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>    My new Honda seems to rely heavily on the rubber door seals for 
>  watertightness etc..  

As opposed to what??   :-)


It seems to me that there may have been considerable advances in whatever
chemical technology is used for rubber weatherstripping in cars - both
of ours (an 80 Volvo and 81 Honda) have shown no deterioration whatsoever
without any special treatment.  That is, compared to what rubber used
to look like after just a few years, it seems more troublefree in late
model cars.  The Volvo has lived both up north (for 2
years) and in central Texas after that; the rubber has shown no sign
of cracking or crumbling or whatever.  I wonder whether other
net.readers have noticed similar longevity of the seals or if we've
just been lucky in this respect with these cars.

If you're really worried I would imagine that any auto parts store
carries  rubber preservative which would be beneficial once in a
while.

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