Can anyone ID any replacement door seals to totally avoid?

Meyle (?) - any good?

I purchased a replacement set on eB.. and they are all wistling while driving (not to mention they feel like crap material / almost like recycled Cambodian rubber...). The vendor will not tell me the exact brand as they came in unlabled plastic. No mention of Country of Origin either. . .

These would be for a 1984 W123...

Thank you in advance.

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Kieran K
Jersey Shore
1988 300CE (for sale, AUG. 2013)
1995 SL320 (88K) - terrific car
1983 300CD
-1993 400E (sold w/74k)
-1988 560SEL (sold w/49k)
- 1995 S420 (sold w/75k)
- 2005 E320 CDI (sold)
- 2007 E350 4M (sold)
- 1984 300D, sold w/305k, CA car, zero rust & over $12k invested
- 2001 E55 AMG (sold w/81k), I really miss it.
- 1982 300CD (sold, all stripped down)

I think the general consensus is to only purchase them from the dealer.

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

Phil and Roy can find you some good ones.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

It seems that only OEM seals really work well. Especially, window gaskets and seals. The extra cost for those makes absolute sense when you consider the other costs associated with window replacement.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

A few years ago I replaced the front door seals on a girlfriend's W123. They were aftermarket seals from Performance products and they worked fine. I've also used their rear window & windshield seals on my car with good results. The sunroof seals are a different story; use ONLY OE rubber seals.

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Don't Chrome them; polish them

I bought mine from Phil/Fastlane, and they are perfect. They were not cheap, but not having it sound like I'm in a convertible with the top down is way worth it.

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1994 E500 199/Gray 82k
84 300D (Salty) Orient Red/Palomino 141k
88 300CE (Ersatzhammer) 904/Java 163k -- Turbo Technics twin turbo kit, AMG Gen I body kit, Sportline steering box and steering wheel, Sportline/Eibach /Bilstein Sport/500E suspension, Quaife LSD in 210 mm diff case, Silver Arrow brakes.
88 300CE Brabus 3.6 199 on Black 44k