accidentally put a tear in door seal

Anyone ever done this?

The material is still there, it just has a small tear. A whole new seal is probably expensive, and repair rather than replacing is usually straightforward and quick.

I'm thinking of trying regular super glue to mend it, or a rubber cement such as what's used on tires.
Any input would be appreciated

generic pic showing an intact seal:

 

Locked your keys in it eh?

 

Been there.

2nd gens use dual door seals and the outermost seal is on the door itself so I wouldn't worry about water getting in the cab if the hole is relatively small. I did the same on my old f-150 (because I locked my keys in the truck while it was running) and never had any leaks after 10 years. The hole was less than 2" long and was parallel to the seal direction if that makes a difference. I'd say leave it until you get water intrusion or otherwise see a reason to "fix" it.

 

You could try a little 3M weather strip adhesive. It would probably work better than super glue. just my .02

 

I would probably get a fresh tube of clear RTV and put it on with a toothpick or something small.
My advice when buying RTV, I ALWAYS look for acetic acid on in the ingredients. It's the stuff that really sinks but I've had bad luck with curing with the newer stuff.
It needs a little humidity to cure well but will cure completely overnight if it's a fresh tube. Don't close your door until it's well cured. You'll need to unhook your battery or find a way to depress the door plunger so you don't run your battery down overnight.

 

Weatherstriping needs to be flexible. Super glue isn't flexible. Contact cement will fail fairly quickly. If you trie to glue the two edges carefully together it will fail.

That weatherstriping is a hollow tube like seal. In the afternoon or evening, gently open the tear, fill the hole with black silicone, close the hole, tape a sandwich bag to the door so the bag covers the tear but the tape doesn't, shut the door, in the morning take off the taped sandwhich bag and throw it away. The repair will last over a decade.

 

Yeah, I got rips from that. Useless to try the front doors. Go in through the rear slider, not secure at all. The exact opposite of the front doors.

 

My truck's rear slider is never locked, just in case anyone needs a parts truck (lol)... it's extremely easy to break into a rear slider.

 

Mine got a long rip years ago down where the door latch/striker are and every few years a piece of black duct tape solves the problem.
I can't really even see it. This is if the sealer or glue does not hold for you.

 

my little vertical lock piece fell off. i'm getting to the point where i will leave the windows down and doors unlocked if i run in a quicky mart type store. old stick shift truck for the win. if the steal my stereo it would finally give me a reason to upgrade

 

maybe visit a junk yard. super easy to replace

 

I have a flappertorn out of my back door seal on the pax side. No idea how I managed to do that. Prob a cold day at the ski resort and a sticky seal.

 

Those seals aren’t that expensive.. rock auto had some decent ones when I replaced my jeep door seal because it was leaking. I think it cost me like $60 they should have them for our trucks