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Rear Slider Fit Question
I had hoped to upgrade to a rear sliding window on my 1971 during the course of its restoration. I found one with tinted glass on EBay and had it refurbished and installed.
Although the window looks fine on the inside of the cab, it is not fitting flush with the gasket or back surface of the cab on the outside. I have only seen pictures of them looking straight on so I don't know if that was normal. What say you? I still have the original Soft Ray non-slider, gasket and trim if I have to revert. I am wondering if the sliders had a different, thicker gasket, or if I got sold one that was for some other model. |
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
Sliders used an OE style gasket same as glass.
My OE slider sits flush (to the gasket).
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
Yep, normal. You have two plies of glass in a channel compared to just a single piece of glass. The factory sliders were installed at the factory, post assembly line, on the lot, using the same gasket. All trim levels got the base no trim gasket.
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
Mine sits flush
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
I think I will go back to the fixed rear glass as the window standing proud of the gasket doesn't work for me. Thanks for the opinions and pictures.
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
Eventually, I am going to do the same as I really do not like the factory (aftermarket) sliders...mine rattles as well. Plus, I never use it.
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
Sorry to hijack this thread but I am interested in getting a slider window - I like the look of them. Currently, I have the SS trim on my fixed glass and it seems that you can keep it when switching out to a slider. Though not how it came from the factory, from what I can tell if you had a fixed glass and switched out to slider, you could keep your SS Trim. So you use the SS Trim rubber to install the slider. That sound about right?
Thought the last thing I want to do is buy/install a rattling slider - that would drive me bananas! Plus I'd want to find the aluminum OEM or like OEM slider (not a black one with that dark tint). I watched a YouTube on installing a fixed rear - it looked like a PITA and I'd image a slider with trim would be even more of a PITA.
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
My window is aftermarket and sticks out.
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Re: Rear Slider Fit Question
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