Re: window felt replacement

[DMCVegas@xxxx]

Heat is the culprit when it comes to softening the glue that holds 
the felt in place. But it's the window that causes the seperation. 
When the window is in the fully down position, the front part of the 
glass loses contact with the felt. When the window is rolled back up, 
the glass will push against the felt as it comes into contact. In 
warm weather the glue softens and beomes weak. Rolling the windows up 
and up this will cause the glass to 'dig' under the felt and pry it 
loose. Best case senario, the felt will be pushed up and will hand 
outside the glass flapping in the wind. Worst case, when the window 
is pushed back down it will grab the rubber and pull it off. This 
results in the window closing improperly (top portion will come off 
track and come inwards).

I honestly do not know of a cure, or an imporved aftermarket part. 
When I get around to reinstalling my door panel, I'm going to try 
some instant gasket as an adhesive for the felt to the rubber strip. 
It's worked well enough on the rest of the car and has been able to 
withstand the heat here in the desert. I'll let you know how it turns 
out.

-Robert
vin 6585



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Christian Williams <delorean@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I simply refuse to believe that there is no aftermarket fix for the 
shoddy
> DeLorean window felt. I just replaced the felt for both door 
windows last
> weekend, and today the passenger side felt has already come unglued 
at the
> front side of the window.
<SNIP>