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Hi guys, need a little help. am doing the interior of 49 chevy truck and I have notice a track that goes completely around booth door in the inside. Any idea what this is do I need this or not... thanks..

The inner cab to door seal goes in that track. You only need it if your going original, don't want to hear the wind and don't want the water that dribbles in past the door weatherstripping to hit ya

That's the "Cab Windlace Rubber" track ... Chevy Duty sells it -- $20 for both doors.

thanks a lot i'll give chevy duty a call

You will find this windlace a "girl dog" to install. Jim Carter has the correct color for the 49 which was a kinda gray/beige if originality is a concern of yours. I did mine this past spring and don't ever want to do it again. Do a search here for cab winlace intstall and you will probably find several threads. Have fun

related question:
On my 49 What is left of the headliner comes down in a narrow strip between the windshied and the door pillar, almost to dash level. I don't believe (but don't know) that the cardboard from the vendors does this. Has anyone used the earlier model cardboard headliner??

I just replaced my Cab Windlace Rubber and I had a leatherman tool with me. That helped alot. Some of the tracking was crimped and the leatherman had a flat screwdriver that was short and that worked great for uncrimping the track.

One trick is to cut about a inch to two inch piece of rubber and run it the length of the track so you can identify and uncrimp and tight spots. Otherwise it will be a major pain in the A##.

I did both doors in and hour and a half, guess I was one of the lucky ones.

Good luck,
Chris

SEA DOG,

Do what Chris55.1 suggests - run a short trial piece all the way around the channel. Gently pread open the channel if necessary.

Also, use lubricant in the channel - a water-soluble lubricant (like KY-Jelly) is better for the seal than is a petroleum-based lubricant (like Vaseline).

It is not a bad job if the channel is clean and lubricated and the crimps in the channel are removed. When originally installed, the channels were crimped every 6-8 inches (I did not crimp my channels again after installing the replacement windlace-seal).

Good luck,
Tim

Yes, checking the channels first for any potential dings is very important. I then would clean the channel out of any dirt deposits, etc. A little brass hand brush with soft bristles chasing the channel wouldn't hurt.

I've done two truck now and both time used talcum powder as the lubricant. Worked perfectly. Another area that needs attention is the beginning opening of the channel. Be sure it is burr free. I remember rounding the entry corners. During installation, I used a pair of pliers, pulling the leading end of the windlace up into the channel while constantly making sure the windlace was not hanging up on the beginning opening of the channel.

Sometimes you can pull the lace a couple feet with your pliers, let go and it will retain a lot of the torque you just created, go back to the beginning and feed the lace into the opening channel by pushing it up and into.

Lots of talcum powder, just like when you are trying to put on a scuba diving wet suit.

If you decide to install a spotlight......That adds a whole new level of windlace and channel issues.

For Dave S regarding the head liner. Years ago I bought mine from Scotts in Alberta Canada and I ordered for a 50. It has the two strips of "cardboard" you mention. After all that I found out my truck was a 49. I was "green" at the time but since found out that the farmer who bought it in 49 didn't bother to register it for a year, and then as a 50.