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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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I have recently noticed scratches on the outside of my window and i know that there are little felt guides for the inside of the window but are these also on the outside of the window? just wondering because i dont want them to get worse.

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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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nope the felt pads are on the inside only...The outside is the water skirt that you see on top of your door...
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what can i do to try and avoid more scratches? switch the water skirt?
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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TTT for this one
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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I am having the same problem as you, I pulled away the outside water skirt/window sweep to look down the door to see if there was anything, and there are some felt pads that are on the outside part of the window, but this is on a 93-97 f body, im not sure if ours are the exact same. I have done some reasearch and it seems that the outside felt pads are part of the entire window sweep/water skirt?, here is a website that has them for sale: (93-97)

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/in...ROD&ProdID=280

I was looking at the product pic but I couldnt tell if the felt pads are part of the entire water skirt.

hope this helps, im still not too sure if the outside water skirt is part of the felt pads, I may just need to take it apart and have a look.
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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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yes you just need to replace the outside skirt dealer item on these only to get true fit.. And always remember never to roll your window down if it is real dirty, this can cause scratches there as well..
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should i be having problems with this at 48000 miles or is it probably just dirt in there?
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my car has 67 k on it and I am not having this issue at all. But I do keep it in the garage and wash it regularly. So not to sure are they real deep or light scratches?
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I know on mine that the scratches are pretty light, my thumbnail wont get caught on them.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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on the driver's side i have a decently deep scratch and a another lighter scratch.......so i dont know what it is. Im gonna try and keep them very clean for about a week and ill see if more show up.
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I have a vertical scratch on the pass. side where it must rub against something, pretty sure it wasn't just dirt. There must be something down in there that it hits. If there was a way to lube it without smearing, maybe the window would also go up faster?
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well I mean dirt on the felt pads causing the scratches not just on the window... If your scratches are light you can have them buffed out any autoglass company should have the stuff you need. Cost like 20 bucks or so to have them get them out for you.
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