Rattling Windows

[MattyRobz]

i have an '85 cutlass with power windows. when i drive down the road and hit a bump the windows rattle inside the door when the windows are down. and when i roll the windows down it doesn't roll down smoothly. it like moves back and forth. how can i fix this or what do i need to make this stop.
thanks for the help

 

[83cut350chev]

how is the weather stripping around the window? if its dry and cracked it will rattle

 

[srercrcr]

There are felt covered brackets inside the door that the glass rides against keeping it stable. That felt wears away after 20 years. I glued commercial carpet to mine...good as new. The weatherstrips up top also help out.

 

[MattyRobz]

the weatherstriping is pretty bad. i wasnt sure if was somthing eles. where could i get new window weaterstrips?

thanks

 

[beermonkey9417]

you can get it form opgi but thats alot of $$ try ebay or maybe dixiemontecarlo.com

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Steele rubber products, Metro molded rubber and A&M Soffseal all offer G body weatherstripping. It should be less than $100 for a set of roof rail weatherstrips if you have a non-T-Top car. I ordered mine through Year One's Next Generation catalog. I haven't installed it yet because of an impending paint job, so I can't speak of the quality, but it is a name brand.

 

[srercrcr]

Ah, we're talking about rattling with the windows DOWN, hence the upper weatherstrips don't enter the equation. SWEEPS or FUZZIES are the ones at the top of the door.

 

[MattyRobz]

ya thats the weatherstriping im talking about right at the top of the door it self. but when the windows are down they rattle. also when im rolling them down they shake and rattle.

 

[Uncletruck]

Two things. There is a plastic tab that keeps the window aligned that wears out. The glass itself is held in the bottom of the lifting frame with an adhesive that gets brittle and crumbles over time, causing the glass to get a lot of play in the track. The only right way to fix this is to remove the glass, scrape out the old adhesive, and then apply new adhesive and put the window glass back in. I'm trying to think what I use for this, and it's slipping my mind, but it's available at hardware stores- it's industrial grade and holds up to extreme changes in temperature.

-Mark-