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Old 05-01-2012, 03:36 PM   #14
Dan in Pasadena
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Re: TF windshield install help

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Originally Posted by _Ogre View Post
that trim can be a beotch, it has a lip on the back side that needs to click into the back of the rubber.
you really have to work on it to get it to click in all the way around.
the video was a good start on how to get the rope in and use it, i would use soap not wd40.
lots of soap.
and get 3 guys, one inside and 2 pushing from the outside. you have to push hard to get the sides in or the rubber pops out.
set the bottom first, make sure it's seated and centered and then your 2 minutes from done...
once you get set up it goes fast, we had mine in and seated in 20 min

the big back window was harder, definitely get the install tool to get the rubber key in.
all four corners took for ever to get the key in, i think my glass was very tight in the corners.
we struggled for over an hr to get the big back glass in.
small back window is quick, i've done those in 10 min.

most glass shops have no idea how to work with this stuff
we had a 63 vette in the shop for paint, we pulled the glass out all the way around to repair hairline cracks all over.
we didn't feel comfortable installing the windshield so we called the pros, they sent out their most experienced tech.
long story, but we ended up installing it ourselves after repainting the front of the car from the damage he caused.
SO, the bottomline after all this discussion is, "it's a beotch to do and no one knows how to do it any better than I can"

That about cover it? I kinda already knew this I suppose but I WISHED for some secret trick or technique.
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