[elky] Re: New window wipes (felts)
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:07:04 -0500
I have always had bad luck with GM replacement rubber. That is another
reason I went with the new rubber on the body mounts too.
JC
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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