MUST SEE! Defender door seal comparison, Genuine Puma Vs Aftermarket, Ft the Pen of Truth!

[@raymondallo9947]

I had the Britpart seals on my 2013 Defender. After two years took them off to do some paint work repair. I had to scrape them of as the partly had melted against the frame. Replaced them with genuine ones. Oh and one other tip. Replace your strikers if the plastic is worn. Don't have to slam the door anymore, gust a gentle push will close the door nicely. Could not believe how much difference that striker replacement made.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes, I did a video on the striker last year

[@davidwoods80]

So much fun watching you take joy in your experiments! Not many men can say they enjoy their work the way you do.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Makes a change from all the boring jobs I usually get!

[@jason_usa]

I look forward to a test fit on the driver's door and see if it helps the gap at the top.

[@axelcordes]

pen science at it's best :-) Mike you get the Oscar! Love that combination of fun, realx and getting things further... Cheers Axel

[@BritannicaRestorations]

If you had no humour in this job, I think you would end up in an asylum! Mike

[@alexkyree8380]

InstaBlaster.

[@markstringer4227]

Got so excited over the pen of truth

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It does not lie!

[@Micheel254]

Could you may give me a link where to buy those called "genuine seals" for a TD5? Want to replace each door seal at my TD5 and, for sure, came across your video. Thanks mate.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

LR077686G / LR077686G

[@TheBadadj]

best unboxing EVER.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Lol! Mike

[@nzrestoration9486]

That was so bloody funny I laughed my socks off, if you pack up the tools maybe you should do stand up comedy. Lol 🤣

[@BritannicaRestorations]

If you didn't laugh in this biz you would cry..

[@davidheap5338]

So funny Mike...your easily pleased ! just on about things that dont fit right, just took delivery of an under bonnet soundproof pad from Bearmach, the guy said it fits all defenders including my Td5....bollocks it does!, for €120 delivered i could have stuck my own stuff on with a better outcome. its the right shape of the bonnet, thats about where it ends though, i have had to hack bits off it to make the bonnet close, but am going to have to do more to it yet as its still tight againts something.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Was this a stick on pad or the 'fall to bits original' type? I have fitted the Dynamat but there seemed to be 100 separate parts

[@davidheap5338]

@@BritannicaRestorations bearmach.com/bonnet-insulation-pad-awr4147r, i'vemanaged to get it to fit reasonably well, i think its the insulation pad ontop of the td5 engine thats causing it to be tight but it is on and i have riveted it where it touches the sub frame of the bonnet, looks ok, not taken it out for a spin yet so we'll see how it goes.

[@Briggs1700]

How do you decide when a seal needs to be replaced? Amount of wind feeding into the cabine? Wonder why they never combined a doorframe seal with an added seal on the door itself.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I think it is lack of space to fit 2 seals

[@maddogmcfly5504]

Cheers Mike, would be good to see it fitted and the door closing nicely. this problem has dogged me for years. i wonder if there are any generic seal materials that have a similar compression to the oem?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Martin - I have not fitted them yet as the vehicle is on the lift = maybe Monday

[@TheUnclestein]

The only way to get Britpart seals to fit is if you put a slit along the "O" section.

[@oddrc1588]

Fantastic great vid grate humour 😂😂😂that had more hilarity than your Jaffa cake vid and that was hilarious 😂😂😂

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Thanks! Mike

[@Uprising561]

I have a 1991 110 and would like to replace the lowers with the newer style. I have the seals with part numbers ALR6250 and ALR6251 but they are too short and the holes are not aligned. Do you happen to know the exact part numbers that I would need? I have the same leak and I’m thinking this will help

[@BritannicaRestorations]

The later seals that go in the door itself, do need a small foam block on the end of the seals AWR3140

[@Jottingsfrom]

The pen of truth never lies!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Indeed!

[@terrortorn]

"It's not like having sex with a seal ....cluck, cluck cluck". Never in the history of the English language has that sentence ever been said before.

[@jamesbarker4808]

Easily your best video yet, I was hoping this would be the outcome. As you know Mike i’m Back on genuine parts, I fear Britpart, Bearmach and others are all made in the same factory to piss poor spec. I’m happy to pay more if it will last because aftermarket is turning into a dirty word. My concern is with poor economic performance Jaguar Land Rover will stop making defender parts then what for us? Thank you again.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

These LR seals were made in Poland - I am sure we can find the same stuff on a roll - I am onto it but taking time Parts - manufactures have no long term obligation to supply parts over 7 years When I was a lad in the late 70's , we could pop to our local BL garage and get series 1 parts - and if not in stock they would be there in a few days - only parts that wore out of broke - not chassis or body panels

[@jamesbarker4808]

The cheapest i’ve Found is 59.99 OEM, if they really are OEM.genuine 72.00

[@guyheath9522]

I know they are expensive but it's the only way you will get the doors to shut correctly. Worth every penny 😁

[@leemellors3843]

Do you have part number for the genuine seals?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

LR077686LR LR077687LR

[@DPGDEFENDERSKirkbymoorside]

Mike try bearmach own brand seals, there as soft and reinforced as per genuine seals. Did my own pen on truth test and found them equal.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Good to know - Britpart will not supply genuine parts to overseas customers any more but Bearmach will - looks as if I will be swapping suppliers!

[@DPGDEFENDERSKirkbymoorside]

Britannica Restorations Ltd . We only use bearmach and all makes.

[@GrumpsBarn]

..what sort of noise does a seal make?....depends how good you are I suppose..... :)

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Being in Quebec, you should look up what they call a seal in French (a seal that we club regularly) It made me roll with laughter when I first heard it!

[@GrumpsBarn]

"Le Joint"......lmfao!!!

[@عنزيمسكون-ش2ت]

Hello my brother .. I want to ask you a question and I hope you give me enough answer 😳 What is the best isolator strong and cheap, and your opinion about noico Is there other products increase the insulation inside the car because I want to buy from Amazon and I do not know what to buy ... It seems that your channel beautiful but I Sorry I do not understand English

[@BritannicaRestorations]

www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B012B5EMGO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@عنزيمسكون-ش2ت]

@@BritannicaRestorations I thank you very much brother, now I know that the company is noico is optimal .. but the size of 18 sqft this means that the width is not a meter and also length not counting a meter means that the insulation is too small 😅 What do you think is enough 100 sqft for a car full of doors and roof and floor! ! Because I want to buy it and offer it for sale in my city

[@darland3821]

Hi Mike (or any of your subscribers) what source do you use for part numbers please? I used to use allbrit.de (german Web site) which was excellent but that's not available now.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

new.lrcat.com/ cat.lrparts.ru/ Both in Russia - pretty much up to date- sometimes go down for a few days but soon back up

[@darland3821]

@@BritannicaRestorations many thanks mike

[@Rooted-TS]

Told you to get genuine mike!!!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I had to compare - now I can look for the similar in North America - the genuine seals are made in Poland

[@danthetourist]

Wheeyyyy! Love it!! Hahahaha

[@V8guy3500]

Seal sex 😂😂 just ordered 2 genuine seals from JLR so fingers crossed my doors will close better cheers Mike

[@metaldog7128]

THE PEN OF TRUTH 👍 And don't have sex with seals or chickens 😮 no no no 😂😂😂😂

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It's a Canadian thing!

[@soylentgreen5120]

Genuine LR are outstanding, "ShitPart" stay away from like your life depends on it🤔

[@BritannicaRestorations]

You will find a lot or LR parts now are coming from India and China

[@davemangle6448]

Genuine seals are 10 times the price 😢

[@BritannicaRestorations]

But the doors close properly