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shavedchevy · 03-22-2004, 10:03 PM

anybody have the problem of those annoying vent windows whistling. What would fix these for good. I put a helthy bead of silicone around my old ones, but I don't want to do this again? Mabey a new handle, or weatherstriping(if you can even get it)

Jason Spears · 03-22-2004, 10:20 PM

The windows are a pain to work on. I scored a vent window in good shape at the junkyard for $25 for my passenger side. It fixed the wind noise on that side. Still searching for one for the driver's side. The windows are very easy to change.

The if the rest of the weatherstripping is in bad shape that will also cause wind noise. There are a lot of companies that sell this.

rolson1039 · 03-22-2004, 11:10 PM

out of sheer fustration we stuck an old matchbook between the latch and the pillar and it lessened the wind noise but im still searching for the weather stripping kits at a decent price

apstguy · 03-23-2004, 02:51 AM

There is replacement weatherstripping to put on it but it is a big pain to get on there. I want a company to make a one piece window kit for this or a kit to make the wing a solid glass.

TIMSPEED · 03-23-2004, 05:23 AM

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Originally posted by apstguy
There is replacement weatherstripping to put on it but it is a big pain to get on there. I want a company to make a one piece window kit for this or a kit to make the wing a solid glass.

The guy who's doing my bodywork on my truck, asked me if I wanted to go with the 1 piece side windows, so I imagine SOMEONE makes the kit...

bigblock73 · 03-23-2004, 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by TIMSPEED

The guy who's doing my bodywork on my truck, asked me if I wanted to go with the 1 piece side windows, so I imagine SOMEONE makes the kit...

Go back and ask him, we would all love to know who makes a kit.

Destructo · 03-23-2004, 10:34 AM

I just open mine and then its just wind noise instead of whistling. The handle on mine is like coming apart so it doesn't pull it closed very tight. LMC may have the stripping your looking for.

Low87on20s · 03-23-2004, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by TIMSPEED

The guy who's doing my bodywork on my truck, asked me if I wanted to go with the 1 piece side windows, so I imagine SOMEONE makes the kit...

If "SOMEONE" does make the kit, then they need to FIRE their marketing person! I have searched all over the NET and can't find anything on 73-87 one piece side windows.

ivel · 03-24-2004, 01:53 AM

Mine have been replaced with new ones and never been opened.

Blue Beard · 03-24-2004, 09:31 AM

Didn't someone post a one piece window kit on the board....or was it only for the earlier trucks...?

Grim Reaper · 03-24-2004, 11:50 AM

Mine are all blistered out Like the metal is rusting under the rubber. Pisses me off. The truck has not rust and always been in GA.
My 79 and 75 did not have this problem.

MIKE'67 · 03-24-2004, 12:17 PM

I put a quarter between the latch and frame. Actually the passenger side took 35 cents, by adding a dime. Not completely fixed but better than it was. I also wondered about silicone since I never open them.

mhicks · 03-24-2004, 03:17 PM

I ordered new rubber seal from LMC and it was hell to put in. I think it is worse off now than it was. After putting the new rubbers in it was like the glass got about an inch shorter and did not meet the rubber correctly at the top. I done this at the same time I installed a new door. It took me about 6 hours to do it. I also replaced the seals for the big window and it turned out real nice. I sanded and repainted the framae for the vent window it it looks pretty good. It is on a '73.

**76sierraclassic** · 03-24-2004, 04:59 PM

I just ordered new vent window seals from LMC today before reading this thread. Each piece of rubber was 16.95 (4 x 16.95). I had some other stuff to order anyway, so I just ordered it all from LMC even though JCWhitney has them for 49.95 a set (includes both sides). Also there is a set currently listed on eBay. They are at $36 right now with a little over a day left in the auction. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEBWA%3AIT

Those of you who are saying that these seals are difficult to put in, do you have any pointers (other than "have a professional do it")?

