[elky] Re: New window wipes (felts)
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:39:45 -0500
I replaced the outer felts on mine and weatherstrip
around 97 and I used GM stuff. The GM ones were well crap... They got hard
quick and they were not assembled right. The ends weren't cut right and the
chrome trim kept rolling and sliding off.
When I painted the elky I replaced them again with
after market ones. The after market ones are far superior to the originals.
Better built overall and they fit and have held up well.
For the moisture barrier any sheet of plastic works fine
and is what cars use now. The tarpaper was a poor choice of material. Use
acoustical sealant to glue it to the metal. I also coated the inside of my
doors with sound deadener and a layer of jute.
Robert Adams
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:32 PM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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