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Felt window in channel “wiper” bent down into window channel, fix?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by wsutaco, Jun 7, 2020.

  1. Jun 7, 2020 at 7:51 AM
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    wsutaco

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    I got my windows tinted in the front and about half of the legth of the window felt “wiper” is bent down into the channel. How do I get this out/up? Thanks.
     
  2. Jun 7, 2020 at 10:48 AM
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    I'm assuming you are still waiting on the time period before you can roll your window down so it does look weird, but, once you roll the window all the way down, then all the way up, the felt should self-correct.

    I believe this was done to get the tint line below the felt line for a better look.
     
  3. Jun 7, 2020 at 10:50 AM
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    ^^^^ exactly. Or a flat piece of plastic can be used
     
  4. Jun 7, 2020 at 10:57 AM
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    I left the window up for a week and when I rolled it down half the felt stayed down in the channel. I’ll try a flat piece of plastic to get it back up.
     
  5. Jun 7, 2020 at 10:58 AM
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    preferably a plastic trim tool. Or something flat with no jagged edges.
     
  6. Jun 7, 2020 at 11:27 AM
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    Take the door card off (pretty simple and self explanatory) and seat the wiper properly. If you do that you'll eliminate the possibility of scratching the tint.
     

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