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Posted: **Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:58 pm**

While searching the web today for better source for an 8' length of .354 x .205 door seal that only one supplier in Michigan sells for $21.15 including shipping charges, I stumbled across a great source for Trim-lok seals.

Amazon.com has a variety of offerings in many sizes.

I was able to purchase a 25' piece of Trim-Lok X1333BT-25 EPDM Closed Cell Sponge BT (3M) Bonded Foam Acrylic Tape System Rubber Seal, 0.215" Height, 0.375" Width, D Shape for $24.71 and free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime.
The difference per foot after shipping is $2.64 a foot for the 8 foot piece vs $0.99 a foot for the 25 foot piece.
I really only needed 8' but for the small difference it was worth buying 25'.
The BT (3M) tape that bonds the seal to the sub strait is worth the extra money from what the trim-Lok website says.
The seals that Home Depot and Lowes sells just don't measure up to Trim-Lok seals.

Danny

Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:05 am**

That's good to know. I used the Lowes stuff on my hatch seals, and I can tell it is already going to fall off, especially when the July heat gets to it.

I made my front window with the trimlok locking gasket. They do make some quality stuff. I bought it off of amazon as well and it seems like it was a good bit cheaper than another other place I could find it.

Thanks for the heads up!

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Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:02 pm**

I'm glad to be of some help.
The seals I ordered aren't for the "T" molding on my doors but for the back side of my piano hinge that I got from Grant Whipp.

I place a 1/8" x 1 1/2" piece of aluminum over the back side of the hinge so I have a surface to apply a seal.
You can see daylight through the hinge knuckles and a seal is necessary to keep the bedding dry.
This is a custom application so it may or may not work for others.

Danny

Posted: **Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:18 pm**

It is unfortunate that Trim-Lok only sells direct in large quantities.

Grainger is another source for a number of Trim-Lok products in smaller quantities:
http://www.grainger.com/search/ecatalog ... stedPage=1

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