My windows are very difficult to open as they have 32 years of Texas dust and clay in the tracks. The felt tracks just look shot. Where do I find these so I can pull out the old ones, clean things up and then install new ones? Also any tips on doing this?
Also the gaskets on most of my bay doors are in rough shape. Where is he best place to find these so I can replace these as well. Again an tips of doing this? And adjusting the doors as well?
Todd & Dawn Flickema
Former owners of a Classic 1984 Newell
71 Karmann Ghia
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(This post was last modified: 08-14-2012, 10:27 PM by Flick.)
it is possible to replace the tracks and felt. just a matter of finding it. several of us have replaced the tracks and felt. in my 90 i did the front windows. it took some doing but was possible.
with the penninsula windows in my 90 they had the two different felts and the plastic tracks so i just bought them and replaced them. they were fairly expensive if i remember right. i think i paid about a hundred bucks to do 2 windows.
there are some tricks that each window has to get the slider out and to replace the top and bottom tracks and then the felt. i would start by trying to figure out what is the maker of the windows.
as for the gaskets in the doors, steve or clarke can comment on if they have done them. i replaced all the door gaskets on my 90. any car paint and trm shop will have them. there is a place near my house that has a zillion different rubber trim pieces.
tom
tom
2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608 Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH
Ok so I was able to get the felt track runners if that is what they are called that go into the slider window frame. This is what the sliding window rests in and slides back and forth. Now on the outside of each slide window then as well there is a gap between the sliding window and the frame. This gap is covered by a rubber molding trim piece that keeps this area dry I suppose and also probably keeps that felt track in place since it abuts against it.
I can't find anyone who carries it. Hehr, Peninsula and anyone else I could send a pic of it to on the Internet. Most of my windows Re missing bits of this And what is there is brittle. I will post a couple pics in a moment. Does anyone have a suggestion. Every time I call Newell Chucks Answer is no. I get the feeling in this era of Newell they built them with whatever was available or anyone would ask for.
Todd & Dawn Flickema
Former owners of a Classic 1984 Newell
71 Karmann Ghia
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(This post was last modified: 09-19-2012, 09:03 PM by Flick.)
When I replaced my window felt.. I could'nt find the wiper seal, such as you have... I did find some windshield wiper blades that worked perfectly... If all else fails...
(09-19-2012, 08:59 PM)Flick Wrote: Ok so I was able to get the felt track runners if that is what they are called that go into the slider window frame. This is what the sliding window rests in and slides back and forth. Now on the outside of each slide window then as well there is a gap between the sliding window and the frame. This gap is covered by a rubber molding trim piece that keeps this area dry I suppose and also probably keeps that felt track in place since it abuts against it.
I can't find anyone who carries it. Hehr, Peninsula and anyone else I could send a pic of it to on the Internet. Most of my windows Re missing bits of this And what is there is brittle. I will post a couple pics in a moment. Does anyone have a suggestion. Every time I call Newell Chucks Answer is no. I get the feeling in this era of Newell they built them with whatever was available or anyone would ask for.
Jimmy, I like your style.....re-purposing windwhield wipers!
Clarke and Elaine Hockwald
1982 Newell Classic, 36', 6V92 TA
2001 VW Beetle Turbo
Cannondale Tandem
Cannondale Bad Boy
Haibike SDURO MTB http://whatsnewell.blogspot.com
If they don't have anything one place I purchased upholstery and window parts
Was at http://www.jjsupply.com/. I know they have the channel. Maybe they have the wiper seal.
