[elky] Re: New window wipes (felts)
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:32:27 -0500
I have to do the wipes on the inside of my Elky. (I used the ones I had on
the Monte) Also, the fuzzy pads inside that guide the windows. Mine rattle
and squeak on the way up or down. It's not bad Mary. You need the right tool
for the clip on the crank id so equipped, and the same tool helps with the
plasti clips. I like the sound deaden-er idea a lot. I just have mine apart
all the time it seems, so I never make things permanent.
JC
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
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