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Restoration Specialties and Steel both have door weatherstrip profiles which they say are used postwar and would appear to be appropriate for the 47 sedan -- but the applications seem to overlap and profiles are quite different. Did they use both on the same car and if so, does anyone know where the individual patterns were used? If not both, does anyone have any known good original or a car they could examine where there might still be a decent spot not all mashed out of shape.

Here are the offerings with a photo at the top of the best piece I could find off my car. As mashed as it is, near as I can tell a single profile was used thruout and am leaning toward the bottom profiles in this photo with the more rounded larger edge as probably correct. After getting some weatherstrip for the 56 which now requires slamming the door to close, would appreciate some second opinions before I buy this time.

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Howard-I think the pictures I sent you are the bottom right-mine maybe a replacement. They seem to be in very good shape.

Thanks. Yours is another confirmation. Mike sent a message saying he bought a door kit from Steele that was a good match. That piece on the right appears to be the one Steele includes with his door WS kit.

The confusion arises because Restoration, MMP and Steele all show the other also for a 47. In the "customized" list Steele offers showing all rubber used for a particular year, he has that V shaped profile as part of the list. Trying to decide if they both are used in 47 somewhere or just the rounded one.