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Anyone replace vent window weatherstrip. How are the rivets replaced?? anyone use small machine screws?
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There is an easier way. Check out my post. In the search bar enter:
Window channel liner replacement.
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Great info and I'll be using those tips. I was inquiring about the rubber that surrounds the vent window. there are four small rivets and several larger ones that hold the rubber weather stripping in.
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That some solid info you got there.
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I replaced the vent window weatherstrip in my 63. I bought Eklers weatherstrip. you need the V shape weatherstrip for the front and the straight piece of weatherstrip for the rear section of the vent window. You have to take the vent window frame completely out of the door. To do this you have to remove the main door window first because the front window run of the main window is also the rear piece of the vent window frame.. You have to take the vent window completely out and drill out the rivets to separate the front of the vent frame from the channel. Replacement rivets were included with the back edge of the vent window weatherstrip here:
They don't work with a typical pop rivet gun. I laid the piece down on a small anvil on the back of a bench vise to drive the rivets flat with a punch. It was very tight when I got the weatherstrip installed. I ended up stripping the gear in the vent window regulator trying to close the window. The stock regulators have aluminum gears that are pretty soft and strip with pressure. Now I have to find replacement regulators. For now I use my hands to close the vent window. Just the very end of the gear is stripped so the last inch or so of the window has to be closed by hand.
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