Re: "Tongue" retainer at bottom of door glass run channel

Posted by HH56 On 2012/12/25 14:51:39

I'd vote for trying to duplicate what is there. It doesn't look too hard. Fastening might be an issue if the glass goes down that far. On later cars the brackets are a little different but same principle in holding the bottom of channel to the door and provide some adjustment.

I had all the pieces but instead of trying to re-rivet new channel to the old brackets, I used small flat head sheet metal screws. Even something threaded like two or three 2-56 screws or the like should work as well -- just an extra step securing the nuts.

I located the screws so they would fit between and sort of push aside the metal strips embedded in the rubber. Helped the process slightly by a little countersinking so the flat heads tended to burrow in and be buried deeper down in the felt and rubber. Glass didn't touch them and as of last report still holding.