thanks Dan. I've got the Blazers new seals sitting in a box and a healthy fear of taking the door apart. You give me confidence, but also the info about the sound deadener. I had not thought of that.
Mary
I just finished putting new door window wipes on the elky. It was not a hard job but some aspects were a PITA. The old wipes were really shot and let the glass really rattle around when the window was not all the way up or all the way down. As well, some of the outer wiper material was so brittle it had broken off and any water on the window went straight down into the door.Unbeknowst to me, the drivers door innards had been accessed before; for what reason I don't know. I'm just the second owner and the original owner was pretty straight forward but didn't mention having work done inside the door. But whoever did it left off the waterproof paper lining as well as the jute insulation. There was a slight coating of rust in a couple of places so I sanded those down and used Eastwood encapsulator on them. They should last anothe 28 years with luck.Since I wanted to get the project completed and didn't want to wait for some catalog-ordered OEM-type replacement insulation, and couldn't find find any locally I went to Plan B -- I got some sound deadening sheet material from a local car audio store. Not the easiest stuff to work with but after it's in it works great. Door slams with a solid */"clunk" /*with no metal sounds or rattles at all. FWIW the stuff I used was 'Roadkill' under the Stinger brand.The weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow so it's back to working outside while I can. You know how it is, sometimes it rains up here in Washington.Dan
