97+ XJ door seals in a MJ

[ricksjeepster]

Has anyone done this before?

i believe i saw a tread about this but i can't find it, actually i tried his afternoon to do it myself but i can't make the door close properly (I'm aware that these new seals are thicker)

 

any help is welcome

[johnnyc]

I have the 97+ door seals on my MJ. But I also have 97+ doors as well. But I put 97+ seals on my old 96 and they worked just fine. Try slamming it a little harder?

[ricksjeepster]

actually i did try... but it was to much effort to get them closed , i even thought that the window will broke....

 

should i try to relocate the hinges or some stuff like that?

[maddzz1]

I put them on my 89 and it cut wind noise down alot. I just have to slam my pass side door hard to get to close. Are they sliding off the seam and bunching up causing the door to not close? Did you use the adhesive (don't remember name but looks like yellow snot) when you put them on?

[Darren]

I put 97+ seals on my 87 and had zero issues at all. :dunno:

[ricksjeepster]

I used a yellow adhesive to put them on, but i still had to slam it like i don't want my manche to get´em closed, i saw that maybe the problem is right next to the dash , it seems to be the exact place where the door first hit the seal so the handle side is not reaching thew closing position....

Probably I'm doing it wrong or something... :mad:

[HOrnbrod]

I put 97+ seals on my 87 and had zero issues at all. :dunno:

 

:agree: Same for my 91.

[jpnjim]

At first I ran stock 88' seals with 01' doors (on my 88'), and it was fine.

 

Then I swapped in the 01' seals, and the doors still closed just as easily. :dunno:

[comanche09]

Heh, when I did the swap I had no trouble at all with the passenger door (original '88), but it made my drivers door harder to close ('94 door). :ack:

 

Now that I have '97 doors, no problems and mucho quieter.