L300 Delica leaf window to sliding window swap & weatherstrip replacement.

He's switching leaf windows for sliders, he's referring to the screws that hold the leaf windows in. Sliding windows have no screws, they're just held in by the weatherstrip.
 
natematos said:
Though I do like the idea of regular work on Delica days for the PNW, would be nice to say 'everyone is working on window seals' or 'installing radiators', all learn of problems together sorta thing.
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That is such a brilliant idea. Really. I'd be 100% down for "radiator" day, "run channel" day, "Belts and hoses" day, "random wiring gremlin" day, etc. You guys have a pretty good network down there in PDX. Lots of Delis up here in SEA but we all seem decentralized and no one talks. Such a Seattle thing. An L300 drove right past my house a couple weekends ago with my van parked in the driveway in plain view. I was standing there waving and they just kept on rollin'. Like, why would you not stop and say "hello"?! Rule #1 of owning anything wacky, hard to service, and hard to find parts/info on is that you need a network of other owners to lean on. It's the only way this works.
 
natematos said:
Though I do like the idea of regular work on Delica days for the PNW, would be nice to say 'everyone is working on window seals' or 'installing radiators', all learn of problems together sorta thing.
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In addition to @13mclean, myself and one other all got seals and were going to do exactly that. I’m traveling for most of October so it sounds like they may tackle it w/o me which is great. We even talked about sanding and spraying the rails with rust reformer before installing the new seals. Depending on the condition.
I will get to mine late October, early Nov if anyone wants to look on and do theirs at the same time.
 
Nenw said:
In addition to @13mclean, myself and one other all got seals and were going to do exactly that. I’m traveling for most of October so it sounds like they may tackle it w/o me which is great. We even talked about sanding and spraying the rails with rust reformer before installing the new seals. Depending on the condition.
I will get to mine late October, early Nov if anyone wants to look on and do theirs at the same time.
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...And you are located where? PDX?
 
Growlerbearnz said:
To replace the sliding window channel seal, first remove the sliding window from the van:

Interior weatherstrip:
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Removed:
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Beneath the weatherstrip there might be some (rusty) metal clips, or they might come off with the weatherstrip. When the weatherstrip and rusty clips are all removed, the window will fall out. Unless someone's glued it in. If the glue between the window frame and body is sticky, warm it up with a hairdryer until it's soft. If the glue is rubbery, it might be silicone or urethane and you're going to have to carefully get a knife between the window frame and body and cut the glue. Without scratching the paint. Not fun. Try the hairdryer first.
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Growlerbearnz said:
He's switching leaf windows for sliders, he's referring to the screws that hold the leaf windows in. Sliding windows have no screws, they're just held in by the weatherstrip.
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Any tips for removing a sliding window from a donor vehicle? First step is just "remove it", but how is that done? Does the weatherstripping clip into something? What is holding the weatherstripping in? I'm attempting to swap sliders in and want to pull the sliders from a junkyard but don't really know how they are supposed to come out. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
Ah. Where I said "first remove the sliding window from the van:" I meant "first remove the sliding window from the van by first removing the interior weatherstrip."

Let me fix that now.
 
The weatherstrip is like this:
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It's just pressed down over the metal flange. It lifts off (though it's rubbery, and the metal pieces inside are springy, so it doesn't lift off too easily). Start at the top, where it's pressed over the plastic trim panels (if your van has plastic trim along the top).
 
91delica said:
Just go to junk yard and start pulling on the interior window stripping . It will come out eventually. If it’s not siliconed in then it should come out easily.
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I'm trying to get a picker to do it for me in a far off junkyard, so the more info I can give him, the better. He mentioned just using a knife to cut it out, which didn't sound like the best place to start :)

Growlerbearnz said:
It's just pressed down over the metal flange. It lifts off (though it's rubbery, and the metal pieces inside are springy, so it doesn't lift off too easily). Start at the top, where it's pressed over the plastic trim panels (if your van has plastic trim along the top).
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Super helpful! I appreciate the quick response and the help. The updated images are also great.
 
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Geekdriver said:
Any leads on getting a set of sliders to swap in?
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I mean, truth be told these things are incredibly rare. I've got a 250 mile radius alert for junk yards set up so that when a US market one comes in I can grab replacements/spares to hang on to.
 
Welp, the one van I had found, has had its windows busted out AT the salvage yard :confused: (glass all over the ground) which means someone just had a field day for no reason. The RH rear most window (solid) was still there. The LH rear most (slider) was intact and may be salvageable but the frame is kind of rusted out. LH mid was shattered, and RH mid was missing a pane of glass.

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That's still some good glass. Mind if I ask what you were going to pay if that guy pulled it all? Would be interested in just throwing those in my basement.
 
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