BEST AFTERMARKET WEATHERSTRIPS For 65 B’CUDA

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acidspitstormchild

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just got my hands on an early A body. Wondering if anyone has recommendations as to which
Weatherstrips to buy. Also, If there’s a full body replacement kit out there let me know! Thank you
Mopar A Body 64-66 Barracuda Roofrail Weatherstrip Set
Trunk Gasket Weatherstrip Seal for Chrysler / Dodge / Plymouth All A Body: 1963- | eBay

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You might also look through the Layson's catelog to see their prices and availability.
 
For my 66 Dart, I just pieced everything together from mostly DMT. I'm not aware of a kit that has everything. You'll likely have to do a walk around on the car and write down exactly what you need. Just beware, it all adds up quick.
 

Nobody really offers a complete weatherstripping kit as most vendors do not have the ability to supply all of the pieces to make up a complete kit. Then you have to ask what all would a complete kit consist of. The most important question is to ask is who is the manufacturer of the product. If your going to replace the door windlace there is only one manufacturer/supplier of this product. Different vendors will carry it, but make sure that it is the most current version as this product has been retooled at least three different times and with any rubber product, you can have variances in the material. For the roofrail seals, the Metro piece is the norm. For the trunk seal, there is at least three to five different manufactueres of the the generic Mopar style trunk seal. There is only one that is making the correct dual profile piece. For the window felts, go with the Top Catwhiskers.

Then you start to get into all of the masticated rubber seals for the inner fenders, hood to radiator and hood to cowl seals. When it is all said and done, you can easily be looking at close to $1000 to do a car. If you should use the Steele Rubber pieces, that price will be double.

The best thing to do is to see what needs to be replaced and what can be cleaned up and reused. It is hard to beat the factory pieces. NOS seals are almost impossible to find at this point and sells at a premium when found.
 
Nobody really offers a complete weatherstripping kit as most vendors do not have the ability to supply all of the pieces to make up a complete kit. Then you have to ask what all would a complete kit consist of. The most important question is to ask is who is the manufacturer of the product. If your going to replace the door windlace there is only one manufacturer/supplier of this product. Different vendors will carry it, but make sure that it is the most current version as this product has been retooled at least three different times and with any rubber product, you can have variances in the material. For the roofrail seals, the Metro piece is the norm. For the trunk seal, there is at least three to five different manufactueres of the the generic Mopar style trunk seal. There is only one that is making the correct dual profile piece. For the window felts, go with the Top Catwhiskers.

Then you start to get into all of the masticated rubber seals for the inner fenders, hood to radiator and hood to cowl seals. When it is all said and done, you can easily be looking at close to $1000 to do a car. If you should use the Steele Rubber pieces, that price will be double.

The best thing to do is to see what needs to be replaced and what can be cleaned up and reused. It is hard to beat the factory pieces. NOS seals are almost impossible to find at this point and sells at a premium when found.
thanks for the detailed response! you said only one manufacturer was making the correct trunk seal... which one of the five was making the correct dual profile piece for the trunk seal?
 
@acidspitstormchild, the manufacturer that is providing the dual profile style trunk seal is FDC. They provide a variety of parts to the different larger vendors. There largest retailer I would speculate would be Auto Medal Direct and Year One.

Most of the retailers only sell the generic "Y" shaped to fit all of the different models and years. The 62 model year is unique to itself. The dual profile was found from 63 up into 72. May of 72, you started to see the hollow style that compresses down into basically the same profile as the "Y" style. And then by that time, you started to see the double bulb profile.

But due to cost and keeping things simple, most vendors just stock the generic "Y" style.
 
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