dried out window trim with gaps. (1 Viewer)

[surfdogskier]

Hey guys. Got my roof and sides off my FJ40 and dropped the windshield. Pretty excited. Getting rid of all the rust up top. She will be dark grey with black roof and black accents.

Issue I have is a lot of my window seals are old and dried out. Some have broke and have gaps. I really don't want to replace them all. Is there a way I can bring them back to like and some good stuff I can fill the gaps and then repaint them?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Vintij74]

Depends how bad the cracks are.... Corner windows I brought back to life with a good cleaning, lots of paper clips with wax paper and RTV to fill-in cracks. I later just trimmed the excess with exacto knife.....Yes its a sickness.... You'll get good with the bent-tip needle nose pliers to install fresh clips for the door wipers! Or you might be get them all popped-in the first time.....LOL

on my 74 FJ40, I restored the window felts that were all jammed down inside the doors: Soaked them in a hot bathtub for a few hours and dried them straight with steel strips on the hot driveway. Your results may vary! My motivation was to spend available $$ on new output shafts for the transfer case.....in the end it was all worth it

Best to Ya

 

[Racer65]

I suggest you replace them all, due to several reasons. One is that you now is the best time to do it. The truck is apart already. It will be a hassle to go back and do the job again and again later. Second is that bad weatherstripping can trap water and/or cause leaks, and then you'll be faced with fixing rust and bodywork. Third is that all of the rubber are the same age. If you don't address it all, see reasons 1 and 2.

 

[DougAustinTx]

The replacement is good advice. Once rubber gets hard and starts to shrink, it is done.

Another thing that I found for myself is, when you look at the raw edges of the body where the layers of metal come together as a raised lip under the window seals, you will notice that there are gaps in the metal. I didn't want moisture to get under the rubber window seals and into those gaps in the metal. Before installing the new rubber, get some RTV and mash it into the gaps to seal all the openings in the metal seams to keep rust from forming in the gaps and dripping into the interior metal. Let the RTV dry thoroughly before installing the actual window seal.

 

[Tin basher]

Don't use RTV to attempt to seal the seams in the pinch welds silicone makes it slimy and will just peel out when installing the windows
Use proper glass install materials pinch weld primer
And urethane to seal the pinch weld
As for filling gaps in the gaskets I have used urethane
To glue rubbers backtogether when doing chopped tops on hot rods
But that is usually a barely visible seam without the urethane
I understand the low budget build you could check with your local glass company they can get window rubber in different profiles by the foot get a price
And price out proper ones for the 40 I saw some prices that where quite reasonable
One thing trying to install glass with old hard rubbers
Increases the chances of breaking the glass

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[myquestoyota]

Welcome to the madness

Fj40's need white roofs, IMHO...........

 

[Nader]

Man, that's some hard partying when there's a red solo cup tossed under that heap. I mean heap in a good way, that's what I call mine. What's all that other red stuff scattered around? Shotgun shells? Also, I wanna know more about that 914 in the back.

 

[ginmtb]

Man, that's some hard partying when there's a red solo cup tossed under that heap. I mean heap in a good way, that's what I call mine. What's all that other red stuff scattered around? Shotgun shells? Also, I wanna know more about that 914 in the back.

Nader needs to have his land cruiser card revoked for referring to our beloved cruisers as heaps. That is reserved for those other 4x4's...