[elky] Re: New window wipes (felts)
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:10:00 -0500
Yeah it's usually as old as the car and even if stored in ideal
conditions it doesn't age well.
Robert Adams
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:07 PM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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