HVAC gasket kit quality?

[GypsyR]

Is there some better? I can't tell.
I rebuilt my '67 AC heater/AC box a couple of years ago and set it to the side. Finally got to the point where I might put it back in the car and noticed some of the foam seals had degraded almost as bad as the decades old foam they replaced. Apparently they aged out and started crumbling from just sitting in the garage? F'in great. So I don't get to put that back in yet and get to go through it again. Not a huge deal there, but how do I know another seal kit will be any better?

 

[Mach1 Driver]

I don't know, but would be interested in knowing where the one you've got came from, if you remember- just so I can avoid it. When in doubt I buy from NPD.

 

[GypsyR]

I don't really keep track of stuff like that but I feel pretty sure it was a CJ's Pony kit.

 

[Horseplay]

I remember when I rebuilt the air box for my car finding the materials to be of suspect quality. I ended up using many of the pieces as templates for cutting out new pieces from other material I purchased elsewhere I knew to be of much better quality/durability. It's tough anymore to find good stuff in any pursuit.

 

[Russstang]

My NPD stuff looked pretty good. Didn't sit around as long as yours before installing it but it was several months.