Also, how are they fastened in? The pics in LMC's catalog show little holes back to the frame, but I'm just wondering if that's for rivets or screws or what.

Thanks,
Mike W.

mhicks · 03-24-2004, 05:18 PM

I am going to go ahead and try the other door then go back and redo the other one. There is a nut, washer, and spring on the bottom of the metal that goes around glass but the top hinge has rivets in it. I just ground them off and replaced them with 4/40 screws and nuts. The rubber that goes around the window just kinda snaps in. I didn't have much trouble getting it in. It all fit fine but the window looked like it shrunk about an inch. It didn't seem to be tall enough to seal off at the top. The bottom of the glass frame has a stud sticking out of it that the washers, nuts and springs go on. You have to poke a hole in the rubber were the stud goes through the bottom part of the rubber. I think when I do my other one I will figure out an easier way to do it and then redo the first one.

**76sierraclassic** · 03-24-2004, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the info on the install. I guess I was looking at the picture wrong in the LMC book. I didn't realize that the window had to come off of the hinges. I may let the guys at the body shop do that when they paint it. Then again, I might try it myself.

Thanks,
Mike W.

Matt_305 · 03-24-2004, 05:25 PM

Weather striping is probably the solution. Mine doesn't whistle too bad but my bro's car has terrible wind noise and it is very challenging to hear the stereo on the highway and this is due to bad weather stripping, $400 a door though so he hasn't done it yet. It's an 85' Pontiac Parisienne so from the same era.

mhicks · 03-24-2004, 05:29 PM

I don't guess the window HAS to come out but to get a better seal I think it would be better. You would have to cut the seal on one side to get it around the stud and the upper hinge where the seal would go around it.

rocktriviagod · 03-24-2004, 06:48 PM

I'll have to admit, Siliconing the vent window shut doesn't sound like a bad idea, But it's going to look like hell, isn't it??

8t5Silverado · 03-24-2004, 07:05 PM

I love vent windows. I don't understand why anyone would replace them with a one-piece window (unless you are trying to update your truck, I guess).

As for the whistling, make sure the window is completely shut (I am not being a smarta$$).

Don't pull on the handle, it will only make it loose. Push on the front of the vent window from the inside the truck and push on the back of the vent window from outside the truck.

Pulling the handle alone won't stop mine from whistling.

If this doesn't help, find some weatherstripping.

shavedchevy · 03-24-2004, 07:29 PM

actually the silicone doesn't work that bad, I used clear silicone, I suppose you could use black if you were more careful. All I did was open up the window and put the silicone on the weatherstripping that would touch the window when closed. I would do it again, but I do like to open them every no and then, especially if I forget the remote for my shaved doors in the truck

TwinTurbo · 03-25-2004, 06:33 AM

I replaced the weatherstrip on mine and the drivers side whistles even worse now. The pass side one is as it was and doens't make any wind noise at all. I think the prob is in the locking mechanism. The pass. side has probably never been opened much and the drivers side has. I'll try to shim it a bit and see what happens

**N2TRUX** · 03-25-2004, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Blue Beard
Didn't someone post a one piece window kit on the board....or was it only for the earlier trucks...?

That was for 67-72 trucks. So far no one makes a kit for the 73-87 windows....

Joe Rae · 03-29-2004, 02:39 PM

Couldn't we just make a stencil and have them cut? Old hot rodders do, and are not expensive to cut. Just a thought I've had in the past, after the whistles, replacing seals, more whistles, broke a frame, etc.

bigblock73 · 03-29-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Joe Rae
Couldn't we just make a stencil and have them cut? Old hot rodders do, and are not expensive to cut.

Hot rodders typically use flat glass...ours is curved. Windows are easy to make when they are perfectly flat and can be made in all shapes and sizes.

There is also sheetmatal work that needs to be done on the doors in order to go to 1-piece glass as well as creating the filler piece in the corner.

Ken...weren't you pursueing (sp?) this at one point?

