Beyond frustrated!, installation of triangle seal, glass , and front track- seal too long, tight, door cant shut and to top it off the bottom adjuster, was stuck, broke! Options

[DRPHIL914]

beyond frustrated- i am going to have to source a replacement assembly with a good adjuster- anyone have one send my way cheap or free??

spent the better part of the last 4 hours trying to get the doors done. unable to complete because the drivers door bottom adjuster nut that is attached to the front track that also holds the triangle window was rusted bad and snapped off- second was , before that happened being unable to get triangle glass seal in(too long) and down enough so could not get door to shut.

pulled it all back out and now i cant decide how to proceed!

[raynekat]

Philip W....I feel (and know) your frustration.

I too spent many hours trying to get these 914Rubber triangle rubber seals into place without much luck.
I was ready to kill something for sure.
Wasted many hours on something that should be fairly straightforward.

I agree that the seals are too long to fit into the front part of the slot where they reside.
I actually had some success with one side with modifying the triangle seal for better fitment.
It required my wife's sharpest kitchen knife and some wire cutters.
The forward part of the seal that is supposed to fit into the same groove as the inner door seal needs a lot of trimming for it lay in there correctly.

I'll try to put some pics tomorrow on what I did and why....
I'm going at this a bit differently in fitting the rubber seal first, then coming in with the long window guide and quarter window next.
I'm not trying to put the guide, window and seal into the door as a unit due to the fitment issues with the seal.

Stay tuned and I'll post some more tomorrow.

This is my last big task for the reassembly....getting these dang windows and doors put together.
Ugh....

[DRPHIL914]

Philip W....I feel (and know) your frustration.

I too spent many hours trying to get these 914Rubber triangle rubber seals into place without much luck.
I was ready to kill something for sure.
Wasted many hours on something that should be fairly straightforward.

I agree that the seals are too long to fit into the front part of the slot where they reside.
I actually had some success with one side with modifying the triangle seal for better fitment.
It required my wife's sharpest kitchen knife and some wire cutters.
The forward part of the seal that is supposed to fit into the same groove as the inner door seal needs a lot of trimming for it lay in there correctly.

I'll try to put some pics tomorrow on what I did and why....
I'm going at this a bit differently in fitting the rubber seal first, then coming in with the long window guide and quarter window next.
I'm not trying to put the guide, window and seal into the door as a unit due to the fitment issues with the seal.

Stay tuned and I'll post some more tomorrow.

This is my last big task for the reassembly....getting these dang windows and doors put together.
Ugh....

that would be great! i would like to see how you went about it. i was just getting to the point i didnt have any patients left- oh, i mean patience left- i was getting so close ans then not get the stupid thing to sid down enough so the door could shut was the end - i went to a movie with my daughter to clean my head .
you see i really thought after i did all the front fuel lines and prep for the gas tank to go in in the morning, i would have bet that in maybe 2 hours id have them both in . geez .
and im sitting here trying to get theis ready for Okteenerfest, and the next month will go by too fast. , i am waiting on parts and i cant move forward with out them,
like my
alternator harness! not here,( and i started the group buy and was #1 in line so why the heck... and the targa trim pieces, bumper tops, bla bla- then the stupid nut snaps!!!! - i know i can go get a bolt of the proper length, and bolt it in place but it wont be adjustable , or not easily anyway so do i wait to get a whole new assembly or just wing it? And it seem i cant adjust the door striker so that the door can shut tighter. passanger sode is perfect, i dont know but can you move back side that the strike plate bolts to so that the door can go in further ?? yikes , so many issues.
i look forward to seeing how you made this work- tomorrow is another day!