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10-01-2012, 07:19 PM
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w108 windshield, back glass and trunk seals
I'm replacing the headliner on my '68 250S, so I know the windshield and back glass have to come out. The seal in the trunk is shot, too, so I found generic seals.
I hear some aftermarket seals don't fit right and are hell to get in, so I'm hoping these aren't some of those. I know OEM are best, but I'm on a budget. Any info would be helpful; thanks. Last edited by Tomguy; 10-02-2012 at 06:59 PM. 
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10-01-2012, 11:37 PM
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Rubber seals for windshield, back glass and trunk, w108
I found a URO seal kit for all three at the FCP Groton site. They're selling the kit for $123.74. I know OEM is best, but I'm on a budget. Has anybody used this set? Is there a step-by-step for doing the windshield and back glass? If I take the glass out and then take the car, glass and seals to an auto glass shop to install, are they going to think I'm crazy? Mine is a '68 250S.
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10-02-2012, 07:02 PM
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although pelican and other providers do provide generic seals, pretty much anyone who has ever bought them winds up wasting time, then buying MB seals
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10-04-2012, 11:20 AM
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Agree
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IMO From experience: * The aftermarket windshield seals are better than nothing. * All require more effort than OE to install. * Most leak, and require additional sealers (silicon). * Durability life unknown, turning hard/crumbling/cracking (UV exposure?). .
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10-04-2012, 09:59 PM
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Thanks. I've decided to use OEM seals for the windshield and back glass, both of which were frighteningly easy to remove from the car. I bought a windshield removal tool at Harbor Freight but would up just using my fingers.
I'll use the URO seal for the trunk.
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10-06-2012, 12:02 AM
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Ya know, maybe I live a charmed life, but I've had great luck with aftermarket seals on my car and customers' cars. I really don't understand why people seem not to like them.
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10-06-2012, 02:45 PM
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Charmed life
C'mon Tram,...you have lived a charmed life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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10-07-2012, 05:14 PM
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1968 230S Automatic, Elfenbein 1975 O309D Executive Westfalia Camper Bus, Blau/ Weiss 1972 280SEL 4,5 Dunkelrot 1966 VW Type 34 "Grosser" Karmann-Ghia 1963 VW 1500 Variant Pearlweiss 1969 VW Variant Automatic, Perugruen 1971 VW Squareback Automatic, Clementine Orange 2001 E320 4Matic Wagon- Our belated welcome to the 21st century! Polar White 1973 280SEL 4,5 Sliding Roof "The Bomb", Dunkelblau.
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