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It’s time to block out the elements (wind, rain and external temperature) with a weather stripping kit (includes all 4 doors, trunk, window felts and window scrapers) and add some tunes and a way to monitor the vital stats of the engine.

The weather stripping was pretty simple, with just a couple hours and a couple simple hand tools, the weather stripping was installed and the elements were stopped.
On another day, I used some cardboard to make a template and then made a simple box were the gauges and radio would reside.

Center Console w/gauges, Radio and Door Panels

Nothing real special, but a box covered in vinyl that houses the radio and the gauges. (ie. oil pressure, engine temp and battery) Only because I was bored, I also created a matching Radio Delete Plate.

The door panels that were on the car were warped, decayed and in down right disgusting shape. So, I bought some water resistant wood paneling, made some cardboard templates, cut the paneling and covered them. Drilled some holes, and fitted them into the door slots. It was a little more work then expected, but I think it turned out pretty well and look 110% better then the old. While I was at it, I also made some new arm pads with the same vinyl.

Scrap, scrap, scrap… Take a thin screwdriver and scrap out the old weather stripping and sealant. Once you get to the bottom half of each door, the weather stripping is attached by plastic clips that snap into the door. If they don’t pull out easy, use a pair of snips or wire cutters and clip them off. You can push them through and get them from the inside.

Once the channel is cleaned out, lay a thin line of sealer on the parts of the channel that the weather stripping will lay in. You will not need sealer on the area that uses clips.

Start at the molded corener of the door and set the weather stripping on the top of the channel. Once you know that the weather strippig is in the correct position, you'll be pressing it into the grove so it "snaps" under the channel. When I say "snaps" it is molded in a way, to fit into the channel and not pull back out.

Once you have it pressed in, this is what it will look like.

Here is a good shot of the weather stripping "snaping" into the channel.

Here is another shot of the weather stripping correctly fitting in the channel.

The picture is the same as above, but it shows the weather stripping completed.
Although it done the job of blocking out the road noise and the weather, I am not as impressed as the fit others have explained. I think I remember the maker, but because I am not 100% sure, I won't say.