03-22-2004, 10:03 PM	#1
shavedchevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 315	Vent window whistle anybody have the problem of those annoying vent windows whistling. What would fix these for good. I put a helthy bead of silicone around my old ones, but I don't want to do this again? Mabey a new handle, or weatherstriping(if you can even get it) __________________ Dennis Last edited by shavedchevy; 03-22-2004 at 10:07 PM.

03-22-2004, 11:10 PM	#3
rolson1039 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 404	out of sheer fustration we stuck an old matchbook between the latch and the pillar and it lessened the wind noise but im still searching for the weather stripping kits at a decent price __________________ so many trucks so little time!!!

03-23-2004, 02:51 AM	#4
apstguy LED King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,087	There is replacement weatherstripping to put on it but it is a big pain to get on there. I want a company to make a one piece window kit for this or a kit to make the wing a solid glass. __________________ Tyler 1985 C10 305 w/ Bowtie OD TH700R4 3.42 LSD 202,000 miles 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 5-speed Stick 2016 Chevy Spark EV Gone: 2002.5 VW GTI 24v VR6 Gone: 2008 VW R32

03-23-2004, 10:34 AM	#7
Destructo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lewisville, NC Posts: 1,836	I just open mine and then its just wind noise instead of whistling. The handle on mine is like coming apart so it doesn't pull it closed very tight. LMC may have the stripping your looking for. __________________ 1985 Scottsdale Shortbed 4x4 Stout 350 with some "upgrades"-700r4-33x12.5" Mud Tires, Warn 8274-50 winch. 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Regular Cab 2wd 4-banger, 5 speed, Street Pack with 3.73 axle.

03-24-2004, 01:53 AM	#9
ivel Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 67	Mine have been replaced with new ones and never been opened. __________________ #3 #3

03-22-2004, 10:20 PM	#2
Jason Spears Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Stoney Creek, ON Posts: 89	The windows are a pain to work on. I scored a vent window in good shape at the junkyard for $25 for my passenger side. It fixed the wind noise on that side. Still searching for one for the driver's side. The windows are very easy to change. The if the rest of the weatherstripping is in bad shape that will also cause wind noise. There are a lot of companies that sell this.

03-24-2004, 09:31 AM	#10
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,831	Didn't someone post a one piece window kit on the board....or was it only for the earlier trucks...? __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

03-24-2004, 11:50 AM	#11
Grim Reaper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,704	Mine are all blistered out Like the metal is rusting under the rubber. Pisses me off. The truck has not rust and always been in GA. My 79 and 75 did not have this problem. __________________ Grim-Reaper 70 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible, worlds longest resto in progress Looking for 71-72 2wd Blazer or Jimmy Project

03-24-2004, 12:17 PM	#12
MIKE'67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albertville, Alabama USA Posts: 299	I put a quarter between the latch and frame. Actually the passenger side took 35 cents, by adding a dime. Not completely fixed but better than it was. I also wondered about silicone since I never open them. __________________ 1977 Short Stepside, black, 350/350. Located in Albertville, Alabama.

03-24-2004, 03:17 PM	#13
mhicks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Weatherford,Tx Posts: 747	side window I ordered new rubber seal from LMC and it was hell to put in. I think it is worse off now than it was. After putting the new rubbers in it was like the glass got about an inch shorter and did not meet the rubber correctly at the top. I done this at the same time I installed a new door. It took me about 6 hours to do it. I also replaced the seals for the big window and it turned out real nice. I sanded and repainted the framae for the vent window it it looks pretty good. It is on a '73.

03-24-2004, 04:59 PM	#14
76sierraclassic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: White Hall, AR Posts: 316	I just ordered new vent window seals from LMC today before reading this thread. Each piece of rubber was 16.95 (4 x 16.95). I had some other stuff to order anyway, so I just ordered it all from LMC even though JCWhitney has them for 49.95 a set (includes both sides). Also there is a set currently listed on eBay. They are at $36 right now with a little over a day left in the auction. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEBWA%3AIT Those of you who are saying that these seals are difficult to put in, do you have any pointers (other than "have a professional do it")? Also, how are they fastened in? The pics in LMC's catalog show little holes back to the frame, but I'm just wondering if that's for rivets or screws or what. Thanks, Mike W.

