I just got my new windowfelts from NPD today, and they look great. Before I go installing them, I figured I'd check in with you guys to see if there are any tips or tricks to installing them. My door panels are off, and I see what has to be done. Looks pretty staright forward, I just wanted to check before I botch anything up. It looks like they gave me some new felts for the anti rattle pads...is that what they are. I guess I just peel off the old stuff, and restick these ones huh?

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you do know that you will have to remove the glass also?

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Since the door panels are off, can't you just andjust the down travel stop alittle lower to reach the screws behind the glass?? I haven't done this yet but the reason I mention this is because I know that those adjustment bolts are there and one of my windows goes down further than the other so I can reach those screws.

This is what I have done. Put in the Re-Pops felts, not completely happy with them.

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As Maegus said, just loosen the stops and you won't have to take out the glass. I just did mine that way several weeks ago.

no, I didnt know that I had to loosen the window stops. Which bolts are they?

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'79 z28 350 bored 30 over, holly 650 double pumper, performer rpm intake, trickflow aluminum wedge, 60cc cylinder heads, comp valve springs, roller tip rockers, kieth black pistons & rods, 280-480 cam, hedman headers, 200-4r tranny, and 373 solid lock posi rear.

The outer felts in the "Re-Pop" kit suck a$$. The inners seem to be ok though.

Just finished installing the passenger side. Eberhama, and Maegus are 100% right, the re-pops arent the greatest. The interior set is fine, its the outer part that sucks. It doesnt seem very water-tight. Hopefully sitting in the sun will help "cure" it a bit.

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'79 z28 350 bored 30 over, holly 650 double pumper, performer rpm intake, trickflow aluminum wedge, 60cc cylinder heads, comp valve springs, roller tip rockers, kieth black pistons & rods, 280-480 cam, hedman headers, 200-4r tranny, and 373 solid lock posi rear.

I have to agree, I replaced mine when the car was just painted less than a month ago. The factory inside ones were still in ok shape so I kept them because the re-pop ones were garbage. The outside ones had to be replaced, however I'm really dissapointed as the chrome strip is real small. At first I didnt care but you really notice it walkin towards the car looking at the side. Nice bright silver reflection off the front & rear windshields, and the roofdrip rail but not under the windows.

I have Repops and am not happy with the outer felts. Near the back of the door, where is swoops upward, the rubber does not lay flat against the window, creating a 1/2" hole for water to pour into. Also, there is about a 2" long strip on the flat part of the outer felt on one door that just barely touches the glass. Sitting in the sun only seemed to help a little bt. Not very high quality IMHO.

I peeled off the old anti-rattle felts an put on the new ones. They seem to work fine.

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<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Mitch'80Z:
I have Repops and am not happy with the outer felts. Near the back of the door, where is swoops upward, the rubber does not lay flat against the window, creating a 1/2" hole for water to pour into.

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I have the exact same thing going on here...is there any remedy for this?



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'79 z28 350 bored 30 over, holly 650 double pumper, performer rpm intake, trickflow aluminum wedge, 60cc cylinder heads, comp valve springs, roller tip rockers, kieth black pistons & rods, 280-480 cam, hedman headers, 200-4r tranny, and 373 solid lock posi rear.

Can the outer rbber be heated to help the conform to the contours of the body? I have done this to the rubber windshiel mouldings on the third Gens and it seemed to work, of course that moulding gets siliconed in place, but the heat did make it a lot more pliable I just got a set of re-pops and I'll let you know how mine went on.
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