window lift channel

Ok guys

sometime this week I have to fit a new lift channel to the glass on the rear off-side door of a D1 1998, the old one has rusted away ...

It seems very tight with the rubber in the channel, any tips or good ideas?

Rubber to glass first then squeeze in or rubber to channel then squeeze in ?

We'd like to do it in the car or is it really needed to remove the glass from the car

We stripped and rebuilt a front door with the glass in place,we used all the old bit tho.

Where do you get new channels from?

Had the same problem, could not get glass and rubber in together. Laid glass into a bed of silicone sealant in the end. Been fine ever .

flatline said:

We stripped and rebuilt a front door with the glass in place,we used all the old bit tho.

Where do you get new channels from?

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try googling alr6482 and rubber muc2325

Dippypud said:

Ok guys

sometime this week I have to fit a new lift channel to the glass on the rear off-side door of a D1 1998, the old one has rusted away ...

It seems very tight with the rubber in the channel, any tips or good ideas?

Rubber to glass first then squeeze in or rubber to channel then squeeze in ?

We'd like to do it in the car or is it really needed to remove the glass from the car

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fairy liquid and a plastic mallet, start at one end and work to the other or align it all and support rail and tap the glass into rail,it is possible to do it in situ, but easier off

I ended up cutting the rubber into three smaller strips and done it that way worked a charm and not let me down yet ,

Put the rubber onto the glass in the correct place. You can check the position by putting a pallet knife/paint scraper down past the weather seal on the other door to find the right location.
Put the top edge of the glass onto something soft; a thick cloth on a piece of wood is ideal. Put the runner onto the rubber; make sure that it's the right way round. You will not be the first person to put it on back to front!
Use some watered down washing up liquid or spray on glass cleaner as a lubricant to help the runner slide over the glass.
Use a wooden or rubber mallet to hit the runner on the flat sections a little at a time. Avoid anything sharp hitting the glass.

May I bring this thread back to life for a while? I'm having issues with my right hand front window lift channel. The rubbers make it almost impossible to get the glass in and this morning all I achieved was to put myself in a lot of pain. I actually got it in a week ago - could it be time to replace it?

if you got it in a week ago how come you need to do it again?

jamesmartin said:

if you got it in a week ago how come you need to do it again?

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He may have had it in back to front ...

Okay. So the story is that it fell out and I went to a friend's workshop to get a hand putting it in. I had previously tried it myself but only had the rubbers fold as the glass pushed them down at some points along the channel while at other points it went in fine. When with the other bloke I was able to use the force of the window being pushed down to assist in getting the channel on. When I tried the same technique by myself yesterday all I achieved was to cause myself a lot of pain ......

Does this sound odd to anyone else?

The reason it fell off again after six days is anyone's guess. My guess is that the rubbers need lubricating so that they don't grip when the channel is moving the window down.