65 rear quarter glass problem

[RIVNIK]

The rear quarter glass vertical sash channel (which holds the weather-strip between the front & rear side glass) has become detached from the glass on my 65. Fortunately it did so while in the up position. Any ideas on the best product to reattach it ? I don't want to have to fish it up from inside. The body manual doesn't mention it. Thanks, Drew

[Guest REX STALLION]

According to Rubber The Right Way, it`s called window sash filler @ $1.17 a foot. It comes in different thicknesses to suit glass size . I went to the local auto glass shop when I put in my new vent window, I believe it`s the same product for your application. It was cheap for them to do it ( I`m a frugal guy so when I say cheap...)

[RivNut]

If you're talking about the stainless piece that holds the seal and it's that part that has come loose, ask the guys at your local glass shop what kind of adhesive they'd recommend to glue metal to glass.

[Jim65Riv]

When one of mine fell off (in the up position - whew) I reattached it with 3M Trim Adhesive. Six years and it is solid.

[68RIVGS]

Rear quarter glass trim is usually held in place with a rubberized 'felt' strip that is inserted between the metal channel and the glass. The trim is a friction fit, and any access window 'felt' material that covers the glass is simply trimmed flush to the edge of the trim.

Check your local auto glass shop as a possible source for the window 'felt'.

[RIVNIK]

Thanks for all the advice. Prior to the strip in question falling off, It had always been a source of aggravation. With the window up it sat exactly one tad too far forward, bringing the metal strip in contact with the door glass instead of the rubber. I assumed this was due to maladjustment and put off dealing with it by lowering the window a tad, which would bring it more or less into alignment. After pulling the old rubberized felt strip out and finding a harder rubbery surface under it at the bottom of the channel, I tested it for fit. It hugs the glass tightly, and when fully on brings the rubber weatherstrip into perfect alignment with the door glass. The one trip I made to a local auto glass installer was a fiasco. It was a huge warehouse depot for a fleet of mobile windshield installers, and after talking to two guys who had no idea what to recommend, I gave up and went to Autozone for a tube of 3M weatherstrip adhesive. I guess time will tell if it's strong enough. Drew