1972 Windshield Gasket with Chrome

[Austin C10]

My recently purchased 1972 C10 needs a new windshield. I called around and got someone to come out with a windshield and gasket with a channel for the chrome strip. The guy said that the job was going to be too hard to do out on the street and that a shop job would be required. Then he left.

I called a higher-end glass place, and they said that unless they could use the original gasket, the chrome would have to go. They said that the gasket that they use doesn't have a channel for the chrome strip. He went on to say that the aftermarket gaskets with the channel , that are readily available, don't work well and they would not mess with them, leaving the channel-less gasket as my only option. I called the dealer for an OEM part, and they are discontinued.

Does anyone have any suggestions?