REFLECTOR: Door seals

[Andrew Ellzey]

Ron,

The door seals that came with my 2005 kit, was a two piece installation. The Velocity builders manual section 15.1.6 gives you the part numbers for the factory seals. The two parts consisted of the self adhesive EPDM bulb seal installed on the door, and the vinyl edge grip seal installs on the fuselage door frame. 15.2.1 shows the Trimlock door trim and the door seal installed. The door seal that I am using is a combined Trimlock and seal bulb. The link I sent you shows what the door seal I am using looks like.



What does your door seal look like, maybe you don't have the factory seals installed.

Andy


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> From: Ron N VelocityXLFG <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>
>To: Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>; Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org> 
>Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:34 PM
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Door seals
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>How is it different from the factory seals?
>Softer?
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>Ron
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>On 2/27/2014 10:17 AM, Andrew Ellzey wrote:
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>>Ron, 
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>>This is what I am using instead of the factory seal. This is working great for me, easy to close the door, and no air leaks. http://www.mcmaster.com/#1120a321/=qvkyzb 
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>>I have attached an old photo, showing the seal installed. It takes approximately 12' for each door on an XL. I have since replaced this seal to get rid of the gap at the bottom that is shown in this photo.  
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>>Good luck, 
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>>Andrew Ellzey 
>>N151AJ 
>>XLRG
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>>From: Ron N VelocityXLFG mailto:velocityxl at fastmail.fm
>>>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list mailto:reflector at tvbf.org 
>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:52 AM
>>>Subject: REFLECTOR: Door seals
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>>>Does any one know of a trick to make the door seals
                softer?  My kit is 
>>>over 14 years old and I
>>>think the rubber door seals that came with my kit are to
                hard now. The 
>>>door closed fine
>>>before I installed the seals now I can not get the pins
                to insert into 
>>>the latch .
>>>
>>>Ron
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