defender door seal question

[73series88]

ok so im out here this morning. it freezing.
im drilling out the old series seals.
i have a question for anyone with defender seals. the galvy capping that goes between the tub and the roof side protrudes rigt where my new seals are gonna go. do i need to cut that back? or just cut the seal. i dont want to destroy the integrity of the seal. but cutting the tub capping seems a bit harsh? heres a shot of what im talking about. im taking pics so i can post a for others in the future.
thanks
aaron

[bpj911]

just push it on there

Don't trim the lip. No need if you have strong hands and a few beers

[TedW]

When I did mine I carefully cut a notch in the clip portion - the rigid part that clips onto the frame - but left the seal portion intact.

[73series88]

ok like this?
i didnt grind off the lip
not really going over the lip well
kinda spreads it out
im gonna grind off the other side and compare how it goes on
aaron

[TedW]

ok like this?
i didnt grind off the lip
not really going over the lip well
kinda spreads it out
im gonna grind off the other side and compare how it goes on
aaron

Yup. That's exactly what I did. Works swell.

[73series88]

sorry guys
did the back and ground the lip off
went on alot better.

i'll post more pics later
aaron

[TedW]

sorry guys
did the back and ground the lip off
went on alot better.

i'll post more pics later
aaron

There's more than one right way to do it!

[73series88]

you are right my friend
aaron

[73series88]

just have to do the bottoms tommarow
aaron