Rear window seal
 

OK guys, I'm calling on the forum's brain trust. I need a new rear window seal, I realize there's a difference between the seals for regular windows and a slider. Now I'm told there's a difference in slider seals depending on a factory or non factory window. How the heck do you tell the difference?

Thanks!


Bryan

Re: Rear window seal
 

i think a factorylooked more like a fulll piece, i cant explain it without pics, but my 87 has a non factory i beleive, pay attention to the top, theres a littler strip of metal with no glass, on the others, they go all the way to the top

factory, window frame and glass go to the top
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...3e25b6ea2b.jpg
non-factory(i beleive), window doesnt curve or go all the way to the top, and has a strip up top
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...GEDC0287-1.jpg

Re: Rear window seal
 

I went back to an ebay seller I dealt with a couple years ago. Here's what he said................

"You can usually tell the factory sliders because their flange that fits in the rubber is about 3/8-1/2" thick. The aftermarket slider is made to the same thickness as the flat glass about 1/4". You can also look on your slider for a brand name. Some aftermarket companies would be CR Laurence, OWG, Prestige, Jackson Mfg."

Re: Rear window seal
 

I have never had an issue with the rear rubber when changing out rear windows. I always remove the rear slider and install flat glass back in the same rubber.

Re: Rear window seal
 

Sorry to dig up a old thread; did you figure out a gasket or use the stock one for your aftermarket slider? I picked a aftermarket one up without a gasket and am puzzled as to how to make it work.
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Re: Rear window seal
 

As long as your original seal is not cracked or overly stiff, it will work......chances of that are slim, so I would start with a new one.

IIRC the only realy difference in the gaskets themselves is the some of them have a "locking strip" that fits into a groove in the rubber after it is all pulled it. I think that was a later year running change though. If yours doen't have it, don't worry about it. They are harder to deal with anyway.

Re: Rear window seal
 

I JUST changed mine from a slider to a flat glass and used the very same seal
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Re: Rear window seal
 

I just changed mine out from flat to slider and used the same original seal.