Lube Your Window Tracks Today!

Yes, I screamed it. Yesterday I lowered the window on my passenger side and I heard a clunk, and the window went askew. I took it apart, the little plastic clip that is glued to the bottom of the window broke off. Can you get the clip and some adhesive? Nope! New glass, $194 from Merlin, + $50 to get it tinted.

I was tempted to get a used one, but it would have taken a few hours out of my day, and I was worried that the clips may be on their way out on the used glass anyway.

The moral of the story? Lube the window tracks!

Nate

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Originally Posted by creeg

So the tabs for my passenger window broke off, and instead of throwing out a perfectly good piece of glass, I read the threads and I tried the quick-and-dirty fix, using JB Weld to fix my windows.

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That didnt work that well. NOT recommended, dont waste your time.

Then, I read in this forum about the fact that 3M has the right kind of glue available, but Isuzu doesnt sell replacement tabs: they only sell new pieces of glass with the tabs pre-glued on. The cheapest I could find new glass is from Merlin: he quoted me $170 (which includes shipping to California). The local dealership wanted about $250. Not bad, but Im cheap. Then, Merlin suggested that I go to the General Motors parts department and see if they have a similar tab.

After some talking and research with the GM Parts guys, they found a part that looked right: GM Part number 22689012

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These cost $9.64 each, I bought 2. Total cost of tabs: $20.88 (make sure you call ahead to see if they have them, I bought the last 2 that they had at my supplier). The screws that held the old tabs also fit this piece, so it seemed promising.

Then, I went on the 3m site and found a local supplier to get the 3M parts.
3M Automix, Channel Bonding & Sidelite Adhesive. Part# 08641: $13.75
3M Automix Applicator Gun. Part# 08191: $63.21
3M Mixing Nozzles Clear. Part# 08197: $18.54

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They misquoted me when I called, so I got the gun for $40 instead of $60, so my total cost of 3M parts was $87.36

On to installation.

-I removed the old tab
-Scraped off all the old glue/JB Weld
-Put the glass back in the door and marked the location of the tabs with a pen on the glass
-Loaded the gun
-filled the tab with glue, and stuck it on the glass.
-waited about 4 minutes, and it was dry (fast curing time)
-put the glass back in, and bolted it in place.

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It works fine now, and has been for the past 2 days. We'll see how long it lasts, Ill post here if it breaks off again.

Total cost for repair: $108.24

some things I noticed:

-The new tab causes the window to not completely recess into the window.
About 1/4 inch of the window sticks out. Not a big deal to me, but worth noting.

-The 3m nozzles are one-time use, but the tube of adhesive cliams that if you close it back up, you can use it again later. (you get about 10 nozzles in a pack)

Reflections:

I would buy the tabs, take them to your local glass shop, see if they can just glue them on for me, and re-install it myself. $60 for the mixing gun and $18 for the nozzles is pretty steep if you ask me.

Well, there it is. hope that helps. Good luck!

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Thanks for the find "creeg"

Great thread on replacing the window clips. I will use it for future reference.
Does anoyne have any insturctions and pictures on lub the window tracks?

i tried just spraying lube down the tracks and that really didnt do a whole lot but make a mess, so i took off my door panel and sprayed the lube just on the front most track, worked like a charm for a few weeks then had to do it again.. and yada yada yada.. im just waiting for joe black to make his kit and in the meantime ill be avoiding drive thrus

Hey guys- the glue worked for about 2 months, and then the tabs broke clean off. Im going to update that original post right now.

I ended up having to get a new window. You might have more luck with the fix than I did- if so, please update my original thread..

:(

It seems that the tabs ought to be replaceable, but if creeg's didn't work out, I'm going to get the new glass.

Meh.

Thanks for the post, though.

Also, I managed to scratch the tint with the regulator, so that needs to be replaced anyway.

Nate