sticky and won't allow window to fully close. I have to grease it with silicone grease periodically.
I was hoping Willcox version would be better but sounds like I may run into same issue.
Thanks for the info. I will just stick it out and replace w/ new GM stuff when I repaint the car - hopefully sometime during 2010...