Rejuvinating Door seals

[preacher 10+ year member]

My 95 camry used to have NO windnoise, but now there is quite a bit. My guess is the door seals have been trained down and aren't as snug. Does anyone have good suggestions for eliminating cabin noise from wind?

Door deadening is not the answer I'm looking for, they are deadened some, but a better job wouldn't relieve this that much.

Thanks

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[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Buy new door seals?

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

try reglueing the loose parts of the seal. or get some of those vents that go over the window for more wind roll off

 

[D-C 10+ year member]

Also use a lot of silicone, could help a bit. You can get many kinds at Autozine or wherever. Companies like ArmorAll make it, just make sure it's silicone based.

 

[pluto 10+ year member]

For pete's sake. Take your car to the bodyshop and have your doors realligned by a professional. Hinge's wear out. Most likely a couple of bolts can be adjusted to pull the door closer to the frame.

 

[TypeRBass 10+ year member]

reglue weatherstripping?

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

For pete's sake. Take your car to the bodyshop and have your doors realligned by a professional. Hinge's wear out. Most likely a couple of bolts can be adjusted to pull the door closer to the frame.

Any experience on how much that would cost?

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Any experience on how much that would cost?

I need to have one of my hinges replaced, the pin hole is egg shaped. From a dealer, thats gonna be between $800-$1100, due to the fact that my hinge is welded on, and will have to be cut off, then the dash taken apart to put the aftermarket bolt on hinge on.

Or, a body shop will repair the hinge for $200 per door.

Not gonna be cheap, either way you go.

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Buy new door seals?

I went on google to investigate this, as I have the same problem. New door seals run $30 / door for my Ford Taurus Sedan. I bet it's about the same for a Camry.

EDIT: With the right tools you could possibly re-align the doors yourself. If you fail, you were going to get them professionally done anyway. Experience never hurts... well, sometimes it does. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif