I just purchased some new weather striping for the vent window on my '77 f-250. I removed the three screws inside the door jam and still cannot seem to get the assembly out. Can anyone help? Thanks!

 

Remove the door panel and there is 1 or 2 bolts that hold the assy to the inner door.good luck!

 

thanks, I'll give it a try

 

I just did my vent windows on my 78 a couple months ago. I had to take the door panels off, then remove the lower divider bar retaining bolt, then the three top screws. I found it easier to remove the vent window assembly by removing the roll-up window glass and the inner and outer felt clatter strips. Even then I had to tilt and position the vent assembly just right to get it out of the door. It was a pain in the butt. Don't want to have to do that again. Good luck. By the way, where did you get your new rubber? I got mine from JC Whittney and had to trim some.

 

Thanks for the valuable information. I bought it off e-bay. I paid an arm and a leg for it(I think $70), but if it gets rid of my wind noises while on the highway its worth it. Sounds like this is going to be a real project!! Are the roll up windows hard to take out? I appreciate all the help.

-matt

 

The roll up windows are easy to remove once you move the window divider bar. My Haynes manual told me to remove it with out having to remove the felt weather stripping, but I found it much easier to take out after I removed the inner and outer felt weather stripping. Becareful, that glass is heavier than it looks and the door sheet metal has lots of sharp edges. I changed mine in less than 30 degree weather so my hands and arms were numb and I didn't feel or see all the scraps and cuts I had until I thawed out indoors. I also retinted my door glass while I had the pieces out.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-Jan-02 AT 04:29 PM (EST)]>Thanks for the valuable information. I bought it off e-bay.
> I paid an arm and a leg for it(I think $70), but if it gets
>rid of my wind noises while on the highway its worth it.
>Sounds like this is going to be a real project!! Are the
>roll up windows hard to take out? I appreciate all the
>help.
>
>-matt

Would you like me to scan the Ford Instruction and send them to you?


Okay, Please E-Mail me directly so I just have to reply to yours.

Dennis

Oh....Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving Up MY Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"






78 F-150 429CJ C6 ,Silver w/Explorer Pkge
641/2 Mustang,Pre-World's Fair Car #8092
64 Fairlane S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang.Sunlit Gold 80,000 miles

 

Yeah that would be great! I would love to have those instructions, thanks

-matt

 

I guess you didn't see my edit.

Please E-Mail me direct so I just have to reply with the Info..


Dennis

Oh....Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving Up MY Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"






78 F-150 429CJ C6 ,Silver w/Explorer Pkge
641/2 Mustang,Pre-World's Fair Car #8092
64 Fairlane S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang.Sunlit Gold 80,000 miles

 

Ceegarman --- I need to tint Harrison's windows....where did you get your tint stuff - do you like the way it works?

thanks.....

 

ok guys i've never tinted windiows before and i wanna tint my truck windows. how hard is it? and do you have any little tips to share?

 

Hey Vampiro & LapTopGeek, I got my window tint from a professional tint shop here in Tulsa. I can't remember which one, but if you shoot me an email I can look it up. They do residential, commercial and auto glass tinting. They were more than friendly and willing to help me purchase the right tint. It's got a lifetime warranty and he gave me plenty of extra film just in case I needed it, and the sturdy box it came in. He even showed me some of the vehicles that he had done that day and some of the different brands and shades of film available.

Here's some tips:
-Don't beleive the hype that the local auto tint shops try to feed you about their tint being the best. You can buy all brands of tint from most of the window tint shops. Just get one with the lifetime warranty. Here in OK a couple years ago it was illegal to have all 20% tint, so this one car audio shop, I won't mention names(near Service Merchandise on 71st.)qouted me $250 to get my regular cab F150 tinted 20%, but it would have to be paid in cash and I wouldn't get a receipt. Rip-Off!!!!
-Practice, practice, practice.
-Patience, patience, patience.
-measure 3 times and cut once.
-Install the new film indoors(away from direct sunlight) with no wind or breezes to stir up any dust or lint.
-you will need a good soft/pliable window tint applicator squeegy.
-for old film glue removal, a solution of amonia and water work best or just some Simple Green or Windex w/ amonia in it.
-Have a half dozen or so sharp good quality straight razor blades to clean the glass and to cut the film without leaving jagged edges.
-work with cool glass.
-when applying the tint use a clean spray bottle containing a mix of water with 4 or 5 drops of dishwashing liquid soap per gallon of water. The soap gives you time to move the tint around on the glass. If you use straight water you won't have time to move the film.

There is soo much more info available, just do a search on the internet.

Later,
-Ron
harmdiggy(No Email Addresses In Posts!)

 

Hey guys. I'll be tinting the windows in my truck in a week or two and I am going to write a tech article for Ken about window tinting. I remove the windows from the truck to tint them as well. Much easier to work on and removing them from a 73-79 isn't that hard. I'm not sure what tint I'll be using yet, but I'll keep you guys posted.

 

On that tech article, don't forget the pretty pictures so all us F100 fanatics can drool over them.....

 

Many of the local car stereo shops do window tinting. They charge about $100 for a regular cab truck, and a one year warranty on the tint. I think $100 is worth not having to go through the time and agrivation of doing it myself - BTDT

Just a thought...

Marty