[HMeeder]

When removing the back pad, there are 2 screws that hold the bottom part of the pad in and 2 hooks/tabs that hold the top part against the window. Undo the 2 screws and pull the bottom of the pad down to the front of the car, then pull the pad down away from the roof. If you pull the top toward the front of the car the 2 tabs will be ripped loose from the pad. (ask me how I know!) The foundation for the pad is a sort of press-formed base similar to particle board.

Look up automobile parts supply in your yellow pages and get window seal (about $12.00 for a 12 foot strip.) I forget what it is called (butyl-vinyl comes to mind.)and it is a ribbon that is around 1/2 inch in diameter and has the consistancy of roofing tar. Sticky as hell, it is made specifically for windows that are not held in place by clamps or mounts. Believe it or not, the window is not held in by anything but the butyl-vinyl. My window was rattling and this was one of the easier fixes I have had to do to the car. It will also keep the interior drier since the rear window corners are one of the major rain incursion zones once the original seal dries up.

Good luck!

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Herb
'72 1.7 Tangerine 'Teen
'74 2.0 Red Rustmobile

[This message has been edited by HMeeder (edited 08-19-2001).]