door seal modification

Powerstroke_fan · Mar 6, 2015

Just thought I'd tell everyone my results from my door gasket modification. I got the idea of Facebook. There was people discussing how poor the gaskets seal. There was a video posted where someone put rubber hose inside the door gasket. So I went on eBay bought the hose and did this for myself. It made a noticeable difference. The cab seems a little quieter and you don't hear the wind or feel the wind like before. So I just thought I'd give everyone. A heads up if your disappointed with the door seals like I was.

leland88 · Mar 6, 2015

I have done this aswell and I also found less wind noise

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Powerstroke_fan · Mar 6, 2015

Here's a link to the YouTube video. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4XR-J7VTN80

MEDIC350 · Mar 6, 2015

i did it myself the only thing i don't like is having to slam my door shut. thats going to take a beating on the door panel for sure

Yellow1000 · Mar 7, 2015

In my case having an 09 now instead of a 14 like I had , new door gaskets aren't that expensive are they?

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WUnderwood · Mar 7, 2015

What size surgical tubing did he use?

leland88 · Mar 7, 2015

Just latex 1/4 with 1/8 wall I think

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leland88 · Mar 7, 2015

Yellow1000 said:
In my case having an 09 now instead of a 14 like I had , new door gaskets aren't that expensive are they?

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It expands the seals to make them slightly larger to seal better. I did it to my truck when it was new and it just eliminated wind noise

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JoeDiesle · Mar 7, 2015

Old school, we were doing that in 01' with the 7.3s but it works well.

Yellow1000 · Mar 7, 2015

Makes sense. Just going to an older truck you sure can tell a difference in noise

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Stangr8cr · Mar 7, 2015

I've done this as well, biggest concern is teaching the women of the house that the Expedition and Mach 1 doors don't need to be slammed like they owe em money!! Lol

Keith

Jassman · Mar 7, 2015

MEDIC350 said:
i did it myself the only thing i don't like is having to slam my door shut. thats going to take a beating on the door panel for sure

I did this on my 11, 230k miles later not a problem and after about 3-4 months it ended up softens up and becoming easier to close. I notice a good difference on my 11, and will be doing this to my 15.

I got this off another site from Epic Cowlick...good guy that did that video and a few other helpful mods. http://www.leisurepro.com/p-aqu2012r/50-ft-roll-3-8-95-mm-surgical-tubing

mandkole · Mar 7, 2015

it does produce results, but its amazing that a 4 year old truck needs these kinds of mods. Ford needs to be proud of their cost cutting efforts.

Arconalloy · Mar 7, 2015

Powerstroke_fan said:
Just thought I'd tell everyone my results from my door gasket modification. I got the idea of Facebook. There was people discussing how poor the gaskets seal. There was a video posted where someone put rubber hose inside the door gasket. So I went on eBay bought the hose and did this for myself. It made a noticeable difference. The cab seems a little quieter and you don't hear the wind or feel the wind like before. So I just thought I'd give everyone. A heads up if your disappointed with the door seals like I was.

What size wall thickness did you use the 1/16?