Rear window drain kit?
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Rear window drain kit?
I was cruising through the Corvette Store attached to this website and came accross a "Rear Window Drain Kit". I am assuming this is for the corners of the rear window near the door that hold water (and what ever else collects there). I have an '84 and I was wondering a couple of things: 1) Was this corrected on later model C4's, and if not, what was GM thinking. 2) Has anyone installed one of these and if so, how difficult is it. I have been painting my '84 myself and noticed how the stuff from sanding the car really collects in that corner and is next to imposible to get out (I think I clearcoated over some of it in that corner.) 
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
No, it was not changed in the later years; my '96 still collects water. 
I cannot bring myself to drill holes in my C4's body, so I just suck it out with a small rubber suction bulb that is sold to clean baby's ears. Many guys use a turkey baster to do the same thing.
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I cannot bring myself to drill holes in my C4's body, so I just suck it out with a small rubber suction bulb that is sold to clean baby's ears. Many guys use a turkey baster to do the same thing.
Larry
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From: Stafford, Virginia Kittah, Kittah, Kittah...
I installed them in my previous 96, no problems after over 4 years with them... They work as advertised, making them a nice mod especially when opening the hatch after washing or a rainstorm...
The only reason I don't install them on my current C4 is that it isn't a daily driver like my previous one... I don't drive it in the rain, not because I'm scared of water, I just don't feel like having to wash it afterward...
The only reason I don't install them on my current C4 is that it isn't a daily driver like my previous one... I don't drive it in the rain, not because I'm scared of water, I just don't feel like having to wash it afterward...
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I've read alot of positive responses about this item-it's on my list to do.
The one thing guys caution about-make sure when you drill you go through both layers-and use the drain tube-otherwise your cargo area will end up getting the water. My vette is now a garage queen, but when I wash it I hate messing with that water, and some guys even use blowers and turkey basting tools to get it out
The one thing guys caution about-make sure when you drill you go through both layers-and use the drain tube-otherwise your cargo area will end up getting the water. My vette is now a garage queen, but when I wash it I hate messing with that water, and some guys even use blowers and turkey basting tools to get it out
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Originally Posted by Z-07 freak
I searched the forum for "Rear Window Drains" and came up with nothing.
