'66 Dart GT window channels

60jerry said
Seems I've wound up removing the vent window assemblies and the rear glass track from my GT hardtop and I think I can get the channel for the front of the door glass, but whassa deal with the rear one? I removed the channel assembly and I find it to be very wide and deep. I've been unable to find anything to replace this fuzzy material. Anyone had any luck repairing these? The ones in my car are not too bad, but geez, the durned thing is out and it'd be nice to make it all nice and snug. Looks like I could scrape out the old stuff and glue in some new material if I could get the fuzzy stuff. I think it needs to be about 2.75-3.0 inches wide and about 17 inches long for each side.

Thanks for looking,

Jerry in Denver

are you talking about the back piece that the rear quarter window plastic piece slides in? sort of like an upside down hockey stick shaped metal channel piece about 1 inch thick and the side are about 2 inches that has 1 lower inner bolt and an upper adjustable bolt on the inside panel (hidden under the back side panels? if so you can get it. but I haven't found it wide enough. I ended up putting it in. 1 side at a time with a little overlap and it was a plastic style fuzzy strip. I'll see if I can find the sales slip on where I bought it. it was cheap. about 8 bucks for 10 ft. again it was only about 1.2-20 inches wide and was not as wide as the original stuff but once both pieces were glued into place work just the same.

and I can't remember the name of the stuff either !#@$%$#@%

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on another note I have also uses the fuzzy side of self stick velcro ( it's been on the 65 satellite i did now for about 4 years)but I sprayed good old super 77 spray contact cement on there first, let dry an hour and stuck the velcro (fuzzy side) on it. I found it in 2 inch wide strips too, so I had to put in one side then the other worked good.

dang now I have to find the name of that stuff. I think it's called waterproof window felt, but I'm not sure.