Rear sliding windows

[ArlowCT]

I like the look of your windows, I think they would look great painted to match the top! It hard to tell if your windows use original tracks or not. Seeing that you already have non-stock windows you may want to take a look at marine window track. It's often made of rubber and is sold as single for fixed glass or double track for two pieces of sliding glass.

http://www.beckson.com/channel.html

Looks like it may last a long time but it will not grow moss like the original track will, so for the purists it may not work .

[luckyjoe]

I'd just paint the outside trim the same color as the roofside to de-emphasize it, personally.

I agree 100%. You have to decide which jobs you want to take-on. Some on here will have you replacing your whole truck if it's not up to their vision.

[Kiloengineer]

Just to play the devil's advocate, it looks like you have done a really nice job on the rest of the car so I think it would be much better to get some original side panels and rebuild and paint those. Just the cost of paint would make it worth doing it right. And you already have the best window tracks (RM) out there.

[CRiordan01]

Appreciate all the feedback. I think I'm going to paint the sides on these to match the top (current tracks are definitely LR although mine haven't sprouted any plants)...i will keep the RM tracks and eventually do another set of original sides for either this vehicle or my future IIA which my spouse seemingly has agreed to

Pics to follow and we can debate if it is an improvement or not. Have a nice weekend.

[cedryck]

Wise owl, supplies a usefull replacement for window channels, to replace your buggered and missing channelss that usually grow plants and moss after a considerable amount of time, (sorry RN), I have not used them, I replaced mine with oem parts from Rovers North and have nice sliding windows where the two Staffies can place their large triangle shaped heads out the windows and drool all over the side of my 88.

[busboy]

Wise owl, supplies a usefull replacement for window channels, to replace your buggered and missing channelss that usually grow plants and moss after a considerable amount of time, (sorry RN), I have not used them, I replaced mine with oem parts from Rovers North and have nice sliding windows where the two Staffies can place their large triangle shaped heads out the windows and drool all over the side of my 88.

I have tried replacing the factory track material with the exact same stuff (fabric wrapped spring steel) and the windows are too tight even the drivers door one, to me it;s junk, what am I missing? I see there are some rubber tracked ones, any comments?

[stomper]

Did you lube them?

[busboy]

Did you lube them?

To be honest I don't remember it must be close to 20 years ago I changed them but I removed the lower track in the drivers side to get it to slide the track is still out and that's the only one that works. What do you lube yours with soap, lanolin?

[stomper]

A good quality bicycle chain lube works great. I lube them to saturation so water can't penetrate the canvas and freeze in the winter, and it will repel water in the summer to prevent moss growth. WD-40 will work in a pinch, but it is too thin to lubricate for long.