5 Things you should know before buy car weather stripping online.

 

Sourcing the automotive spare parts is the most complicated thing and cause many customers headache. Many retails shops expert guy also very hard to deal with. Some of you should ever have bad experience deal with them before.

Things will be a lot easier if you have VIN (Vehicle identification number) of your vehicles. Every car will have its own VIN. You can find your VIN number on plate somewhere around engine room under cowl, somewhere on Chassis, somewhere on Dashboard under front windshield and somewhere on the doors. Every spare part shop online or offline would need this info to avoid mistake that easily happen.

VIN explaination

 

VIN plate

In case you are not able to find VIN, you can follow our guideline information you have to know about your car before order. This will base on weather stripping and inner fender liner parts sourcing.

 

  1. 1.Car maker:

    this is very simple and basic info everyone should know. Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, Mazda, Honda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hino …and so on.
  2. 2.Car model and year:

    at least you need to know model name and production year. Such like Camry 2007, Prius 2010, Hilux 4Runner 1987…and so on. It will be better if you can describe your car model code/frame code. You can also find model code info on VIN plate. for example, Nissan Hardbody D21 1987, Frontier D22 1998, Toyota Landcruiser FZJ78 07-17, Toyota Prius ZVW30 2010 and else more.
  3. 3.Car body type:

    you must know your vehicle body type. Sedan 4D (4 doors), Sedan 2D (2 doors), Coupe, Hatch back, Lift back, Hardtop, UTE Single Cab (SCAB), UTE double cab (DCAB), Van, Wagon, Wide CAB, Narrow CAB, Short wheelbase, long wheelbase… and so on.
  4. 4.Vent window:

     The small tringle ventilation window on front door (Quarter window). In some case, the same model and year but some area come with vent window type and some area without Vent window type.fj40 door with vent and without vent type
  5. 5.Chrome moulding:

     windshield weather stripping and door belt weather stripping. In some case, the same model and year but some come with chrome color, and some was black color type.

These are all basic information you need to prepare before order weather stripping products or inner fender (or any auto body parts). Now you are ready to make a purchasing with confident. If you are not sure what model exactly you are looking for the car weather-stripping replacement parts. Please feel free to contact us for more info or email us your car photo.