What's the tab on the A-pillar rain gutter? (Page 1/2)
dremu JUL 09, 08:38 PM
Namely, this guy ... right hand (passenger) side, looking down:



Not big enough to use as a jeebus bar for us old geezers, though it was handy to undo the goop holding in the retainer (the door weatherstrip is removed in that pic.)

Is it supposed to be a dripguard or something? (This car also had the dripguard at the top, for whatever that's worth.)

The dang thing is in the way of my new (Mustang) T-top weatherstrip, so unless I need it, I'll drill out its rivets and punt it.

-- A
css9450 JUL 09, 09:51 PM
That's supposed to catch the window when you're rolling it up and make sure it goes back into its track, for example if you're driving and it's windy and the window might might miss the track otherwise....
dremu JUL 09, 11:03 PM

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Originally posted by css9450:

That's supposed to catch the window when you're rolling it up and make sure it goes back into its track, for example if you're driving and it's windy and the window might might miss the track otherwise....



Seriously? Yet another Fiero weirdness for having pillarless windows, I guess.

-- A
Gall757 JUL 10, 02:22 PM

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Originally posted by css9450:

That's supposed to catch the window when you're rolling it up and make sure it goes back into its track, for example if you're driving and it's windy and the window might might miss the track otherwise....



I thought that too, except for if it were true, you would not be able to open the door.
dremu JUL 10, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by Gall757:


I thought that too, except for if it were true, you would not be able to open the door.



It's also *above* the glass, even with the window all the way up.

I suppose it could be there to keep the *weatherstripping* from deforming at high speeds and window closure or the like.

-- A
Will JUL 10, 04:10 PM
It also serves as a giveaway that the Dino you see in traffic isn't the real deal.
css9450 JUL 10, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by Gall757:


I thought that too, except for if it were true, you would not be able to open the door.



Hmmm... I've had other cars which had that little tab but they were full-frame doors, so the tab came with the door when it was opened.

I'll have to look closer at my Fiero.
cvxjet JUL 10, 11:23 PM
It is part of the Light-speed drive......."Shhhhhhhhh!"
dremu JUL 11, 01:26 AM

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Originally posted by cvxjet:

It is part of the Light-speed drive......."Shhhhhhhhh!"




Why does that remind me of Kang and Kodos?



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olejoedad JUL 11, 09:20 AM
The tab is called an ' anti-blowout clip' and has been on many GM cars over the years.

It is not unusual, nor is it Fiero specific.