Re: TrevorK's 1955 Packard Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2018/11/14 13:14:25

For most of the door generic will work just fine. There is a special molded piece that goes on the body pillar under the fender edge at the front of the door which will only be from Steele or maybe Kanter. Another molded piece on the door bottom which has a metal support with tabs as part of the rubber. Not sure if that piece is available but generic can be made to work by using cement as can the molded piece on the hinge pillar at the top forward corner of front doors. Since generic doesn't have the preformed corner of the top piece it needs to be firmly held in position while the cement dries and care needs to be taken so the corner doesn't bulge or deform and lose the profile so it can't seal.

Generic comes in different sizes and configuration so get the one closest to the profile you have to avoid fit issues. Some GM or Ford strips available in stores looks very close but is just enough different in thickness at one or another profile to make a poor seal. If you don't already have a full catalog download pages 39 and 40 from the catalog at Restoration Specialties and have a look thru their generic selection. A couple are called out as Packard specific but verify with what is actually on your car.http://www.restorationspecialties.com/Catalog-PDF.html