[updated:LAST EDITED ON Feb-11-05 AT 02:47 PM (CST)]Has anyone come across an article with pics on redoing the channel, felts, etc on the door windows? Pics just make things much clearer.
I thought one of the magazines had an article about that a year or so back, but I can't find it now. But THIS is how I did mine Pick up a tube of 3M weather strip adhesive, window felt kit and window channnel liner from our hosts here at ChevyDuty. After removing the old rubber from the window tracks clean up the metal with steel wool. Test fit the new window track liner until its in the correct position. Start placing small dabs of the adhesive every foot or so, working your way around until its completly in place. Window felts go the same way. Dab some adhesive sparingly on the back of the felt and place it in position. Work on one side of the window at a time. Use a few small clamps to hold it in place until it's set up. A half hour per felt should do it. Any excess adhesive can be cleaned with a paper towel and some acitone. Be careful because acitone will take the paint off if you rub too hard. The vent window rubber will test your patience to the max. Try and work with the rubber warm. The verticle strip needs to be pop rivited in place. A hand pop rivit gun and the correct size rivits are needed. ( The pop rivit gun is a very handy tool to have. It will not be the last time you use it !) The rubber is difficult and will fight you all the way. Those small clamps you used on the felts are almost a necessity to hold the vent rubber while you work it into it's final position. Just take your time and you will prevail. DVal
DVal, does that mean I don't have to buy new channels? If I need to update the anti-rattle strips at the bottom of the window, do I still need get new ones or they easily repaired with felt or rubber?
Get new channels and window felts, ( sometimes called "sweepers"), for the bottom of the window opening. With the door panel off take some time to do some other things while you are in there. Like running a shop vac in the bottom of the doors to clean the crud out. Clearing the weep holes at the bottom of the doors, putting a dab of white grease on all moving parts of the door latch relays and window cranks, and anything else you that needs attention see in there. New channels and felts make a world of difference in reducing window rattle, and wind noise. Taking a few minuits to clean and lube the door stuff will make it seem like a different truck. Just like real estate, the door is the first impression that folks get. DV
