Question on hard top seals - does this look right?

[roadsterlife]

This is my first month of having the Bronco and it was perfect weather today so I took the front panels off for the first time. When I was putting it back together, I noticed the driver side seal looked a little weird. Is this normal?

Driver side

Passenger side

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[Tom_in_Chicago]

I think it's hard to tell what piece I'm looking at. Is it a more door? or two door?

 

[roadsterlife]

I think it's hard to tell what piece I'm looking at. Is it a more door? or two door?

I should have clarified - this is a 4 door. the seal is between the front panel and the middle panel. I marked up the pictures.

 

[Tom_in_Chicago]

Both sides look weird, right? I feel like they should look the same, just mirrored. Something doesn't look right. I've got a two door and had to sort of unfold part of the weathersripping to make it seem correct to me. I haven't actually looked at it since the first time I took the top off.

 

[roadsterlife]

Both sides look weird, right? I feel like they should look the same, just mirrored. Something doesn't look right. I've got a two door and had to sort of unfold part of the weathersripping to make it seem correct to me. I haven't actually looked at it since the first time I took the top off.

Yeah exactly - you would think they would look the same but opposite. That driver side seal was also pinched under the middle hard top but I pulled it out (also only noticed this today for the first time as this was the first time taking off/installing the front tops)

 

[Tom_in_Chicago]

The other sides (the sides not circled) don't look the same either.

 

[derichio02]

I should have clarified - this is a 4 door. the seal is between the front panel and the middle panel. I marked up the pictures.

Did you try to just unfold it a bit? The second pic seems like it’s a bit pinched and if unfolded it would lay flatter.

 

[roadsterlife]

Did you try to just unfold it a bit? The second pic seems like it’s a bit pinched and if unfolded it would lay flatter.

I tried but it just seems deformed? I will try again this weekend in the daylight hopefully (it's rained like every weekend for the last 2 months here)

I am curious if anyone has their top off if they can snap a pic of those seals to see how it compares here.

 

[derichio02]

I tried but it just seems deformed? I will try again this weekend in the daylight hopefully (it's rained like every weekend for the last 2 months here)

I am curious if anyone has their top off if they can snap a pic of those seals to see how it compares here.

I will be taking my top back off this weekend and will snap a pic of no one has responded

 

[derichio02]

Here you go

 

[roadsterlife]

Thank you! That does confirm my suspicion that the seals on mine are messed up. Now it seems to keep any water out but seeing as I park outside I will try to get that taken care of next time I bring it in for service. Thanks for sharing those pics

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