1957 Rear glass channel "holes"

[Alex-57]

Hi All -

Soo I pulled my front and rear glass to make sure I have a rust free car. Come to find out, my rear window channel has been holding a ton of rust. Good for me, I knew how to fix it. So it's all patched up with no panel warping (I went slow and got lucky) .

The question is, I've found these holes in the rear window channel... do they serve any purpose? If not, I'm welding them up pronto! They just look a little to perfect to be rust to me. What do you all think?

Alex

[Alex-57]

I'm guessing no one knows? Maybe they were for a type of trim hold down? Or just rust holes?

Alex

[Walter Youshock]

They look factory.  It is possible they are there for trim mounting.  Not really sure from the photos you provided.

Personally, I'd leave them alone.  The car will not see the amount of water it did in its first 60 years.

[Ralph Messina CLC 4937]

Alex,

I'd take Walter's advice. The windshield uses trim clips with long shafts into the interior and nuts on the inside. Might be the same  design for the rear window. Those holes definitely appear to be drilled not rust rot through.

[Alex-57]

Thanks guys,

   The old trim attachment looked to be embedded into the rubber gasket but I'm not 100% sure of that.. maybe it just squished around it. Either way I think I'm going to leave them alone.

Alex

[Walter Youshock]

I would.  They haven't rusted so far.  I know they're not welded over on my car...

They may have even been jig alignment holes...