Anyone had long term luck with reattaching the clips to the bottom of the side door glass???
What product?
I've used aquarium silicone with success. I've also used silicone I purchased from a glass/mirror shop. No name brand on it; $5....I have yet to find anything better.
Make sure the glass is clean. Use rubbing alcohol to clean the area once you remove all the old silicone and ensure all surfaces are dry before applying the new silicone. I can not stress this enough.
I used a Marine grade epoxy stick (break off a piece,knead it til the color is uniform,apply it).Works in the cold,under water,etc.I installed it about 3 years ago and it's still holding strong.As Demon stated,make sure the glass and clips are surgically clean,and I even got some rough grit sand paper and sanded the glass and clips for that little bit of extra "bite" for the epoxy.
I removed the windows and "surgically cleaned" the glass and clip areas, then carried them to a glass shop. They used their magic goop on them and didn't even charge me.
I installed the glass and left them up for two days. Been working fine ever since (5+ years).
jb weld 9 years and going
Its called Window Weld ask for it at your local auto parts store. I sell it all the time. Same thing they use to hold in your windshield. How long has that been holding! Yeah a long time.
Stuckman
+1
i didnt get window weld.. it was 3m so maybe it was. but i got windshield epoxy, which is black. my drivers side window, both of the clips were broken to where only one side is all i had to glue to the window... believe it or not, 6 years later the windows still working.
All the above suggestions will work as long as your track is in good condition. If the sleeve is damaged, has fallen down some, or other such cirspoogestances exist, none of the above will solve the problem.
I used some 2 part epoxy I had, plastic weld-good for all plastics and glass etc. Rated at 3500 psi, whatever that means.
I removed and cleaned the clips and drilled a few small holes through them, to let the glue flow through and bond better.
sanded and roughed up the glass, and installed everything. Seems to hold like a rock, currently. Well see how it goes.
I also put some spray white lithium grease on the tracks.
I used to work for a cadi dealer,and the windows on 2000 up devilles has "clamps" on the regulator with 10mm nuts. these clamps worked awsome for repairing the windows. no glue to seperate.
Update: the bond just sh*t the bed today. Daughter tells me, the window wont go up.
I guess Ill try the old JB weld.
Use the 3m windsheild adhesive. I bought it at checker.
On my passenger side, I glued the window in the wrong spot. I physically could not move the track with my hands. Dumped some white lithium grease in the but could still barely move it. When I rolled the window up, the track didn't move at all. When I roll the window up it is bending the front stopper thingy.
After doing it again, I have had no problems what so ever.
It is a water based glue, so it has to be warm to cure. After 24 hours or so it is hard as a rock and will not chip off easily.
I think gravity is still supposed to do most of the work on our cars. Again, I sanded with 120 grit and used a large amount of jbweld and it held for about 3 years until it popped off again. The felt/rubber/whatever sleeve inside the door was pushed halfway down and the window kept hitting it. One time, the jbweld had enough and the window popped back out. Now this sleeve part was and still is bent, causing some to rub on the window more than other parts, but it's an improvement. This or other grime getting in the track is what will cause these problems and since we apparently can't get new sleeves, making sure it is on properly and using a strong adhesive is the only solution.
Any strong adhesive that can handle high and low temperatures, along with moisture, will work great. I'd still personally recommend jb weld since I do know that it CAN be removed with enough effort. I have no clue how easy it is to remove windshield adhesive.
I used 3M Weatherstrip Adhisive around three years ago on the Cougar, hasn't had any problems. It's some black tacky stuff, takes a while to cure but hasn't let go yet. Just used it on the '92 as well, but that's was a lot more recent so I'll have to see how long it holds.
Windshield adhesive stuff can flake off or come off in chunks. I'm not sure how hard it would be to actually pry it off of the window, but they make replacement clips that you can pick up at autozone now. I would assume you could just take a knife of small hack saw blade and cut between the window and the clip.
I also drilled smallish holes in the clips, and sanded the window really well before I did it, as well as cleaned it up good. I do not think I will be having issues with at least the drivers side any time soon.
The passenger side I need to lube everything up now that I have it working and re glue that window. I honestly never thought it would hold. When I put the adhesive of and tried to roll it up, the window went up, but the track never moved and all of the adhesive I so carefully put in smeared really badly, and that side is holding very strong. I would just like to get it in the right orientation and lube the track up good so that the window will roll up faster. Right now it drags pretty good the last couple of inches.