Rubber strip along bottom edge of door windows?

[JLeather]

I've bought almost everything to refurb my doors, but when I got them apart tonight I found a badly deteriorated rubber strip across the bottom of the window. Seems that it seals the bottom of the window when the window is all the way up? Not the cat whiskers, this is a rubber strip embedded in the bottom edge of the glass. I've searched all the suppliers I can think of and no one mentions a replacement for this strip. Anyone replaced this and where did you get them?

[Txas2step]

Are you talking about the rubber that holds the glass in the regulator channel? If so, I pitched it and used 100% silicone to hold glass in the channel.

[PwrWgnDrvr]

All it does is hold the glass like Chris mentioned. You should be able to get it at any auto glass shop.

[JLeather]

Weird, I'll take a picture of mine but it overhangs one side of the channel by 1/2"-3/4" on both windows. Only reason I was asking about the rubber is it's all hard and cracked and I figured it was a seal, but maybe someone was just sloppy when they were putting them in the last time. While I've got the windows out should I remove the channels and re-bond them?

[Jims68]

If you don't have a local glass shop, try this. I am NOT sure which thickness you'll need, but check these out:

https://www.steelerubber.com/sash-chann ... 70-2170-57


OR:


https://www.steelerubber.com/sash-chann ... 70-2169-57

[JLeather]

Wish I'd have seen this sooner. I just ordered the vent window rubbers from Steel (and about choked on the price). I'll see if there's a glass place in town that can rebond them for me. Maybe I'll clean and paint the frames while they're apart.

[Wildergarten]

Weird, I'll take a picture of mine but it overhangs one side of the channel by 1/2"-3/4" on both windows. Only reason I was asking about the rubber is it's all hard and cracked and I figured it was a seal, but maybe someone was just sloppy when they were putting them in the last time. While I've got the windows out should I remove the channels and re-bond them?

That rubber probably catches under the opposing lips turned down from the edge of the opening. It would reduce snow accumulation inside the door and grab water to channel it to the ends and keep it out of the steel channel holding the glass (the "regulator").

[Kaegi]

I have seen that too. thanks for the links. I think most the time its fallen off and people dont realize it was there in the first place. I think only one truck of many still had some left

[RonHall76]

Re" ... " it overhangs one side of the channel by 1/2"-3/4" on both windows"

Have that same situation on one of the trucks I am working on. Spent quite a bit of time in online research/using "contact us" at various suppliers and have found no one that makes that style. Post the source if you get lucky.