Quarter window seal comparison: original vs. reproduction

[71Satellite98661]

Metro Moulded SUPERsoft VS 7-F replacement quarter window seals just showed up today. Overall not bad. The obvious differences that I see are...

1.) Top flat piece that butts up against the roof rail is smaller.
2.) Width of flap that the door window overlaps is about 2/3 narrower that original and the crimps inside are more noticable.
3.) The lower mounting tab is considerably shorter. I had to drill a new hole in the stainless and into the (aluminum?) frame underneath which allowed me to reuse the original screw.

The upper (2) photos are a side by side of the new seals vs. the old seal. I got mine R/T Specialties but I see that Summit Racing has them for $22.97

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mmp-v ... aQodthYAzQ

[kenny]

i had the exact same thing. just wait till you try and buy / install window sweeps. the repros stink and the providers dont care because "b body guys have been making them work for years" as they told me.

[gary]

Just out of curiosity, Where were these made?

[kenny]

The window seals i received that were just like these were "metro" the window sweeps i referred to in previous post were from the top cat wisker people, purchased from restortion specialty who made the statement about them being good enough for other b body guys