P-Bulb Bottom Weather Seal - Fits Overhead Door Models (16'4"), Gray

I purchased this with the intention of stopping wind and rain entry under the garage doors. I had originally contacted the manufacturer of the doors (a well known national company) who had also installed them. They didn't carry them in stock and would have to be special ordered at a very high cost and long lead time.It was very easy to cut to length and only took a few few minutes to install. They fit and installed like the original seals and worked as I hoped. They have now been installed for a couple of years and still look and work as they did originally.I highly recommend this.

The previous owner of my house had a dog that they kept in the garage (great life, huh? Why I oughta...). Anyway, I guess the dog was bored so he chewed on the weather seal enough to allow rodents to have a free-for-all in my garage. After calling several garage door company ($100 and up to fix it) I Googled it, saw the P-bulb and on Amazon, the price was so low, I ordered it ASAP. It took about a week or so till it showed up at my mailbox and I reserved all day to fix it. It took me less than 15 minutes to install it - in fact, it was more difficult to remove the old P-Bulb!Here's some tips:1. Before you remove the old P-Bulb, open the garage door, go outside and spray WD-40 along the top groove where the P-Bulb sits. It'll make it easier to remove the old one and it lubricates the groove for the new one, too.2. At the end of the groove where the P-Bulb sits, you need to unbend the crimp in the metal, using a screwdriver and/or needle-nose pliers. That's where you insert the new P-Bulb. To remove the old one, I just grabbed it with pliers and ripped it out. Not rocket-science.3. Make sure that the P "lobe" faces the INSIDE of the garage, not OUTSIDE (see picture).4. Start at the unbend crimp and slowly slide the new P-Bulb into the groove. I did it myself, but a helper can feed it in while you can make it even along the door.5. Cut excess P-Bulb.P.S. - I set a few rat-traps with raw bacon (the fat stays on the trap like a rubber-band!) and this morning, the rat party lost a partier.

It took me hours and a lot of energy but I got this rubber seal strip inserted ad pulled across into the metal strip on the garage door bottom. Installation takes a lot of time and effort so be prepared. Great results though so it was worth the effort. Has been installed for almost one year now. Very well seals the entrance and looks good too.

Bought this to replace my torn original garage-door seal; here's how to do it:First step is to remove the old seal. Pull just one end out, then carefully note the orientation of the p-bulb. That is the orientation you will need for installing the new seal, otherwise you are in for a lot of frustration trying to put it in the wrong way.Now you can tear out the rest of the seal, which isn't hard, just be prepared to have a surprising amount of dirt fall out as you pull out the old seal.Because of that dirt, it doesn't hurt to take a stiff-bristled brush and/or some shop air and make sure there's no dirt remaining in there before installing the new one. Then give the whole run a shot of lubrication (silicone is probably best for rubber; petroleum-based lubricants like WD40 can degrade rubber). Lubricate the p-bulb of your new seal as well.Next, in my case (and probably in yours) the original installers had crimped both ends of the old seal into the groove, presumably by just placing a suitable tool (e.g., an old screwdriver) on the flange and smacking it hard with a hammer.So, the next step in my case was to pry that flange back out again, and in fact widen it, so that it was open enough to admit the p-bulb of the new seal. The remainder of the installation was me feeding the p-bulb into that groove opening an inch or two at a time, while pulling the already-installed seal along the underside of the garage door as needed to make room for the next inch or two.Having a helper would have made this easier, but I didn't have one, so by simple perserverance (as well as lubricating things with that silicone lubricant and employing several well-chosen words of encouragement, as well as taking a break or two) I was able to get it done all by myself.When I got to the far end, I discovered that it too had been crimped, so I had to pry that end open as well, to feed the seal through to the very end. I fed an extra inch or so past the end of the door, then took my old unloved screwdriver, placed it on the flange at that end of the door and hammered the flange down again to pinch the seal into place, then cut off the extra at that end.I then made sure the rest of the seal had no remaining stretch or stress in it, and closed up the other end's flange the same way, after which I cut off the excess there as well.I then adjusted the garage door's opening and closing travel and force settings as directed by my garage-door opener, which you should do as well (or hire a qualified garage-door specialist to do this for you).Proper adjustment of the garage door is imperative, not just for door and seal function but for safety: an improperly-adjusted door can kill children and pets, so do not skip this critical step.I hope that helps you install your new seal!

This item seemed like a good fit and was delivered in a reasonable period of time. Please look at my attached picture where you will see that this item has a significantly less defined "P" shape (more like a "D" shape, or really no shape at all). Additionally, the product information states that it is .195" but is more like .165" (measured with calipers). I saw this upon install in December of '18 and just didn't want to deal with the return and 'hoped' it would work (bad plan). By the summer when things heated up it was falling out of the bottom of the garage door, and could be just pushed easily in and out of the track.I had to throw it away and buy the locally sourced OEM (and more expensive) "Overhead Door" part which was contoured just like the original. Was not a huge loss but a frustrating experience when something doesn't work as advertised. The original installed easily, and has stayed in as expected, no problems.I e-mailed the seller and they were no help and didn't seem to know that the items were not to spec (do they not do incoming QC from their supplier??). I have a feeling they know, just didn't want to admit.Save yourself the trouble and buy the original, or at least another version that is like the original.