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Old Jul 9, 2025 | 06:12 PM
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I have a 1970 C3 with the removable rear window - love it!
The latches/locks for the rear window work fine. But the little rubber "bumpers" on the ends of the latches that actually contact the window frame are getting old and deteriorating. Short of buying a whole new set of latches, at about $150 each, is there a way to replace the rubber parts? Can I just cut up a spare piece of weatherstripping? Anyone else encounter this?
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Yeah, I’d try a piece of rubber or weatherstripping glued on there.


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Default What I did

I took some dense closed foam, trimmed it down, and super-glued it to the area for the pad.
New dense foam pads on rear window latches, 1970 Coupe.
New dense foam pads on rear window latches, 1970 Coupe.
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