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Old 07-03-2009, 01:53 AM
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i need to find replacements for the 3 felt covered window guides that touch the OUTSIDE of the side windows on my f-body. The ones on the inside are fine, but the 3 that are on the outside of the window are falling apart and scratching the crap out of my window. I've searched but all I can find are the felt guides that bolt to the door and go on the inside of the window.

Any help or suggestions would be great.
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Originally Posted by blue94
i need to find replacements for the 3 felt covered window guides that touch the OUTSIDE of the side windows on my f-body. The ones on the inside are fine, but the 3 that are on the outside of the window are falling apart and scratching the crap out of my window. I've searched but all I can find are the felt guides that bolt to the door and go on the inside of the window.

Any help or suggestions would be great.
have not really looked at them carefully.. but have you thought about rigging some of your own up?
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Originally Posted by lemons12
have not really looked at them carefully.. but have you thought about rigging some of your own up?

i've thought about it...just hoping there is better solution
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I've renewed the guides on old cars by wire wheeling the old felt off and replacing it with the soft part of Velcro. Those are always metal, if newer cars have plastic, you could still do it, just have to be careful when you remove the old felt. I use the strip type Velcro.

Ones on old cars are adjustable and will affect window location/seal. So I always mark their location so they get installed exactly where they were before.
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Originally Posted by angel71rs
I've renewed the guides on old cars by wire wheeling the old felt off and replacing it with the soft part of Velcro. Those are always metal, if newer cars have plastic, you could still do it, just have to be careful when you remove the old felt. I use the strip type Velcro.

Ones on old cars are adjustable and will affect window location/seal. So I always mark their location so they get installed exactly where they were before.
they are still metal if I'm not mistaken...the velcro sounds like a pretty good idea, I was just hoping there was an easy replacement that you could buy.
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anyone got any pics?
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I had to go to the Chevy parts window to get the inside ones I had to replace.
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Originally Posted by Mr Incredible
I had to go to the Chevy parts window to get the inside ones I had to replace.

i need the inside, not the outside. Thanks for the help, it looks like I may just have to rig something up.
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They're really cheap. Much cheaper than replacing a scratched window, or torn tint.

It doesn't take long to change them out, either.
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Originally Posted by Mr Incredible
They're really cheap. Much cheaper than replacing a scratched window, or torn tint.

It doesn't take long to change them out, either.

whoops...i meant to say that I need the outside, and not the inside. The inside guides that you can get at the dealership are fine. It is the outside ones that are screwed up on my car. Thanks for the help though.


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