exterior door / window rubbers..........help?

[ned zeppelin]

any idea where I can get some new rubber seals for my doors/ side windows?
the present don't leave they just look knackered, it's the metal inside that is corroding and expanding that's causing the problem.

[chriskay]

I think they have recently become non-available from Volvo.

[ned zeppelin]

thanks mate

[avaconirl]

Try Glasgow Jim he's the best for parts he has not been on for a few weeks but he checks the site or so he says.The parts he has are second hand i think but he may have a good set.

[ned zeppelin]

thanks mate will do..........my drivers door electric window mechanism went tits up today! I'll see what he has to offer.

[glasgowjim]

buy the window weather strip for the front window of a volvo v40 old style car and cut to size.

second hand weather strips are a waste of time.

[avaconirl]

welcome back????

[glasgowjim]

never been away but have to watch when I access the inet at work , has to be in break or lunchtimes or at end of day as the systems are monitored.

Or I use the local library but its closed early on Sat and Friday and Sunday is offline day

Still only 5 more days then I am connected again.

[ned zeppelin]

thanks everybody, thanks Jim sounds like a good idea

[ned zeppelin]

got a s/h electric window mechanism and motor complete off ebay £19.99
checking a new s/h dealer near me in the morning for window rubbers

[chriskay]

buy the window weather strip for the front window of a volvo v40 old style car and cut to size.

second hand weather strips are a waste of time.

Hi, Jim; could you define "v40 old style" please? I think mine need replacing.

Cheers, Chris.

[glasgowjim]

V40 old style is the V40 or s40 before the revamp in body shape (circa2005 or thereabouts)

[Captain Slow]

so, one thats called a v40 infact as at the revamp the estates became known as v50's, beats me why

[chriskay]

Thanks, Jim.

[Speedy1st]

I took a look at these strips on a old non-facelift v40 on a Volvo Meeting, and these ones were out of plastic, not rubber like the original ones.

So its probably better than nothing or very rusty ones, but no ideal for originals. And you would have to change both, for look.

[bigdickbuster]

My Turbo have this element from V40.



It's rubber with metal element inside.

[Speedy1st]

Thank you,

so volvo made different ones on the V40. I will take a look at a facelift one then, i have no idea what else could be the reason for plastic vs. rubber ones.


Hail the finder of this solution!

You cannot make another post so soon after your last.

[timrosser]

Thats a nice job bigdick Ive had a bit of a scan of generic v40window weather strips and haven't found any web hits, any tips?

[suddy]

Hello,

Sorry to resurrect an old post, found it as I am looking for the same v40 weatherstrips.

I've been looking rather dodgily round carparks for v40's but havn't seen any, to compare the weatherstrips with my own.

Which model v40 used the rubber (rather than plastic) weatherstrips? 1996-2000 or 2000 on?

Hope that someone can help me.

Stephen

[Captain Slow]

Pretty sure I remember reading that the rubbers you want are from the mk1 1996-2000 car-but thats only 3rd hand information so not 100% reliable