B17Crew
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- 96 LT4 Polo Green/Light Beige Interior
I’m gathering information on installing weather-stripping on my C4, I was hoping someone can help with this one as I’ve never done this before. I don’t want to make any mistakes because the strips are not cheap.
On a website (link is below) I came across what appear to be either plastic or metal moldings that seem to go under the weather-strip, they’re out of stock, but they have an image of the plastic/metal strips that I’m referencing. You’ll need to click on the “larger image” link to see them better.
http://www.whiteracingproducts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=397
Can anybody tell me if the plastic/metal strips are something that are typically replaced during a new weather-strip install? I would think that if the originals are in good shape, they would still be able to be used. It also looks like the B-pillar has the same type of plastic/metal molding as well.
Lastly, does the rear hatch weather-stripping have any plastic/metal sub-strips below the weather-strip that should be replaced?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, especially if you’ve tackled this before.
B17Crew

On a website (link is below) I came across what appear to be either plastic or metal moldings that seem to go under the weather-strip, they’re out of stock, but they have an image of the plastic/metal strips that I’m referencing. You’ll need to click on the “larger image” link to see them better.
http://www.whiteracingproducts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=397
Can anybody tell me if the plastic/metal strips are something that are typically replaced during a new weather-strip install? I would think that if the originals are in good shape, they would still be able to be used. It also looks like the B-pillar has the same type of plastic/metal molding as well.
Lastly, does the rear hatch weather-stripping have any plastic/metal sub-strips below the weather-strip that should be replaced?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, especially if you’ve tackled this before.
B17Crew
