window channels

wiltshire landyman said:

have got all new window channels and fillers to put back in me doors.
they come with very small fixing screws.

the door metal frame is also very thin,anyone ever fitted the channels with theese screws do they self tap or do you have to drill first,im just worried about the screws goin thru too far.

any tips or how you done it?..ta

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baggyjim said:

are they windy up ones or slidy ones

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wiltshire landyman said:

oops..yeh windy up ones..

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baggyjim said:

just done both mine really simple to do, the holes in the channels lined up with the holes in the doors just have to use a pointy tool to help find holes, also bit of pain to adjust packing to get the glass to slide nice did you get the thin ally shim strips

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wiltshire landyman said:

yeh kept the shims when i took the olduns out

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wiltshire landyman said:

have got all new window channels and fillers to put back in me doors.
they come with very small fixing screws.

the door metal frame is also very thin,anyone ever fitted the channels with theese screws do they self tap or do you have to drill first,im just worried about the screws goin thru too far.

any tips or how you done it?..ta

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MrJC said:

I have a new door to fit and realise that new channels and fillers would finish it off... sure you looked about about first. Where did you get yours from?...cheers

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wiltshire landyman said:

got mine from douglas motors..

the old ones were a bit worse for wear,didnt wanna do all the respray work and put old tired and cracked door channels back

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