kawaboy13 Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 What is the best way to get your window trim changed and to make your windows roll up and down easier? It's almost impossible when it is cold. I'm just wondering what some may have doneand how much it may cost and the techniques to do it. I am wanting to get them all fixed up and tint them. Thanks!
Pete M Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 window trim? your window crank mechanism likely needs to be lubed. :thumbsup:
kawaboy13 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 Well my windows scrape metal on the inside of my doors. How do you grease the crank?
MTBTyler Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 spray some WD40 on the sides of the window. Thats where the window rides in the track. It gets yucky over the years, spray it down see what happens. If that doesnt fix it pop the panel off and spray the moving parts.
Pete M Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 wd40 tends to get all over the place. I replaced those felt guides with some generic stuff from jcw.com worked pretty good. :thumbsup:
zak Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Fix em now or you’ll end up pulling them up by hand while you crank them up! Mine did the same and now they get stuck down.
dasbulliwagen Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 One thing Ive found that works good is something called DRY LUBE... it is a graphite based lube that is non staining and non greasy. Be careful though, the last one I did, I was rolling the window up and down and a spark from the motor or switch or whatever ignited the propellant mixture inside the door and about blew the door panel off of it. Suprised the crap out of me as I was sitting there right next to it. Nothing broke though, except for my pants being singed.
kawaboy13 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Posted March 9, 2012 Well I'm going to tackle this job in the next week. I'm wondering how to change the channel trim that butts up against the vent windows?
Harley Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Just curious, everybody says spray the window or lube the channel, what if ya have tinted windows?? I don't think any of those options would be good for your tint.
HOrnbrod Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 One thing Ive found that works good is something called DRY LUBE... it is a graphite based lube that is non staining and non greasy. Be careful though, the last one I did, I was rolling the window up and down and a spark from the motor or switch or whatever ignited the propellant mixture inside the door and about blew the door panel off of it. Suprised the crap out of me as I was sitting there right next to it. Nothing broke though, except for my pants being singed. Dry Lube is good for shielded cables. That's what it's made for. I use it for the hood release cable on the MJ, and for all the cables on the bikes. It's not the best lube for a sliding piece of glass through a felt channel. IF the channels are in good shape, dry powdered graphite powder, as used in lock cylinders, applied to the channels works best. With tinted windows especially because it's completely non-gumming. But the MJ window glass channels are not usually in good shape on our junk. Finding a stock replacement channel or substitute like Pete did is the best option. Especially if you have power windows. :cheers:
Harley Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 So the graphite powder won't affect the tint at all? Never would have guessed that. I'll have to give it a try.
dakal Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 One thing Ive found that works good is something called DRY LUBE... it is a graphite based lube that is non staining and non greasy. Be careful though, the last one I did, I was rolling the window up and down and a spark from the motor or switch or whatever ignited the propellant mixture inside the door and about blew the door panel off of it. Suprised the crap out of me as I was sitting there right next to it. Nothing broke though, except for my pants being singed. this really happened? i got a good laugh.
NotMatt Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Pull the door panel off and then put the window crank back on halfway. Roll the window down a ways and then spray some lube (wd-40, pb-blaster, kroil, etc) down the sides where the window rides in the track. Next, dig around in the bottom of the door and find a flexible metal sheath that's got one end open and just laying in the bottom. Pull this up and hold onto it, spray lube inside it and fill it completely until it starts pouring out in your hand... then roll the window up and down a bunch. This will get the lube inside the whole assembly. Enjoy easier to roll down and up windows. This works for power windows too.
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