Suburban rear window felt
 

I am looking for slider window felt for the 4 rear windows of a 1960 Suburban, anyone know where to get it?

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

Steele Rubber

https://www.steelerubber.com/flexible-run-channel-70-1107-57

Classic Parts
https://www.classicparts.com/1955-63...info/03%2D313/

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

I used:

http://stores.restorationspecialties...10g-96&x=0&y=0

window channel, 5/8" w x 1/2" h x 96" l, flexible, cloth covered, p/n 10G-96

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

thanks what about he other rail?

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

Anyone know how to affix the felts to the vertical stationary pane of the slider windows? The stationary pane has a metal cap taped to the glass. On that metal cap was a piece of felt that was originally spot welded on. It's long rotted away and the replacements from Steele don't really provide a way to install them. I'm debating a few very small sheetmetal screw (small enough the head will "hide" into the felt) that I'll cut the excess off the back side.

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

The felt strips were originally held on by steel staples. They probably long ago rusted away. I made replacement staples by hand out of stainless steel wire.

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

On the large window frame/track I found staples. But on the channel (the channel that the latch engages) that attaches to the stationary pane of glass, I found obvious signs of spot welds.

Though, staples may not be a bad idea if I can predrill some holes in the channel.

Re: Suburban rear window felt
 

OK, looking back at my notes and pictures there is one vertical whisker and one horizontal one (pic 1)

As you said, the vertical metal channel was spot welded to the sheet metal channel that mounts to the glass. Originally that felt was held in place by the metal edge being crimped down in two places. I bent the metal up slightly to get the old felt out (pic 2)

The new whisker was cut, filed, and test fit in the channel. After restoring the metal the new vertical felt back was slid into the old metal channel with a small amount of light oil (pic 3)

Here is the top end as it is in the fully assembled window (pic4)

The horizontal felt got three new handmade stainless staples.