Window Glass Run
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Hammy - good tip! That piece is crimped, I did note, when they cut the piece to length. That moves away very quickly as you try to bend, so it's really only an issue if it's holding on for dear life just as you begin. In my case the entire stainless bead on both sides "appeared to be" too tight to slide and eventually pulled away in the middle of the bend. Once it does that there is no (known to man) way to get it back on the material.
I should have the replacements, I suspect, just after Christmas - having paid a small fortune to expedite it. So I plan to "lube it up" in some way before making a second attempt. It's clearly a close-to global problem and maybe if I come up with a fail-safe method they'll add it to the kit in the form of instructions.
I should have the replacements, I suspect, just after Christmas - having paid a small fortune to expedite it. So I plan to "lube it up" in some way before making a second attempt. It's clearly a close-to global problem and maybe if I come up with a fail-safe method they'll add it to the kit in the form of instructions.
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Hey. I just did my driver door from scratch yesterday and doing passenger today. Bought my divider bars from DC and also the door glass runs. They fit well except for at the top of the door where the door glass run meets the divider bar... glass run was a little too long and I had to trim the stainless rods and base a bit so divider bar could slide towards back of the door a bit and two screws could go in top. Never read anything about this step.. LOL. On your door it may be a different situation though.
Snap top in first and have someone hold the top of glass run then form around and down into door. Should pop into place pretty easily. Found that these are not gonna be perfect, the two little stainless rods on outside of glass run, and that no need to kill myself trying to make it that way. HAHA. They bend easily when forming it. Good luck
Snap top in first and have someone hold the top of glass run then form around and down into door. Should pop into place pretty easily. Found that these are not gonna be perfect, the two little stainless rods on outside of glass run, and that no need to kill myself trying to make it that way. HAHA. They bend easily when forming it. Good luck
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Christmas miracle
Received the Dennis Carpenter parts yesterday. Upon inspection the only difference I saw was on the backside of the material where there is a white stripe running the length of it. It was about an 1/8" narrower on the DC part. The clips and bracket attached looked identical in every respect. But the experience bending them was night and day. They were formed in just minutes. The stainless on one did jump off one for some reason in the tightest part of the bend, but I somehow managed to push it back on.
So I can move forward. Use DC parts. Merry Christmas one and all.
So I can move forward. Use DC parts. Merry Christmas one and all.
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In addition to member's source/input, 'Customcab' Mitch posted a 'how to' thread on the topic one may find helpfull???
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...ows-parts.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...ows-parts.html
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