Adjusting door glass seals: Which to adjust first and aftermarket
I am in the process of adjusting the seals around the door glass and the glass itself to seal up air leaks on a 1989 560SL. According to the MB repair manual, the glass is to be adjusted with the roadster top (soft top) installed, then the seals on the coupe top (hard top) are to be adjusted to match the glass. First, this seems totally backwards to me since the hard top should be in a much more fixed position than the soft top. Does this seem correct to any of you out there? Also, I cannot find any adjustment for the seals on the hard top, but have on the soft top. Is the repair manual backwards on what they state and the seals should be adjusted for the hard top first?
Also, I have heard very negative things about aftermarket seals. I purchased seals from a non-dealer source assuming they would be OEM, but think they are aftermarket instead. What a pain in the butt it has been. I cannot get the glass to properly seat in the seals at the top of the glass (especially on the hard top), and have had consistent trouble on both doors with the glass catching on the A-pillar seals as the door closes. It looks to me like the A-pillar seals are just too bulky. There also does not appear to be enough space between the A-pillar seal and the rear glass seal for the glass to fit when raised and sealing at the top. Has anyone else had similar issues installing the A-pillar or hard top glass seals? If so, was it the seals or some other problem? Do I need to bite the bullet and buy some OEM seals?:(
I know everything will seal as it was air tight with the hard top before I replaced the seals. Any input appreciated. This thing is driving me nuts.:wacky:
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