65 Dart Wagon Conversion to a Sedan Delivery
i decided to start on the 2 little left and right tailgate window channels to see how things were going to go before starting on the doors. I couldn’t even budge the old channel out of the retainers. I ended up using a flat tip screwdriver snd my little ballpeen to remove the channel, which is actually made of rubber with a flocked area where the glass rides. It’s amazing that the rusty channel retainer will hold the channel so securely! After thinking about it, I guess the glass seal at the top didn’t keep a lot of water out and got between the channel and retainer. This one was the best of the 4 that I have:
I cleaned it with a wire brush in a drill which cleaned it up somewhat. A cutoff wheel in my air tool did a much better job! I then painted the inside of the 2 that turned out the best
then it was cut the channel to length and install them in the retainers. They are definitely not as eady as they look to install. They are now ready to install in the tailgate
i decided to start on the 2 little left and right tailgate window channels to see how things were going to go before starting on the doors. I couldn’t even budge the old channel out of the retainers. I ended up using a flat tip screwdriver snd my little ballpeen to remove the channel, which is actually made of rubber with a flocked area where the glass rides. It’s amazing that the rusty channel retainer will hold the channel so securely! After thinking about it, I guess the glass seal at the top didn’t keep a lot of water out and got between the channel and retainer. This one was the best of the 4 that I have:
I cleaned it with a wire brush in a drill which cleaned it up somewhat. A cutoff wheel in my air tool did a much better job! I then painted the inside of the 2 that turned out the best
then it was cut the channel to length and install them in the retainers. They are definitely not as eady as they look to install. They are now ready to install in the tailgate