Ok,
Here is where I stand on the passenger side window. When I
purchased the Bricklin, the passenger side window was non-existent and a
piece of plexiglas or lexan or something pastic was in it's place. The
window regulator was there, but the channel that rides in the wheels was
not. I purchased the regulator channel, "new" window holder channel
with cork and a new? window. In an attempt to put the window in the
car. I had the window channel welded to the regulator slide channel by
a friend's professional shop (looks good).
I put the system into the door, (Are there any hints as to how
to get more working room in the door?) I got the window positioned in
the door and in the channel and currently have it rolled all the way up.
However, when I roll the window down, the glass does not stay with the
channel. My questions are:
1) Do you glue the window into the channel (cork insert) while the
arrangement is in the door or out of the door?
2) If you are to glue it in the door, how do you get your hands
into the door to place the glue?
3) How hard is it to remove the regulator to "tune it up" and what
is recommended there.
4) Has anyone sucessfully installed power windows?
5) Door latch solenoids: All I have is the interoir handle. All
other latch equiptment is gone. The latches, solenoid, and latch plate
don't exist. I need to know what I need to buy and how it works. Do
the solenoids actuate both electronically and via the manual unlatch.
Does the door handle send a signal that can be used to open the door?
6) Is it just me or is the Bricklin one of the worst cars to be in
if you start to sink in water. I don't plan on doing this, but has
anyone tried fitting into the car through the windows?
Thanks for any help.
-scottolson@writeme.com
I intend on having Terry fix the doors, whatever window problems
I have etc... but I need to be able to roll the window down before that
time.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K M [SMTP:symbiotic@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 1:52 PM
> To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Finally got my window to work -- for free
>
> I had a very pleasant experience at National Glass on South Van Ness
> in
> San Francisco. I was having considerable problems using the "new"
> Tanner window system that consists of a channel, some cork and felt,
> and
> some glue. I glued it, installed it, and it pulled out of the new
> channel. I reglued it and the same thing happened. I redid it with
> RTV
> silicone with the same result. I went to the glass shop and the guy
> looked at everything, cut the old stuff off the window (this had
> remained glued all along), put new felt-cork (I don't know why it's
> called this because it seems more like a rubber compound) in the
> channel, said that it was too loose and should not have to be glued,
> doubled up on the cork stuff, got out a big mallet and, wham, wham,
> put
> that window in its place. The biggest surprise was that he didn't
> want
> me to pay anything for the work (I gave the guy 9 dollars anyway). So
>
> far, it seems fine. I wanted to cant the window vis a vis the channel
>
> to make the bend a little more gradual but we didn't do it that time
> (Tanner's instructions don't mention this). Anyway, I now know the
> windows fairly well so if anyone has any questions, write away (I know
>
> the air door system too). KIm
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