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Offline flagcraig

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Drip Rail Hardware
« on: February 23, 2015 - 11:24:24 AM »
What hardware is used to attach the drip rail (and weather stripping) to the door window frames of 72 Challenger?

Also, does the drip rail go on first followed by the rest of the trim?

It is a vinyl top.

Thanks.




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Re: Drip Rail Hardware
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2015 - 11:37:57 AM »
DMT makes a seal kit for that area.  My 73 used two different types of Philips head screws.  Basically, you want to use a screw that doesn't have a large "dome" on top.  Try to get some that are fairly flat.  The screws that held the drip rail trim in place were zinc plated.  The ones that attached the weatherstrip channel were chrome plated.

The drip rail trim goes on first.  There is a seal that goes between the car body and the drip rail trim.  Then, the weatherstrip channel is attached.  There is another foam seal that goes between the dip rail trim and the weatherstrip channel.  I had a hard time getting the drip rail trim over the lip with the vinyl wrapped around.  I ended up trimming off the vinyl right at the peak of the lip.

As far as the main side glass weatherstrip is concerned, the new stuff wouldn't stay attached to the weatherstrip channel like the original one.  I had to put some weatherstrip adhesive in the channel to hold it in.  I don't remember whose weatherstripping I bought.

 



The wider foam seal on the left is what was between the car body and the drip rail trim.  The piece on the right is the weatherstrip channel.  It takes a thinner foam seal.
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Offline flagcraig

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Re: Drip Rail Hardware
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2015 - 12:42:58 PM »
Thanks great info.  My vinyl top guy did not tuck the vinyl top under into drip rail area.  It just goes to the edge of the roof with a little tuck.  So I just have painted frame (body) to work with.  When I first saw it I was worried if he went far enough with the vinyl.  To be honest I'm still worried if all the trim that attaches to this area will properly cover the edge of vinyl.


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Re: Drip Rail Hardware
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015 - 07:39:44 PM »
This is what came in my drip rail seal kit

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Re: Drip Rail Hardware
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2015 - 09:53:10 AM »
I talked to DMT about that.  My car had adhesive backed foam in both places.  The DMT kit uses both adhesive and non adhesive backed foam.  Not a big deal.  You just have to use some weatherstrip adhesive on one of them.