Hey all,
I was pulling the old window channel out of the window frame in the Cruising Wagon yesterday and encountered something I wasn't certain about. This is the felt and rubber piece that fits inside the window frame that the window rolls up into. I bought new ones from a company in Florida (Convertible Tops I believe) and the issue isn't with the new parts, it's more of a question about the old. I was pulling the old one out of the driver's door; it was very brittle and retained none of the flexibility from when it was new, so it is kind of a pain to get out. However, as I was looking at the underside of the window channel I saw what appears to be a rivet in the channel. It is located by the curvature of the window frame and very near the window guide clips. I'm not sure why it would have been necessary, since regular adhesive should be more than enough to hold this material in place. I should have checked the other door or even the Bobcat to see if it had the same rivet; if it does then I can assume it is a factory thing. But I didn't think to do that just then, and before I go back at it I wanted to see if anyone had encountered this before, and if it is in fact a factory rivet or just something some jamoke did to the car. I'll check the other doors tonight and post what I find, but I'd love to hear from folks on this one. Thanks,
Matthew
FlyerPinto