53 coupe door glass and channels

Apr 01, 2010 4 Replies

Have both wing windows to replace and the channels and trim for a



1953 coupe. Can anyone steer me to a source for window stuff?. The wings are comple just cracked and bubbled. So just the glass might work. The regulators seem OK, clean and lub. The channels could be replaced if availbe.

Thanks Scott in San Jose, Ca


Any reputable glass shop should be able to cut the glass but it's getting pricey. The last time that I had any glass work done it was around $35 per piece.

Note that the flat glass in early cars was laminated safety glass.

JT

Not exactly a dead on answer for you but a bit of info.I bought both L and R complete assemblies{ glass, rubber, frames and window run channel} The whole schmear for 250. total. SASCO Dennis Lambert. He seemed to have an abundance as he would sometimes sell them on e-bay. Ed Reynolds probably has them now. Not exactly a spot on answer to your question so incidentally. Replacement repro rubber will be. 60-to.70. The rear of the roll down drivers door and pass door window frame are loaded up with 5 roller bearings per side that roll in the door rear window track. These must be greased. Mine were trashed. I bought replacements from SI. around 70.total for both windows.

Sorry, for some reason I gave you info for a hardtop so it does not apply to your car. jimmijim

yes, for some reason Dennis had lots of hardtop glass but none for coupes. (I asked.)

The coupe windows don't have near as many of the fiddly bits that hardtop ones do, they just slide up and down in the fuzzy-lined channels, no rollers, springs, etc. so buying used isn't so bad.

nate

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