sorry o2, but i have been a mechanic for 38 years. i still recomend putting siliicon sealer on the outside between the plastic trim and the painted roof. no water will get to the window and you wont have to worry about what is inside. how can it be easier to work inside with the trim and head liner wehen all you have to do is climb in teh bed and spend 20 minutes with a cauling tube?? your putting it on a painted cab!

 

I think that using silicone is not quite right for this fix, I am with O2 on this one. Leave the silicone for your home window repairs. If you want it done right you will have to remove the window.

 

I just got 15ft of butyl tape for my window. Thats enough to do the window itself, but not the trim peice. I got it for like $13 from napa. Ill probably order 15ft more so i can do the trim piece too. Im going to seal it this weekend, since i have a 4 day weekend.

 

you dont need to worry about the trim piece. the leak is comming from the seal between the glass and body. take your time it is a pain to do it right but it will be wourth it.

 

But if i dont do the trim peice, then the water would just sit there, right? i figured thats why they put some there from the factory.

 

i could be wrong but i dont think there is any there. my truck has a foam gasket behind the trim.sometimes the foam sticks out of the trim. ill check today with one of my customers but i think youll be ok with one roll.

 

Hey 02Crew did you find anything out? I need to know if i need to buy more before i leave work today, if you can. What does the foam gasket do? It should seal it right, that way water doesnt sit in there and rust stuff out? I may not put that tape there, the org. foam gasket might still be good. Ill have to check.

 

bob your good with one roll, the plastic trim is not sealed with butyl. one more think to check is, if you have a factory slider in the truck check the top center part of the frame sometimes they crack and can leak from the crack also.bob do you know that you dont have to take off the trim to pull the window out?ild just unbolt the window and save yourself alot of time. i think that youll see what i mean when you start taking off the interior plastic trim. shawn121074@yahoo.com if you need it bob. good luck shawn. *****go sox****

 

Im taking the trim off too, because im replacing it with one that isnt soo faded, i got it off my parts truck. I just have a normal window though.

 

bob how did you make out? are you still all wet?

 

thanks for the tip about urethane, I was just going to use silicone to fix mine.

 

Monday i resealed my window. It was very simple and i did it myself.
-Removed all the nuts
-Went into the bed and pryed the window off(i thought i was going to have to remove the toolbox, but the window came out with it still there)
-Put some towels on the tailgate and placed the window on the towels
-Scraped off old butyl tape and wiped down sealing surface with mild solvent
-Put the butyl tape on the window and placed it back in the truck
-Got in the truck and tightened the nuts up
-Got the water hose and sprayed it and.............NO LEAKS
Over the last couple of days it has rained and there are no leaks.
Tomorrow im getting my windows tinted finally.

 

go get yourself a snickers bob. job well done fte people atta boys!!

 

When i purchaced my 2007 truck in 2010 with 38,000k k replaced all the bulbs as i have done with any used vehicle i have purchaced i noticed the 3rd brakelight weatherstriping was shifted but still on the lens housing today went through carwash and wtf had a waterfall onto my back seat saw other posts on this problem saying to silcone the lens better idea is to use butle strips so when you have to replace burnt out bulb you can remove lens without breaking it

 

There are two types of silicone sealant. One is an acid cure and one is neutral cure. Acid cure is used to seal glass to glass, it etches the glass and gives the silicone something to hold on to. The neutral is used for metal to metal, metal to plastic, plastic to plastic, etc.

However use the right material for the job. In this case unless I was really broke ($) I would use the urethane.