03-24-2004, 05:18 PM	#15
mhicks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Weatherford,Tx Posts: 747	WINDOW I am going to go ahead and try the other door then go back and redo the other one. There is a nut, washer, and spring on the bottom of the metal that goes around glass but the top hinge has rivets in it. I just ground them off and replaced them with 4/40 screws and nuts. The rubber that goes around the window just kinda snaps in. I didn't have much trouble getting it in. It all fit fine but the window looked like it shrunk about an inch. It didn't seem to be tall enough to seal off at the top. The bottom of the glass frame has a stud sticking out of it that the washers, nuts and springs go on. You have to poke a hole in the rubber were the stud goes through the bottom part of the rubber. I think when I do my other one I will figure out an easier way to do it and then redo the first one.

03-24-2004, 05:22 PM	#16
76sierraclassic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: White Hall, AR Posts: 316	Thanks for the info on the install. I guess I was looking at the picture wrong in the LMC book. I didn't realize that the window had to come off of the hinges. I may let the guys at the body shop do that when they paint it. Then again, I might try it myself. Thanks, Mike W.

03-24-2004, 05:25 PM	#17
Matt_305 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 102	Weather striping is probably the solution. Mine doesn't whistle too bad but my bro's car has terrible wind noise and it is very challenging to hear the stereo on the highway and this is due to bad weather stripping, $400 a door though so he hasn't done it yet. It's an 85' Pontiac Parisienne so from the same era. __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1500 4.1L I6 1985 GMC Sierra 1500 5.0L V8 (Parts Truck)

03-24-2004, 05:29 PM	#18
mhicks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Weatherford,Tx Posts: 747	vent window I don't guess the window HAS to come out but to get a better seal I think it would be better. You would have to cut the seal on one side to get it around the stud and the upper hinge where the seal would go around it.



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03-24-2004, 06:48 PM	#19
rocktriviagod Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Holmen, WI Posts: 50	I'll have to admit, Siliconing the vent window shut doesn't sound like a bad idea, But it's going to look like hell, isn't it??

03-24-2004, 07:05 PM	#20
8t5Silverado Mudslides 'r my specialty Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: STL Posts: 1,106	I love vent windows. I don't understand why anyone would replace them with a one-piece window (unless you are trying to update your truck, I guess). As for the whistling, make sure the window is completely shut (I am not being a smarta$$). Don't pull on the handle, it will only make it loose. Push on the front of the vent window from the inside the truck and push on the back of the vent window from outside the truck. Pulling the handle alone won't stop mine from whistling. If this doesn't help, find some weatherstripping. __________________ Always on the lookout for old cars and parts...(20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, etc.) http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/500339

03-24-2004, 07:29 PM	#21
shavedchevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 315	silicone actually the silicone doesn't work that bad, I used clear silicone, I suppose you could use black if you were more careful. All I did was open up the window and put the silicone on the weatherstripping that would touch the window when closed. I would do it again, but I do like to open them every no and then, especially if I forget the remote for my shaved doors in the truck __________________ Dennis

03-25-2004, 06:33 AM	#22
TwinTurbo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 994	I replaced the weatherstrip on mine and the drivers side whistles even worse now. The pass side one is as it was and doens't make any wind noise at all. I think the prob is in the locking mechanism. The pass. side has probably never been opened much and the drivers side has. I'll try to shim it a bit and see what happens

03-29-2004, 02:39 PM	#24
Joe Rae Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 50	One Piece Couldn't we just make a stencil and have them cut? Old hot rodders do, and are not expensive to cut. Just a thought I've had in the past, after the whistles, replacing seals, more whistles, broke a frame, etc.

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