Has anyone replaced a rear window seal? Am I crazy?

[Rusty Shackleford Gribble]

Hello. Thanks in advance for any help here. I’m painting my 1991 ranger standard cab with sliding rear window. I took the window out and would like to buy a new gasket. I looked online and from two different companies, I was sent a gasket I was told would fit but I see no possible way. My original part has a channel in it that is at least 1/2” wide and deep to accommodate the window unit. It is ridged and in the shape of the window. You cannot bend it easily. There are holes in it for drainage. The parts I keep getting are just a pliable rubber and look like they can only accommodate a single pane of glass. It can be folded and looped. There is no channel and there are no drain holes. I did a little digging and found a part number that looks like it might be right but can’t find it anywhere. E9TZ-1042084-A. The part number I was ordering (incorrect, so I believe) is 50-7675. Am I crazy since two different companies assured me this is the right part? The original part is on the bottom of the picture.

 

[lowspeedpursuit]

I'm invested in this.

As far as I could see last time I checked, standard cab sliding window seals were unobtanium. I also bought something advertised as a sliding window seal which showed up looking like a fixed-glass seal.

I called the company, and they explained their aftermarket sliding window somehow uses the stock fixed-glass seal, but they wanted $280 or something for it. They also said it was the last one and they stopped making them, and this was a couple years ago.

 

[scotts90ranger]

I've had a few rear windows in my '90, I think the original fixed and two sliders, one slider took the standard flat glass seal and the other sticks back with a bigger seal if I remember right. I think there's several different types of seals so I think you're going to be out of luck unless you find one at random in better shape... speaking of I can go look at the seal I pulled out a couple years ago when I put the current window in and post what it looks like...

 

[Rusty Shackleford Gribble]

I'm invested in this.

As far as I could see last time I checked, standard cab sliding window seals were unobtanium. I also bought something advertised as a sliding window seal which showed up looking like a fixed-glass seal.

I called the company, and they explained their aftermarket sliding window somehow uses the stock fixed-glass seal, but they wanted $280 or something for it. They also said it was the last one and they stopped making them, and this was a couple years ago.

Damn. Seems like a dead end but thank you so much for the details.

 

[Rusty Shackleford Gribble]

I've had a few rear windows in my '90, I think the original fixed and two sliders, one slider took the standard flat glass seal and the other sticks back with a bigger seal if I remember right. I think there's several different types of seals so I think you're going to be out of luck unless you find one at random in better shape... speaking of I can go look at the seal I pulled out a couple years ago when I put the current window in and post what it looks like...

That would be greatly appreciated and thank you for the insight.

 

[Bill]

I'm invested in this.

As far as I could see last time I checked, standard cab sliding window seals were unobtanium. I also bought something advertised as a sliding window seal which showed up looking like a fixed-glass seal.

I called the company, and they explained their aftermarket sliding window somehow uses the stock fixed-glass seal, but they wanted $280 or something for it. They also said it was the last one and they stopped making them, and this was a couple years ago.

Look on Youtube. There are several videos wherein they used an aftermarket rope type sealing. I think it is butyl rope.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Look on Youtube. There are several videos wherein they used an aftermarket rope type sealing. I think it is butyl rope.

That's for the extended cab rear window or any cab '98 or newer, regular cabs '83-97 had a rubber gasket holding the window in

 

[Rusty Shackleford Gribble]

Look on Youtube. There are several videos wherein they used an aftermarket rope type sealing. I think it is butyl rope.

Thank you very much. My original gasket is ok. I just figured I’d look for something new that would fit as is. It’s more for appearance than anything since I’m painting the truck but I can clean up the old one. I was just hoping to find something new that would fit out of the box.

 

[Rick W]

I’m late to this dance, but I have an alternate suggestion. A couple of the exotic things I had over the years, things like the window seals were $1 million. The club showed me how to make my own.

If you hunt for “extruded rubber seals”, you may be able to find the seal material by the foot. You can find just about any cross-section you could ever dream of. Just buy it long enough that you have an extra foot so you can trim it perfectly when you put it in. If it’s just a hair too long when you put it in, the pressure of the two ends pushing against each other will seal that seam.

If you need to open up a spot in the seal where the frames of the sliding window sit or something like that, I have used a very small cylindrical grinding stone in a Dremel Moto tool, and just burn out a little bit at a time till you get the right shape.

And the last tip is to mix up some soapy water when you put the whole thing together, so it slip slides together more easily. The water will obviously evaporated, and if you use dish soap, it will dissipate over a little bit of time.

Hope it helps.

 

[Rusty Shackleford Gribble]

I’m late to this dance, but I have an alternate suggestion. A couple of the exotic things I had over the years, things like the window seals were $1 million. The club showed me how to make my own.

If you hunt for “extruded rubber seals”, you may be able to find the seal material by the foot. You can find just about any cross-section you could ever dream of. Just buy it long enough that you have an extra foot so you can trim it perfectly when you put it in. If it’s just a hair too long when you put it in, the pressure of the two ends pushing against each other will seal that seam.

If you need to open up a spot in the seal where the frames of the sliding window sit or something like that, I have used a very small cylindrical grinding stone in a Dremel Moto tool, and just burn out a little bit at a time till you get the right shape.

And the last tip is to mix up some soapy water when you put the whole thing together, so it slip slides together more easily. The water will obviously evaporated, and if you use dish soap, it will dissipate over a little bit of time.

Hope it helps.

Thank you!!!!