Stephen,
This problem has plagued us Bird guys forever. In times gone by, the only items available was from Ford. There were three distinct types available depending who their vendor was and when you bought them. The three types were: bad, worse, and worst.
It was imperative that you shaved the surface that glues against the door in the following places: at the back of the door from the lock up to the wrap over the door top, at the bottom of the door about the rear- most 2',
finally the front from the dog leg to the feature line. There was a version that had a string core. We would pull out the string so the rubber would compress.
You don't have to put up with this anymore. Now I use repro rubber from Concours Parts 1-(800) 722- 0009. Their door weather strips are nice and soft reproductions. Other dealers probably handle the same repro rubber, but I don't know who they are.
Tom
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