Vent Window Glass Replacement Install ?'s

[toddmbower]

After breaking a vent window I have disassembled both doors and am replacing all felt and weatherstripping. I'm not to the point where I need to reinstall the new glass into the frame with the new "glass setting rubber" from LMC. I can't get the damn glass to fit back into the frame with the new rubber. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

[TKCR]

These videos will help. I watched all sorts of videos from this place for my 86 C10. Just do a search for whatever your working on.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3v6uZarxKA Part1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGMKPuS1NJQ Part2

[NJ C10 Guy]

Originally Posted by TKCR

These videos will help. I watched all sorts of videos from this place for my 86 C10. Just do a search for whatever your working on.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3v6uZarxKA Part1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGMKPuS1NJQ Part2

+1 The weatherstripping was the easiest part of the install for my build, due i large part to these videos.

[toddmbower]

TKCR & NJ C10 Guy

Thanks for the reply!

I don't have any problems with all the weather stripping or window assemblies. In the videos you referenced the Vent window assembly is complete. I broke the vent window glass and need to install the new one back into the frame. This is not covered in either video.

Thanks,



TB

[NJ C10 Guy]

Originally Posted by toddmbower

TKCR & NJ C10 Guy

Thanks for the reply!

I don't have any problems with all the weather stripping or window assemblies. In the videos you referenced the Vent window assembly is complete. I broke the vent window glass and need to install the new one back into the frame. This is not covered in either video.

Thanks,



TB

Oh, I gotcha. Unfortunately I can't help you with that, sorry. I'd serioulsy consider, as someone who does almost all my own work, calling a glass shop to get a quote. If it's cheap enough it might just be worth dropping it off. One of those things that if you screw up and get a leak it will annoy the hell out of you. just my .02

[TKCR]

There are videos that cover that, you'll just have to search. I had Precision do mine, they can be quite contrary. When I got them back, they looked brand new.

[toddmbower]

Thanks 68 Timber.

Below is a decent Link; Even though I still haven't been successful I can see the light after this read.


http://www.chevytrucks.org/tech/ventwindowrebuilt.htm

If I can't get it done tomorrow morning I will be taking it to a glass shop.


TB

[68Timber]

Those videos are good and I used them too but I think he's talking about fitting the vent glass into the vent frame with the rubber friction strip LMC sells. I had trouble with those too. I used a dead-blow hammer to seat the glass but I still wasn't satisfied with the fit and I was afraid they would whistle after all the effort to get them out and rebuild them. I ended up dropping them off at a glass shop. He used an adhesive in a tube instead of the rubber strip, it's like RTV but is harder when it dries.