suburban tailgate weatherstrip replacement

[gmbellew]

the rear weatherstrip is bad on my suburban tailgate. one side is actually torn and lettong water in. and I think a little water is also getting past the molded section that connects the rubber to the upper window channel on the other side.

I have ordered a new part, but cant find much out there in regards to installation videos and I couldn't find the procedure in the service manual.

it seems like it is a single piece all the way around - clip on rubber, a small screwed in section that molds the rubber to the upper window channel. I will know more when the part shows up.

anybody have any tips, tricks, or knowledge on this that might help me before I dive into it?

 

[PrairieDrifter]

It's pretty easy. One piece. You'll have to make sure you clean the top section channel real good, the top is a stick on section.

First get the screws started on the sides then try and get the top in and stuck on then the bottom just has push clips.

 

[gmbellew]

part showed up, so i just dove in. overall, not a bad job and pretty straight forward. hardest part, as seems to be a common theme with new wearherstripping, was getting the d@mn tailgate shut all the way over the new, fresh seals. and also had a freak out moment bc the window wouldn't go up...until I realized you had to cut the molded section yourself to let the window go through the seal

I'll probably just leave the tailgate closed til next summer so the weatherstrip will hopefully compress a little bit.