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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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How much are they from the dealer?

I planned to just buy two new ones.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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They're $56.23 each from mazdatrix, so i'm guessing the dealer should be somewhere around there.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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OK all you "I scraped/sanded/painted mine and they look great!"-ers...let's see some pics of your handiwork.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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I peeled / scraped off the deteriorating rubber / plastic and sanded all the rust off the metal. Then I treated the metal with rust killing acid, primed it and gave it 6 coats or so of flat black:



Not bad for my first attempt.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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OK all you "I scraped/sanded/painted mine and they look great!"-ers...let's see some pics of your handiwork.
here you go. On the driver's side the rubber was peeling off a lot so I took all the rubber off and painted it. The pass. side there was a lot of good rubber so I lightly sanded it down and painted it. It was only 1 coat of the duplicolor trim paint and some shitty old interior/exterior primer so it scratches easily, I'll probably do it again later.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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I peeled / scraped off the deteriorating rubber / plastic and sanded all the rust off the metal. Then I treated the metal with rust killing acid, primed it and gave it 6 coats or so of flat black:



Not bad for my first attempt.
Why do you have the wrong wheels on your car?
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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Why are his wheels wrong?
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Why are his wheels wrong?

Its the Redneck-Mustang-Wheel-Mod.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 12:06 PM
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Those are 10AE wheels, iirc?
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Why are his wheels wrong?
I put the ugly and heavy '87 T2 rims on my '91 before I sold it.

I kept the lightweight (although somewhat small at 15") '91 wheels for my T2 until I find a set of 16s I like.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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I bought a new passenger side trim from Mazdatrix. Looks great, shiny to. I guess the new ones are made different so they will never flake or rust.
I've owned two FC's and the first thing I did when I bought each was drop the $100+ to buy brand new mouldings. The new ones are rubberized plastic and don't rust. IMO you're better off just buying the new ones... no matter what you do the original ones will never look as good as just replacing them with the rubberized kind they sell now
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluecoop91
I put the ugly and heavy '87 T2 rims on my '91 before I sold it.

I kept the lightweight (although somewhat small at 15") '91 wheels for my T2 until I find a set of 16s I like.
Ah gotcha. Good call
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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someone should archive this it was very helpful to a very common fc problem
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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buy new, best $100 you can spend.

its not just the rust, its the fact that the rubber which helps keep alot of water out of your doors is brittle and ****, most of the times it does not even make contact with the window anymore.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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im surprised noone asked what year Integra DX this came off of? I might be doing this but if they sell them outta rubber then i might just drop the coin for it.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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SICK DUDE! I hate my one I have on my car hahaha
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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its not just the rust, its the fact that the rubber which helps keep alot of water out of your doors is brittle and ****, most of the times it does not even make contact with the window anymore.
tsrh
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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im surprised noone asked what year Integra DX this came off of? I might be doing this but if they sell them outta rubber then i might just drop the coin for it.
that's because there never was an Integra DX and no one wanted to sound dumb
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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well then what car did it come off of?
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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looks like 91-93 (DA) integra trim
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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this kind
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 07:47 AM
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Sorry for the confusion folks, unfortunately I can't be of much help since I did this over two years ago and have since looked at thousands of cars in the junkyard.

If there's anything to be learned here it's that there are options available if you look carefully (and long enough).
Obviously, the Mazda replacement part is the ideal solution but it is pricey for what it is.
Refinishing your existing weatherstrip is also good but assumes that the rubber wiper strip is still pliable and intact...mine weren't and neither were any I could find used.

After two years the Acura strips (whatever the hell they're off of) are still looking good and sealing well.
An excellent investment for $2, eh?
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by clokker
Sorry for the confusion folks, unfortunately I can't be of much help since I did this over two years ago and have since looked at thousands of cars in the junkyard.

If there's anything to be learned here it's that there are options available if you look carefully (and long enough).
Obviously, the Mazda replacement part is the ideal solution but it is pricey for what it is.
Refinishing your existing weatherstrip is also good but assumes that the rubber wiper strip is still pliable and intact...mine weren't and neither were any I could find used.

After two years the Acura strips (whatever the hell they're off of) are still looking good and sealing well.
An excellent investment for $2, eh?
I know this is an old thread, but let me ask is there any another alternative? Because here in hungary these integras are rare as f*ck :/
Thanks!
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:01 PM
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I know this is an old thread, but let me ask is there any another alternative? Because here in hungary these integras are rare as f*ck :/
Thanks!
Same problem here, I restored the ones I had on my daily driver and got a new set for my restoration car. Its expensive but they look so amazing compared to the painted ones. You might get a used good condition/restorable set from a forum member or so.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 05:33 PM
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I know this is an old thread, but let me ask is there any another alternative? Because here in hungary these integras are rare as f*ck :/
Thanks!
Tickled am I to see seven year old musings resurrected but also sad as I have no further info for you.
My search ended when I scored the Acura pieces.
It's hard to even make a specific recommendation due to the vagaries of junkyarding.
When I was searching the choices were limited to what I found that particular day, who knows what might be found now.

If you decide to try a junkyard (do they exist in Hungary?) I can offer a timesaving hint though.
Don't even look at anything that's not a 4 seat two door.
The FC has a very long door and the trim piece is correspondingly long; far longer than any to be found on shorter doors.
Also, the trim is basically straight but most cars have a curve/arc at the window base, so you can spot a likely donor from quite a distance.
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