Door Work
So, the previous owner (or one his mechanics) just cut the door seal instead of actually fixing it:
Fortunately Megumi’s was in perfect shape, so I reconditioned it and swapped it over (with ALL clips):
Also did a few more “door things.” Here’s before:
Nasty, sagging vapor barrier, goopy tar caulk everywhere. Yuck.
New seal in place, new vapor barrier with 3M adhesive strips (after a good scrub of the old gunk):
Much better. Door has as close to a “bank vault thunk” as it’s going to get when closing. Window and door adjusted perfectly.
I also lubed EVERYTHING inside the door, including the window tracks and cable drum. And I’ve decided I’m going to re-key the car to use Megumi’s keys, so I swapped the lock barrel over:
I only have two replacement keys for Nori, and a different key is used for the ignition and the exterior locks. Megumi came with two factory keys (with the period-correct Mazda logo) and they work for both the ignition and the exterior locks. So they’re going on.