How do you install vent seals?

[crankin]

Buying 3m contact cement and leaving the vents closed for 3-4 months? Holy hell, I thought this was a drop it in and go kind of job I may be on the way to the hardware store for some nice old fashioned adhesive backed foam weatherstripping....

Keeping the vents closed that long will insure that the seals "mold" to that vent shape. I think you will be hard pressed to keep all the air and water out with hardware weatherstripping.

[amcordo]

Keeping the vents closed that long will insure that the seals "mold" to that vent shape. I think you will be hard pressed to keep all the air and water out with hardware weatherstripping.

Back off. It works on my truck.

[crankin]

Back off. It works on my truck.

Well, heck if I left my truck in the garage all the time and never drove it in the rain, I am sure that it would work on mine too! ZING!

[LaneRover]

Back off. It works on my truck.

Remember that 'works on my truck' for Amcordo could refer to the benefits of automatic wet t-shirts for 'ladies' in the back.

[TedW]

Remember that 'works on my truck' for Amcordo could refer to the benefits of automatic wet t-shirts for 'ladies' in the back.

On the down side, if they don't work they might get the stripper pole wet that he installed in the tub.

[crankin]

On the down side, if they don't work they might get the stripper pole wet that he installed in the tub.

[stonefox]

On the down side, if they don't work they might get the stripper pole wet that he installed in the tub.

LOL !!!I'm wondering ,do you think the pole gets clammy when its wet like the earlier steering wheels or is it a later Series pole?

[adkrover]

Umm, yeah, well, back to the question, yep you need to let those things sit. I suggest doing it in now and leaving them closed all winter. It's cold enough in a Series in December so you won't have the vents open very often. Just get the 3M adhesive and a friend to push in on the vent cover and you're all set.