I just had to do set for a 70 vert I'm working on with new AMD glass. I used the thickest black teri cloth I could find. Was able to reuse the foam padding. Seems to work alright. This is in a high dollar resto-mod so I dought it will see alot of window action.

Has anyone tried stopping by a glass shop & seeing what the installers have... I recently did just that for my Falcon project & they had rolls of material with different types of black fur for window channels, guides & for making catwhiskers....

Thanks for the responses guys. I did finally find mine, so they were there originally. All four were in the driver's side door bag, and I did the passenger's side first.

Part of the reason for the scratches on the original glass was I think from loose or broken parts. The passenger regulator was shot, and I know the glass was way loose. The driver's side slider (the big square metal part that bolts to the glass and hooks onto the rear track) was broken in two. That's why THAT side was loose and sloppy. It was originally spot welded together at the factory, and the spot welds were cold and just snapped at some point. I was able to join them together with a couple small machine screws and nuts. Now that this is bolted to the glass, there should be minimal stress on the screws, it should last forever. Also, the wear on these felt sliders indicates that they were put in crooked at the factory. I was able to wash and clean them up, and put them in straight, they seem to work as good or better than new.

I've thought about designing a spring loaded replacement for this "cheesy" Chrysler designed part. This way the window would always be under compression regardless of it's position on the track. There's no way to adjust these where they are in compression at all postions of the window up / down, therefore making the glass rattle when you slam the door. Matt @ MCB www.tuffwheelrestoration.com

I better alternative would be a great idea..

When I looked into the material, the one manufacture I corresponded with said modern cars use a soft teflon based hairy material instead of the old nylon stuff that scratched the glass. Was hoping to get some of that to improve on the old design.

I believe these parts are more for additional strength for people who close the doors by the extended glass, rather than for holding it from rattling in the door. It seems that when the door is completely assembled and adjusted properly, that the belt weatherstripping holds it fairly tight from the inside and outside at the top, the mechanism doing this from the bottom, and the downstop preventing the glass from ever going below the belt weatherstripping. These felts, in addition to the felted rubber bumper on the outside are always just supporting the middle of the glass. Additionally, these felt brackets can be adjusted fairly tight due to the thickness of the felt, at least when that thickness is still there, before it's worn down.

My gut feeling after having taken every part out of the door, putting every part back in, and adjusting it properly, is that the factory did a pretty good job of engineering the window mechanisms.

Hoping by resurrecting the topic someone will have found a suitable material for use. Currently looking to redo my original window guides and could use a little help locating suitable fuzzy material.

Tom Race at RT Specialties remakes all the brackets with the fuzzy stuff on them. I've collected all the different brackets. Dont think he's making all the variations but the ones he is making will cover all the E body applications.