by sonnygable Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:46 amis there a tutorial here on window removal.want to get the 69 doors and windows out and ready for paint this summer.should i plan on new rubber or can the old ones be saved if done properly?
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window removal?
sonnygable- Number of posts : 90
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I saved all the window seal on my 69 except the windshield , really if they show wear replace (don't want leaky windows)
gp70- Number of posts : 162
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Are we talking about front doors or side doors. If we are talking about front doors, yea, there is a great tutorial on completely dissassembling the front doors. Photos and text. Do I have the link, no, but it is out there, I think it was a vcvc post originally, but may have been in the vcvc2 area. I'm sure someone has the link and will post it, if not, I'll do some digging and see what I can come up with.
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Easyier then I thought to find.
http://vintagechevyvanclub2.multiply.com/photos/album/165/How_To_-_Front_Door_Disassembly#1#photo=1
http://vintagechevyvanclub2.multiply.com/photos/album/165/How_To_-_Front_Door_Disassembly#1#photo=1
sonnygable- Number of posts : 90
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thanx,that will be helpful as well,but im more interested in the rear doors and windshield
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sonnygable wrote:thanx,that will be helpful as well,but im more interested in the rear doors and windshield
If your rubber isnt crispy you can save it. If its showing cracks anywhere it done. The windows come out from the insidie out. They make special "picks" for window rubber and they are available at harbor freight. I have found its easiest to do with 2 people. Start at the top/center and peel the rubber down and out, working to the outside edges while putting outward preasure on the window. If its in your budget to get new rubber do it, its very easy to crack a window while removing it, REALLY easy if its the origanal glass. Then you just take a razor knife to the rubber to get the window out. My .02
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And if you want to do the stationary glass, JC Whitney has the weatherstripping and its locking spline. You need the tool to install that spline.
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