Re: [FWDLK] Flocking Roof-rail Weatherstrips

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the interest of clarification, yes, I did discover that a 4" section had
been removed from my original weatherstrip. Whether this happened at the
factory or sometime afterwards, I can't say. Also, I think that the quarter
windows *did* work as expected when they left the factory. Chrysler would
have caught hell if they didn't. What may have happened in a few cases is
that too much caulking was applied between the weatherstrip stainless
support and the roof rail, causing some binding. Some service guy may have
taken the easy way out (in the case of my car) and cut the weatherstrip
instead of removing the assembly and cleaning out the excessive caulk.

Ron


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From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Flocking Roof-rail Weatherstrips


> Ron, et al, On/in my dad's bought-new 57 CRL 2-dr, I distinctly remember
> (being a permanent resident of the rear seat) that the rear windows
> "worked", with some difficulty, but, I don't recall having to
> pull-forward the 1/4 windows, in order to 'complete' the window-raising
> operation.
>
> Of course, as a 7+ Y.O., the rear windows DID get a work-out (no such
> thing as wimpy-ol'  AIR-conditioning, for WE, in Toledo, in the
> summertime!.)
>
> Ron had PM'ed me, saying that HE discovered, on his O.E.M. roof rail
> weatherstrip, that someone had "scalped" the 'ceiling' of that
> weatherstrip, as I have advised, in order to make/allow the rear hartop
> windows to operate
> well.
>
> Ron's conclusion is (& I concur) that the roof rail weatherstrips
> (probably) never 'worked' correctly----probably due to an engineering
> SNAFU; remember, the 57's were completely designed & brought to
> production with only 2 years lead-time, instead of the normal-3-years'
> time, & that the revolutionarily-low roofline was
> relatively VERY diificult to create, as evidenced
> by the copious front & rear & side window leakages.
>
> Neil Vedder
>
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