Best source for tailgate parts?

[79vette]

Ok, as a follow up I got all the new tailgate seals installed. Overall I am happy with the quality of the Precision seals, and they all seem to fit properly and are well made. The glass channel liners are part number GRP 1130 76, and at $40 were a much better deal than $100+ for new brackets from LMC.

The "beltline" seals at the top of the tailgate come in a kit, part number WFK 1131 73. The seal that goes around the fiberglass shell is GRB 1110 76. All installed easily and seem to match the worn seals I removed.






However, I am still having problems with the window operation. It went up and down smoothly before I installed the felt seals into the top of the tailgate, but now it is hard to roll up almost like it is binding against the felt.

Also when rolling the window down, the glass pulls out of the sash so the glass stays there pinched in the weatherstrips and the regulator and sash move down. Is it supposed to be glued in? LMC sells a little rubber strip they call the "GLASS SETTING RUBBER", which I guess wraps around the glass and presses into the sash. But it is very loose and I dont see how that could ever hold the window in place, and it definitely does not on my truck. It seems like you could bond the glass into the sash with windshield adhesive, but I dont know how you would ever get it out again if you did that. Though what was left of my old rusty sash was definitely glued to the glass with some sort of adhesive.

Can anyone confirm if this the correct way to install the sash? I dont think I have it backwards, but cant figure what else would cause the glass to bind when raised up.