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Oilfield Trash
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Raymore, Sk, Canada, Earth
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Rebuilding Vent Windows
I Need some info on rebuilding my vent windows, is it hard to replace the rubber? Any tips and/or tricks for polishing the chrome to make a beutiful shine and lastly any tips/tricks for replacing the window channel weatherstrip or felt?
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: San Marcos, Tx
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
I just did this about 2-months ago and it wasnt too hard just tedious. Most vendors sell a rivet kit for the vent windows and a "rivet setting tool". You need to get this to replace the weatherstrip that is toward the inside of the vent window. You will see these rivets when you remove the old window channel runner felt. This is the long piece that the the window slides against when you roll it down. Anyway, you need to drill out these rivets, that will let you remove the inner triangle weather strip and the vertical strip. Then you will use the new rivets and setting tool to put in the new vertical strip, then you can install the triangle piece. Then rivet the ends. You will see when you get it out. Basiclly you need; Complete vent window weatherstrip kit: 03-807 $29.99, vent assembly rivets: 03-825, vent rivet setting tool: 03-835 and Vent Pivot Rivets: 03-831 from Chevy duty. The vent pivot rivet is at the point where the vent window swings, you will destroy these when you take the unit apart and need to replace. This will be the last thing to do when you finish assembly. Its not too hard just tedious. I painted mine, so I cant say too much about polishing up the chrome, except use 000 fine steel wool. Good Luck.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carl Junction, Missouri
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
Formula does the new rubber seal like the GM ones did? I thought I remembered some people replacing the rubber with repo stuff and having wind leaks. Any problems?
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Location: San Jose, CA
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
my passenger side does seem to have a slight leak, havent taken the time to track it down. Drivers side kicked my ass, and still cant get the rubber to "lay down" onto the body panel at the rear of the quarter. Not a huge deal, but doesnt look like Id like it to. Tedious is an understatment. its a total PITA!! Especially if youve never done it! Window regulators are a whole nother can of worms.
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
Hmmm, Sounds like fun.
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
So even to change the window channel (long one) you have drill the rivets out and replace them?
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Location: Milford, MI
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Re: Rebuilding Vent Windows
I used pop rivits in place of the factory rivits holding the short weatherstrip in. I made an extension that I put on the shaft of the rivitbefore putting the rivit in the gun. I had to do this because the tip of my rivit gun was to wide to fit in the u channel. They worked fine.
The L shaped rubber was a real pain to put in. I got most of it in and then quit because I was so frustrated with it. The next day I finished one side. After doing it once, I determined that I could ArmorAll the other side and make it look almost new. This saved me a lot of upset words. |
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