Rubber Windshield Frame to Top Seal

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Rubber Windshield Frame to Top Seal

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Ok, so I am tinkering with odds and ends. I wanted to put the bracket on the top of the windshield so that I can mount the soft / bikini top bracket. I thought that I ordered the correct rubber seal but it is so thick -- and has ribs front and back -- that maybe there is something else that I should have ordered?
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I believe mine is a simple foamy piece about an inch wide, I think u could find it at a hardware store.
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Yeah. I talked to WH and they said what I was thinking -- the thicker rubber seal is just for the hard top. I ordered the wrong thing. Crap! He said they just use the double sided sticky tale -- and sometimes not even that -- when they put the soft top riser on top of the windshield. Guess I can just save this piece if I ever decidfe to put the hard top back on.
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I'd prefer rubber over foam just because the foam breaks down much faster. If you're trying to protect paint, that's one thing, but for a bikini top, I wouldn't even bother unless you plan to be driving in the rain with this setup.

If you still want some sort of seal, start here:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#rubber/=l2qb7t

The same thing could be available at your local hardware store. Think garage door seal??
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Are you planning to come to the tech day tomorrow? If you do, I am pretty sure we have something you can use around here (it is amazing the different types of door seals we have lying about).
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