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Windows/Glasses and (some) sound deadening
I've been working on windows/glasses, window regulators and sound deadening latelly. Windshield was cracked, 1st row windows were ok, 2nd row windows were stained by a reflective metal/material as well as the 3rd row/trunk windows. Sliding window frame and glasses are ok, but the rubber channels are toast. Barn door windows were damaged with a grinder, unbelievable. It seems that on my GQ, all glasses from the 2nd row to the rear were OEM metallic, but not like a film tint, more like a metal layer deposit on the glass surface, and that layer has been poorly removed from the side glasses somehow leaving behind a lot of stains and the barn doors were attacked with a grinder, you could see the circles of the abrasive disk.
Barn door and 2nd row glasses situation:
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3rd row/trunk glass; here you can see a bit of the reflective metal material/deposit on the edges:
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Windshield situation was sorted in 2022 while the body was being repaired. I was able to import from a nearby country a replacement (not OEM) windshield but could not find any replacement windshield weatherstrip, but the shop was able to find me an OEM strip. I was glad to have it sorted but the OEM strip costed me more than the windshield itself. This wood crate is sitting under my bed since then. Happy missus... Green glass for the win at least.
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I was considering to have new glasses cut for the barn doors until I got my hands on a donor car. The very first thing i did with it was to take the barn doors glasses off. Unfortunately the donor car has clear glasses while my car has green ones. Well, it is what it is, just glad to have all those glasses available anyway.
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Fast forward to 2024, after searching all over town for window weather strips from all car and truck models available here and the effort to adapt one of those, I finally found barn door replacement ones in RoadRuner.com.au. The add said aussie made replacement, made to OEM spec, perfect fit, and the price was much better then OEM so I have ordered them. When they arrived, I went straight to business... Cleaning the donor car barn door glasses I realized the had an old an stinky tint film.
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I have left the glasses under the hot sun for a couple of hours to easy the removal of the tint film. Super careful and smooth pull and... it started pulling the defrost tracks! Bugger! Heated it some more with a heat gun, twice the care, and it was still coming off. It appears though that just the track protection paint came off. Maybe the actual metal resistance track will still work.
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Back to the RoadRunner barn door replacement weather strips:
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An absolute perfect fit. That made for a very happy brazilian!
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Windows/Glasses and (some) sound deadening
After I did all the cleaning on the large barn door window and was ready to install it, I discovered that the second plastic bag on the box was actually a windshield weatherstrip mistakenly shipped in place of the large barn door strip.
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This was me working on the garage Sunday arvo so I just sent RoadRunner lads an email and picked something else to work on the GQ. Guess what... Brazil Sunday arvo is Australia Monday morning and less than 30 minutes later I got a reply from the lads apologizing for the mistake and were shipping the correct item right away! Can you f*ng imagine reporting a wrong item received and having another one shipped overseas 30 minutes later?! Mind boggling for me! I offered them to ship the windshield strip back to them, despite shipping cost being probably more than the item itself, and they politely refused the offer and told me to keep it. This was my first order with them and I didn't know the quality of the strips, so it was a test purchase. If I hadn't bought the OEM windshield strip years before, I would certainly use this replacement one (and pay for it, off course), because I liked the quality of the strips very much. I have then placed other orders for bailey channels, brake flex hoses and whatnot.
Maybe some 10 to 15 days later I got the correct item and it went straight into its place.
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Windows/Glasses and (some) sound deadening
Took me some time to put together the required material for working on the doors glasses.
Bailey channels were easy, got them from RoadRunner. Rear doors quarter windows (the fixed ones) strips were the harder to get. Had to go OEM from Amayama. Despite Amayama being in Japan, I got the item shipped from UAE, go figure. Another curiosity on the quarter windows, is that the one on the left side is actually clear, not green. It has been replaced at some point in time.
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For sound deadening, I got a butyl rope to fill the gap between the doors "safety" bars and the metal skin. I have also sourced locally butyl+foil sheets for sound deadening the rest of the skin doors. This is a heavy material and too expensive for my likings, so I ended up buying just two boxes to give it a try. The amount of sheets provided for good internal deadening of all 6 doors.
The butyl rope and where I have used it:
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The butyl sheets and where I have used them:
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Bailey channels in place and now I have 4 working rolling windows with a temporary manual crank!
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Honorable mention to the hidden philips screw on the removable metal channel for the quarter window, what a prick!
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I am now only missing the installation of the windshield and the 3rd row/trunk side windows. Those 3 glasses should be installed only after the roof lining is in place, because the lining flips over the sheet metal lip where the weather strip attaches, such that the liner doesn't rely only on the glue to stay tight. But I am in a bit of a pickle with the roof liner, as I want the interior upholstery of this car to be something special to me and I am not good with choosing colors to go together. I will probably open a new thread asking for some help about that.
I have yet to decide what to do regarding the sliding window as well. Glass is good, frame is good but inner channel is bad and loose and the external strip is toasted. I am inclined to have a new glass cut using the other side as a template. That glass would be flat though, as I don't think any of the glass places here would be able to heat it to obtain that slightly curved angle. I could also make a "DAZWING" :049: although I have no use for it.
I have also taken all the locks off and lubed them, along with the regulators, with that white sticky lithium soap grease. Locks were originally installed super clean but dry because I knew they would be coming away again. Doors now miss only the electric motors for the power windows and power locks. I have yet to clean, test, refurbish each one of those.
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Getting ready for new roof lining
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Internal light sockets were a bit dusty and not providing good connectivity for the bulbs, and are also missing the clear covers.
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Was driving on the highway someday and noticed clear covers on the side markers of an 18 wheeler (they are usually amber). Bought two types of those to experiment with the looks of it. Good thing is that they are darn cheap, so if I don't like them after the required trimming I'll just trash them.
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Getting the Patrol ready for the upholsterer work on the roof lining, I had some tasks to complete before handing the car over to the guy. Roof lights, rear view mirror and roof sound deadening required fixing/working on.
Roof Lights:
The lens from the 18 wheeler side marker has a smaller diameter than the Patrol one, so it fits inside the roof light base. I have used a small Dremel disk to cut the slot for the lever and drilled new holes for screwing lens and light base all at once.
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It looked quite ok. I know these lenses are available at PatrolApart, but for the simulation I ran, one pair of lenses would arrive here after tax for the same price as one brand new 285 tire. Someday, maybe.
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Rear View Mirror:
My rear view mirror had the centerpiece security collision thing missing (guess why), and I have opted to fix it.
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Found a washer with OD slightly bigger then the ID of the mirror base and a very small ID. Filed the OD of the washer to match and cut some slots to it for the glue to grab and keep it from spinning under tork. Pressed a rivnut to the washer and glued it all to the mirror base.
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Roof Sound Deadening:
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First stage which is butyl rubber for holding steel panels from flapping and resonating is done. Second stage which is heat insulation will be done over the weekend. I'll have it finished and post the complete work once it is done.
