73 door weatherstrip

I bought a set of the belt line weather strip molding off of ebay about 5 or 6 years ago for my 73' and they did not fit very well. The ad said it was for 72 through 76 gran torino but I wasn't very impressed with them. It would be nice if someone made decent set of those weather strip that fits our cars better.

Hi,

Edited by Eliteman76 - 17-April-2025 at 4:32AM

I found mine to fit - at least the outer part for my drivers side door. Maybe the ones I got in Sept 2024 was a brand new product? As I only have one door on my car that still has both inner and outer weatherstripping AND a complete door seal, I have no reference, but it fit 😁💪 My drivers side window have been completely loose, and I found an old bicycle hose and jammed it between the glass and the outer doorshell last year as it was rattling so bad I had to hold the glass while driving 🙈 I knew SOMETHING was missing, but did not realise that the chrome moulding that was still on one door only, actually was the rubber that was holding the glass in place until last fall... I haven't had license plates on it, as it's been a work in progress, but I got my plates in October 2024 👍 These days I'm trying to make it ready for the season, so wanted to mount the brand new weather stripping. And it was really a WOW-moment! I'm very happy with them, even if they were very expensive 🙈 

hi gold..i ordered a full set for 200$ from blueovalclassics.ca in windsor ontario ..waited a while then got a message from them saying the kit was not coming..then they said they could get set for 250..so i had a look and the ad said they didnt fit my car.. i read that the mounting clips had been changed somehow for 73..im feelin pretty lost in the flood about this..also a place on ebay.. collectors auto supply got back to me for the same situation.. they said  " it looks like there is a fitment issue and only the 1975 is listed we will get our tech team to get this corrected as soon as possible"..theyre saying to order them for 1975 and that would avoid the warning..now im gunshy cuz theyre 419$ CD  and im still not sure if theyll fit or not.. sorry i couldnt help..its driving me nuts..if you or anyone have better luck..please drop me a message.. im gonna try autokrafters tomorrow..and send the same explanation..cheers

copper73 wrote: hi gold..i ordered a full set for 200$ from blueovalclassics.ca in windsor ontario ..waited a while then got a message from them saying the kit was not coming..then they said they could get set for 250..so i had a look and the ad said they didnt fit my car.. i read that the mounting clips had been changed somehow for 73..im feelin pretty lost in the flood about this..also a place on ebay.. collectors auto supply got back to me for the same situation.. they said  " it looks like there is a fitment issue and only the 1975 is listed we will get our tech team to get this corrected as soon as possible"..theyre saying to order them for 1975 and that would avoid the warning..now im gunshy cuz theyre 419$ CD  and im still not sure if theyll fit or not.. sorry i couldnt help..its driving me nuts..if you or anyone have better luck..please drop me a message.. im gonna try autokrafters tomorrow..and send the same explanation..cheers

So what I’m taking away from the info provided about the belt line weatherstrip pieces for 72-73 fastbacks is the ones made by Repops are not made to the same specs as OEM and guys are having problems with their side windows not sealing correctly and window rattling problems. Great! ☹️ Any other solutions besides finding NOS or good used ones? Hate to spend big money on to restore one only to have this issue.