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Re: Vent Window Rebuild
I rebuilt mine...
A few things to note. When powder coating since these pieces are going to be exposed to the sun all the time; ensure you get a coating that is UV resistant. It will prevent the coating from fading or turning colors over time. Motorcycle shops might not know what you're talking about but the big industrial powder coating guys know. The second thing. I got my small vent glass reinstalled buy a pro glass shop.. they weren't pro. To do it original style they use a tar style strip, put it in the vent window channel and you're done. Problem is the window channels for those vents are usually old and not as strong as they once were. So a lot of guys seem to want to put the glass in loose as not to bend or break anything using this type of install method. The glass is snug, but not tight in the channel. So my vent glass is also loose now after 2 years, and I can pull it out if I'm not careful. What I'd do if I do it again would be to utilize the 3M black window channel calk stuff. (3M 08609 Window-Weld). You'd fill the channel with the calking, put your glass in and let it dry. Of course removing any excess that squirts out after the glass is in before it dries. But if that window breaks, it may be a pain in the butt to clean the channel out again to reinstall new glass. Good luck with your rebuild.
Alex
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