Rear side window seal replacement tips?

[Dibbons]

I purchased some side window seals a year ago, but never installed them because the old ones seemed like they were in there to stay and would not budge. Is it necessary/advised to remove the windows first? Do they get rusty and stuck in there sometimes? Thank you.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

I'm curious about that too! On verts it looks like that window seal is "all one piece" with the metal frame... but if you have seals separate, then they must be separate. I'm all ears on this one

 

[Dibbons]

I will have to dig the new seals out, I thought the chrome part was included in the new ones, but still gonna be a bear to change them out I believe.

 

[idrivemopar]

These are very easy to do.
First, the chrome piece is part of the window glass.
Second, the rubber seal slides into the chrome piece from the bottom, as its held in by the channel of the chrome parts.
Step 1, take the glass out of the car look on the bottom of the chrome, there is a tab that holds the rubber in the channel. Be careful, that tab is easy to break off, and if you do, no biggie, just use a small screw to secure the new rubber in place when you get to that step.
Step 2, pull the rubber down and out of the channel, it may need some coaxing because of all the dirt and crap stuck in the channel and I found by pulling down then back up a few times will loosen it up enough eventually it will slide all the way out.
Step 3, clean the channel out on the chrome pieces, then use either some dish soap or white grease and lube the new rubber and the channel, slide it back in, bend the tab back in place and reinstall the glass into the car!

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Actually don't need to take the glass out. The trim can be pulled out with glass still on car

BTDT

 

[Nacho-RT74]

I will have to dig the new seals out, I thought the chrome part was included in the new ones, but still gonna be a bear to change them out I believe.

Nope, not included... and i got dissapointed against originals when I got the first set around 8 or 9 years ago... next set I got maybe 4 years ago, were an improvement over the first ones but still not what I'd expected.

BTDT