I posted in the Expe forum, but no responses. Could someone please help me?! My 00 Xpe EB window was frozen in the up position the other day when it was 11 degrees out. The window finally started going down, but was going at a forward angle. Upon attempting to wiggle it straight, the front came out too. After I got the door panel off, I saw the window came unglued from the U shaped track. The adhesive that was in there was hard and clear. I guessed it was silicone, and have just fixed it with that. My buddies are saying that silicone will not hold it.

Does anyone know what Ford used? I can't find anything about it in my factory shop manual CD. Some other post said people used silicone, but he recommends Butyl (I've never heard of this stuff though). I was also thinking of using the 3M yellow weatherstrip adhesive? Any suggestios anyone!!!????

 

I havent had any luck glueing them back together. The glass comes new with a window track on it. Ford don't offer no kind of glue but what ever they use is some good stuff. The last customers i glued lasted about a day, they come back raised the roof and i had to put in a drivers glass for free.

 

The Butyl is a heavy duty apoxy. It's the stuff the hold your rear view mirror to the windshield. You can pick this stuff up at your local parts store or Wal-mart. It comes in a kit with two tubes that look like big suringes. You mix the two tubes together to make the apoxy. I think it will work for you. Or, go to your local salvage yard and pick up a used window wuth hardware attached.

 

As I mentioned, I already fixed the window with Silicone Adhesive. I was worried about the silicone not holding the window, so the next day my father-in-law and I raised and lowered the window a dozen or so times and then took turns pulling up on it, trying to pull it out of the channels. The door panel was still off so I could see the window in the U-channel where I had siliconed it, and the window didn't move at all.

If anyone else wants to do this, I believe the easiest and best way is to remove the channels from the regulator. Each channel only has 1 bolt in it. Clean the channel out very well, using a scraper and solvent to remove the old adhesive, and then clean the window where you'll be applying the adhesive. Put the adhesive in the channels and have someone hold the window in place while you place the channels on the bottom of the window, tighten the nuts, roll the window up tight, and allow to dry.

I'll keep everyone posted if this comes apart, but I'm now on the second day of usage after a forceful testing, and its still holding.

I used Permatex Silicone Adhesive Sealant in the squeeze tube. Be sure to note the package is marked "silicone adhesive sealant", not just silicone. Here is a link to the sealant / adhesive I used~ http://www.permatex.com/auto/autoext.asp?automotive=yes&f_call=get_item&item_no =80050 The stuff isn't listed under the glass section, but the product description says it adheres to glass.

 

Hope your fix holds. I have used sikaflex 220+ on a similar problem on a chrysler and it held like a champ. Used it on a lot of marine applications, and I got my last tube from a glass repair company who recommended it to me. It is black and very hard/ impossible to remove. Be careful with it. But if your stuff works I would leave it alone unless it fails.

 

Call your local Auto Glass Company and they should be able to give you glue that they use to hold rearview mirrors on with that stuff will hold anything on. Thats what I used to fix my dads window in his F-150. Good luck