Solutions to Window & Cup Holder

[tom4bren]

That reminds me .......somebody, a long time ago, can't recall who (Tom4Bren maybe?), completely cut off the vertical forward rubber part of the track (that fits into the metal channel I widened), and replaced it with OEM track felt or weatherstripping FELT type material. I can't recall all the details of how it was attached...have to try to dig up that thread. I believe it was for that exact same reason, less friction, no lubrication needed. IIRC it worked and worked well!

Yup KAT. That was me. Pix seem to have disappeared from my gallery but I'll see if I still have the originals.

Basically, when I got the VX, the weatherstrip on the drivers window bunched up & tore. So, I cut it off where the front track goes virtical (basically the top of the tweeter pod) & removed the entire front section. I then just glued some felt to the sides of the channel. It was intended for a temporary fix that worked well enough that I never went back and did a permanent repair (even though I have a replacement weather strip sitting in the garage ala KAT).

I also meant to add a second layer of felt to the inside edge of the channel to get a tighter fit ... but again, the repair worked so well that I was reluctant to mess with it.

Originally, I intended to also lay a layer of felt in the bottom wall of the channel (where the edge of the glass would ride) but found that wasn't needed either.

Now, the passenger window is another situation entirely. I'm having the same problem samendalk is encountering. Those ^&^%$&^% track guides are FUBAR. I've tried to add spacers to shove the mechanism against the track. It worked for a while but is no longer working. I'm contemplating the bungie cord fix but would prefer replacement track grabbers.

[samneil2000]

My original track/regulator was messed up. Both those teeth on the front side were broken off (I think due to window tilt). Also the weather stripping was cut at around the tweeter level and there was nothing in the track below the window opening. Road noise was horrible and water would seep in but not too bad.

I replaced the weather stripping with some used OEM stuff I found on ebay. Then the window tilted really bad. I then tried to fix that issue with a screw and the "screw-hole" off a screw-hole tie wrap. I snipped it off the tie wrap and put a screw threw it and then screwed it in part way into the metal bracket. I left the "screw-hole" above the track and hoped to use it as a guide. I never could get it to work like I wanted, so I bought a replacement regulator off of ebay and replace it. That one had the teeth that my original one was missing, but it tilted too (and yes, I have the SBC brackets, that was my first mod).

That takes me to now... a month or three ago I added the WeatherTech deflectors and added two small bungees. One at the back pulling down, and one at the front pulling up. I still had to guide the window when rolling it up, holding down on the back just a bit. This weekend I jumped in my VX and the driver's window won't even roll back down. I don't know what happened, if the motor went out or if the window is seized or what...

Here's a pic that shows where I added the screw with plastic cap:

And this is what the weather stripping looked like when I got my VX

[samendalk]

samneil: your screw idea is kinda what i'm gonna try to create
but i'd like to take off the bracket and create something that will last.

we'll see.