**UPDATED 12/13** HOW TO: OEM JDM S14 Rainguards

[Dano]

Ok, you're in your car, rolling around, and it's pouring outside, but you love fresh air, and even if you've changed your cabin filter recently, open your windows to let it in. What happens next is you get an unnexpected shower coming off of the roof, passing the rain gutter, and landing in a pool on your leg/ arm/ door panel. Well, Nissan gave an option to alleviate this problem, OEM Rainguards! They're also good for helping reduce wind noise and interior wind blast when the windows are open as well as helping to reduce sun glare.

OEM Part #G3810-65F00

So, you order your rainguards and they show up. You pop open he box and find this:



Aside from your Driver and Passenger side rainguards, Nissan included instructions (only in Japanese, since these are from the JDM market) and a high quality, 3M alcohol-based cleaning cloth to prep the area for the adhesive.

Ok, you've got the box unpacked and thrown away the wrappings, what now? Now it's time to test fit the guards before your install them: DO NOT PULL OFF THE ADHESIVE STRIP COVER! Just set them over the weatherstripping, there's 3 metal clips that need to fit over the weatherstripping, make sure they fit over delicately, you don't want to crack the rainguards, even though they are very robustly made.

Now that you've test fit and all is good, pull off the guard and you can now prep it for final mounting.

First we're going to look at the directions, which are complete with pictures, that may confuse some, but not an uber car buff like you!



And a close up:



As you can see from the picture, you want the clips to sit nice and firmly against the weather stripping and it shows you how to pull the adhesive strip backing away from the rainguards to mount them. (DO NOT PULL THE ENTIRE BACKING PIECE OFF!!!)

Here's the back of the rain guard with the red adhesive backing strip in place:



SPECIAL NOTE: If you bought used rainguards and you are replacing the adhesive strip, you may use 3M automotive-grade double sided adhesive tape, and just cut it to length as you fit it, just make sure and make a break cut in the middle approximately the same place as the break in the adhesive strip in the pictures.

And here's how to pull the backing strip away from the adhesive strip for mounting, as shown in the photo from the instruction booklet:



Basically your pulling the adhesive backing strip away from just the ends, but make sure you pull it past that first clip nearest the camera as if you don't it would be nearly impossible to pull the backing strip out correctly without messing up the clip or adhesive strip itself.

Now it's time to prep the area that will be in contact with the adhesive strip, make sure to clean the area very well with the included cleaning cloth. DO BOTH SIDES at this time as the alcohol in the cleaning cloth will evaporate quickly, leaving it dry and useless.



You can see below the cleaned/ dustless area around the window, with a strong cleaning emphasis on the black weather strip, as that is the piece the adhesive will be in contact with:



Now you want to slid the rainguard clips over the weather stripping, making sure you have all 4 ends of the red adhesive backing strip folded out so you can easily pull them away when the time comes!

Should look like this, making sure it it pressed all the way down:

SPECIAL NOTE: Make sure that the tip of the guard fits nice and tightly around the tip of the weather stripping, as also shown below! You want the guard to sit well as this will be it's final resting place!



It's finally time to pull the red adhesive backing strip away from adhesive strip!

Pull away gently, keeping the backing strip 90 degrees from the rainguard as you pull it away, being careful not to disturb the rainguard. Every 4-5 inches of backing strip you pull away, push down the guard, softly, but firmly, onto the weather strip:



You now have this:



BUT YOUR NOT DONE!

Now that the backing strip is completely gone, it's time to put gentle, but firm pressure on the guard where it makes contact to the car so the adhesive can attach itself to the weatherstripping. You may have to sit there for a while, I spent probly 10 mins per side applying pressure. Also we'll go back to emphasize how important it is to make the bottom/ front tip to fit over the tip of the weatherstripping:



Here you can see the white adhesive after pressure has been applied:



SPECIAL NOTE: You can accelerate the adhesive's setting up process by using a heat gun on low heat or a blow dryer.

CONGRATS! Your done, now it's time to crack open an icy beverage and look at the fruits of your labor. These accent the lines of the S14 so well, especially when complimented by an OEM SE front lip and OEM MCS14 sideskirts!



