521 glass run channels

[dat521gatherer]

ok i bought the ebay ones that look really nice but the windows are really hard to roll up. all 4 or 5 sellers sell the same exact stuff nomatter the pic they use. i bought from idcozy and gira7777. what have you bought, where and did they work. who carries the felt only style. the ones i bought on ebay are the rubber backed ones. i feel like i need to put my cardboard ones back in that i made.

 

 

oh yeah i really dont do jcwhitney(crap shot) unless someone has numbers and pics of installed goods. thanks

[wildmaninid]

When I restored my 521, I bough the kit from Datsunrestore.com (too intense restoration). I did have to cut fit them in the corners like the stock ones. The glass was a little stiff initially, but an old trick i used forever is to take a bar of ivory soap, shave one end down to a knife point and rub it all up in the channel and it really lubricated the felt without any chemichals and it lasts a long time......mine were as smooth as silk after that.........

 

 

Good luck

 

Bill

[dat521gatherer]

i'm running outside with the soap right now. thanks.

[denveratsun]

Ask Bob...his 520 has all new stuff.....it's pretty darn sweet!:)

 

I used Toyota FJ60 LandCruiser window channel....it fits perfect. Works great too...cause it all used :lol:

 

But really...the JY will more than likely have one or more of these rigs....and the channel is super easy to pull out and put back into your Ratsun :D

[Cuts metal like mad]

I just did this using the ones from thailand (ebay). They worked perfectly! Not too tight, not too loose. Although, after I put the wing windows back in I used a hammer handle to 'smack' the wing window forward, which made the window tracks line up better.

 

Gotta say I am MORE than pleased with NO more window rattle. GENIOUS!

[datsunz]

I just got some from Thailand also, along with the taillights. Very fast shipping and he combined shipping for a great price, also got the front emblem from him. It all looks good.

 

 

 

[datsunz]

Just installed the new felt. worked perfect. Installed the lenses also. Got them from seller bangkokparts

[raggmann]

Good to know you guys are having luck with the stuff out of Tailand.

I need new lenses for the front turns on my 521 but was leary about ordering from "over seas".

[Cuts metal like mad]

I just got my front signals and they look GREAT. I will keep my old ones though just in case they dissintegrate within the year. :)

[dat521gatherer]

glad someones having luck with those cause they sure as hell dont work for me. they look damn pretty but the effort to roll the window up is stupid. i'm goin back to cardboard until i find the correct or similar to oem style.