Honda Z600 Roof Weatherstrip

[Joseph Corsinita]

How do I put the chrome in the Roof Weatherstrip?
  Do I put the Weatherstrip and then the plastic chrome
or do I put the chrome on the Weatherstrip and than put it in the car?
What if anything I use to lubricate the Weatherstrip to push the Chrome in place.

[dealadayray]

Hi Jose

> The Roof Weather Strips and Chrome Door edge
> guards
> Just a few steps on the roof weather strip, chrome
> strips.
> The roof strip is in one length, all you have to do is cut > it in half, then push the inside edge in first and then using a large flat > blade screw driver ease the outside edge in.
> As you are aware Honda no longer has the chrome for the
> roof weather strips.
>   So I use the chrome
> door edge guards (without glue)
> The first step is cut the strips
> in two along the curved edge; don�t waste any because you will need almost all > of it for four strips.
> Then with
> the curved edge (or what is left of it) turned toward the middle of the > roof.
> Push the straight edge
> under the lip closest to you and then push the curved edge down and under the > inner lip.
> Push hard and you will
> feel it ease it's way under the other lip and push the inner edge of the > weather strip down and lock in place.
> Then smooth the wrinkles out of the rubber and chrome if there are > any.
> For the ends, trim
> the part of the weather strip you were pushing into the roof so only > the part of the weather strip which holds the chrome is left  and > cut to a point like the originals and push the screws into the rubber, then > finish the chrome over the top and into the tip.
> For anyone else that is
> reading this, we are speaking of the Coupe roof weather
> strip.  The plastic door edge guards that are about 13/32 inch > wide and do not have the glue in them work very well as the chrome strip for > the weather strip.
> Bill
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> [2cylinderhondas] Honda Z600
> Roof Weatherstrip
>   How
> do I put the chrome in the Roof Weatherstrip?
>   Do I put the
> Weatherstrip and then the plastic chrome
> or do I put the chrome on the
> Weatherstrip and than put it in the car?
> What if anything I use to
> lubricate the Weatherstrip to push the Chrome in place.
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[dadsredtr4]

Bill; Thanks for posting the procedure...
Sorry if I missed it in an earlier posting - Where can I get the replacement rubber for the top. Mine are in OK shape other than they seem to have shrunk lengthwise.. I have them out right now since I am getting the body prepped for painting, so I'd like to get new in there... Same question on the chrome strips - any particular place I can get the "door edging" in the right size/shape? Other than "Plastic 13/32 inch wide", is there any other characteristic(s) that I should look for..
Related subject - when you replace the chrome strip on the roof rain gutters, do you maintain the center stainless steel connector strip (about 2-3" if I recall, or did you eliminate that?
Thanks,
Bill S.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> william
> colford
> To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ;
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Sent:
> Monday, June 16, 2003 1:21 AM
> Subject:
> Re: [2cylinderhondas] Honda Z600
> Roof Weatherstrip
> Hi Jose
> > The Roof Weather Strips and Chrome Door edge
> > guards
> > Just a few steps on the roof weather strip, chrome
> > strips.
> > The roof strip is in one length, all you have to do is
> > cut it in half, then push the inside edge in first and then using a large > > flat blade screw driver ease the outside edge in.
> > As you are aware Honda no longer has the chrome for the
> > roof weather strips.
> >   So I use the
> > chrome door edge guards (without glue)
> > The first step is cut the
> > strips in two along the curved edge; don�t waste any because you will need > > almost all of it for four strips.
> > Then with the curved edge (or what is left of it) turned toward the > > middle of the roof.
> > Push the
> > straight edge under the lip closest to you and then push the curved edge > > down and under the inner lip.
> > Push hard and you will feel it ease it's way under the other lip and > > push the inner edge of the weather strip down and lock in place.
> > Then smooth the wrinkles out of the
> > rubber and chrome if there are any.
> > For the ends, trim the part of the weather strip you were > > pushing into the roof so only the part of the weather strip which holds > > the chrome is left  and cut to a point like the originals and push > > the screws into the rubber, then finish the chrome over the top and into the > > tip.
> > For anyone else that is
> > reading this, we are speaking of the Coupe roof weather > > strip.  The plastic door edge guards that are about 13/32 > > inch wide and do not have the glue in them work very well as the chrome > > strip for the weather strip.
> > Bill
> > riginal Message
> > -----
> > From:
> > My72Z600@...
> > To:
> > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > ;
> > anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent:
> > Sunday, June 15, 2003 3:25
> > PM
> > Subject:
> > [2cylinderhondas] Honda Z600
> > Roof Weatherstrip
> >   How
> > do I put the chrome in the Roof Weatherstrip?
> >   Do I put the
> > Weatherstrip and then the plastic chrome
> > or do I put the chrome on the
> > Weatherstrip and than put it in the car?
> > What if anything I use to
> > lubricate the Weatherstrip to push the Chrome in place.
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