The best part about this install... you don't get dirty!



New pics added 12/13/06, you can see how low profile these are, but believe me, they make a difference!



-Dan

[dickie]

thanks dan

[penpen-commander]

brown noser.don't think i don't see what you're trying to do.

advertising for d1 options.i see that video game, brown noser.

nice write up by the way.

[adrianfromthecastle]

cool write-up... now all i need is an s14!.. and oh and some jdm rainguards

[ddgsxr504]

Here you can see the white adhesive after pressure has been applied:

After looking at this pic you prolly should have cleaned off the area before appling the double sided tape, I see a plethra of dust all over the car.

[Dano]

After looking at this pic you prolly should have cleaned off the area before appling the double sided tape, I see a plethra of dust all over the car.

If you read the text you'd have read that the area where the adhesive would make contact with was throughly cleaned, and if you look hard enough, you'll see above the weatherstrip is clean. The car is dusty as it's been sitting for some time for other projects. The area the adhesive made contact with was 99.97% dust/ lint free.

-Dan

[mmm240]

damn s13 with vert windows that i have!!!good write-up though!

[ArcherV20]

Can we get a farther away side shot of the car? I'm unsure if I like the look of these things.

[IC3]

awesome write-up+1 for u if u let me know where u ordered the rainguards

did u ask ur friend about the key lockable c/f hood pin?

kyle

[Dano]

ArcherV20: I'll get more pics when the car is back on the ground, it's on jackstands currently due to multiple projects. More writeups and how tos coming shortly...

IC3: I haven't seen him lately, but I got the rainguards from Chris @ Pinnacle Nissan (Nissanparts.org) on the board, but sadly he quit this week. Try Midwayparts in our advertisers specials forum!!! I don't have the part # on me at the moment, but I forgot to add that to my first post, so I will have it up by tonight hopefully.

Thanks for the comments guys!

-Dan

[eds13]

your awesome Dan. now i just wish i could find some for the hatch

[Maverick7687]

your awesome Dan. now i just wish i could find some for the hatch

[PantherRacer]

Think It's time to man up and buy an S14.

[maka]

Can we get a farther away side shot of the car? I'm unsure if I like the look of these things.

yeah, would like decide if i am going to get me some

[Dano]

I'll get more pics soon... but LET ME TELL YOU... they fit the lines of the car sooo wellll! When I took them back off it looked naked without them...

-Dan

[ArcherV20]

Now is the time for pics! Deliver 240sx2nr95!

[ddgsxr504]

If you read the text you'd have read that the area where the adhesive would make contact with was throughly cleaned, and if you look hard enough, you'll see above the weatherstrip is clean. The car is dusty as it's been sitting for some time for other projects. The area the adhesive made contact with was 99.97% dust/ lint free.

-Dan

Oh like this??

[oldschoolsilvia]

Wish I could score a set for the S12

Nice right up btw

[Dano]

Oh like this??

Yep, exactly like that. Hard to tell from the pics, but there's no dust/dirt/crap/dried wax or anything there. That's what old weatherstripping that's been out in the sun looks like.

-Dan

[~4N~]

Whoa Dan! Is your car purple? I always thought it was an interesting blue/gunmetal color, I didn't know it was purple. It looks good though.

[ArcherV20]

Again - we need more side pics!

Also, where did you happen to pick these up? I've seen them being sold from a few vendors, is this a JDM Nissan part I can just order from Midway or something?

[nvrplzd240]

lovin the shades dan

[~4N~]

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[adrianfromthecastle]

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[~4N~]

They have some really nice stuff.

[gabossie]

I'll have to pick up some of these eventually

[Dano]

Updated original post with OEM part number and new pics!

-Dan

[Fenvy]

I really want to do this but I can see in my mind how it easily it would get stolen.

[R6_240sx]

U really think they make a difference? I can't really tell I never driven another s14 (mine came w/ it). I do know that the ones u get a pepboys vibrate loud as hell when driving faster than 50mph.

[Dano]

Yeah, I really do, I've yet to get them out on the highway on a windy day, but I suspect wind noise will be reduced too which i'm excited about.

-Dan