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mpls_ham
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 Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:11 pm Post subject: Door channel clip hack |
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I have been replacing my passenger door seals this weekend. After three long hours of easing the window vent into its home I thought I was home free.
Fat chance.....the outside scraper holes did not line up with the old ones 
After drilling the holes I busted off the little tab on a (the last) channel clip that holds my felt window channel in place. Anyone have a nifty work-around that will prevent me from ordering one stinking clip and having it shipped to my little corner of the world?.
Thanks
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JimboCrawdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I used that seal adhesive stuff in there. It came from Advance Auto. It's black goo. I didn't want to fool with those clips anymore. It was driving me crazy to get them to hold the felt in and actually go in the holes they were designed for. |
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Thrasher22
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I replaced my felt channel with new stuff and found it sat just fine without the clips as they're slightly thicker and rubbery around the top/sides. I probably only have one or two on either side. Worked well all summer...
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babysnakes
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| ^^^^^^ What they said. |
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Amskeptic
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I replaced my felt channel with new stuff and found it sat just fine without the clips as they're slightly thicker and rubbery around the top/sides. I probably only have one or two on either side. Worked well all summer... |
Some of those clips are doing double duty as outer scraper retainers, too. I don't think you want to delete all of them at any one time.
I experienced the same bad news of seeing the new (cheap) outer scraper holes not lining up with the door holes for the clips. The good news was that the new outer scraper was so exquisitely cheap that I could literally make hole impression against the door holes, then just dremel them out and install the clips.
Colin
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mpls_ham
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Thanks guys...I left out the lowest clip on the vertical channel thinking that the window will hold the channel felt tight. The window is so stinking tight that in order to close it I have to lift it with my non-cranking hand. I closed her up and will let the rubber get acclimated. Cold weather isn't helping either. Maybe I can get the driver side finished in less than 6 hours 
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