Useful info C.P ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Williams" <delorean@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:10 AM Subject: [DML] The 10 Dollar Window Felt Fix > [Moderator/Webmaster Note - this is now posted with photos at http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/windowfelt.html] > > > I've owned my DeLorean for a little over a year now and I've used it as a > daily driver since the first day of ownership. I've done (and had done) a > lot of work to it, but there was always one thing that I could never seem > to fix for more than a week - the window felt. I've replaced the felt 4 > times this past year, and now I finally have a solution that works. > > I wanted to do away with the OEM solution of a rubber strip with felt > glued to it. I've discussed other glues with list members, but I really > wanted to update the car with the rubber/felt backed trim that is found on > modern cars. > > Stuff needed for fix: > Pair of window trim from '89 Ford Probe or similar > 14 6/32" x 3/8"(length) low-profile head screws > 14 6/32" nuts > 14 1/4" washers > > These directions are extremely detailed. I'm somewhat of a beginner with > DeLoreans, so I always appreciate having more information than necessary. > I apologize if I go on and on about the smallest little detail. :) > > Take the upper door panels off and remove the screws holding the bracket > with the window felt (or rubber strip if that's all you have left). > > Mark where the ends of the rubber strip are on the bracket. Remove the OEM > strip and cut the Ford trim to fit. I cut mine just a little bit longer > (inch or two) just to be safe. The ford trim should now have 7 holes. > > Position the trim where it should go on the bracket and run the screw > through the trim with the head toward where the window will run. On the > inside of the bracket, put a washer on and then the nut. What's cool about > the Ford trim is that there are 2 strips of trim that touch the window > with the holes in between. Since the screws are in between the 2 strips, > the window won't touch the screws. > > Go along the trim until all 7 screws are in. Tighten with a phillips screw > driver and a socket. Then install the trim back into the door and put the > upper door panel back on. > > The trim is held on to the bracket by squeezing the bracket between the > trim (which is metal coated in rubber) and the washer. After it's all > tightened, the trim won't budge. > > The trim from the Ford cost me 3 dollars and the hardware cost a little > under 7 dollars. The time involved (after all parts are collected) is just > about half an hour - with 80% of that time being time spent taking the > doors apart and putting them back together. > > I've put pictures up on my site at: > http://www.framezero.com/trim/index.html > If Yahoo ever gets around to fixing my account, I'll be happy to upload > them to the files section of the DML. If anyone else would like to copy > the pictures and put them there, go for it. > > I'm glad that I'm finally able to contribute something other than > questions and a witty personality to the DeLorean community. :) Thanks > to everyone for all the help over the past year. > > -Christian > #3452 > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >