'63 windshield trim install - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Greg63 · 04-22-2011, 09:32 PM

What a struggle.
I just finished putting stainless trim into my new weatherstripping on the windshield of the '63, with the windshield out of the truck.
My fingers are going to be sore for a week, and I still need to put the windshield back in the truck.

Greg.

PAPA KENT · 04-23-2011, 01:08 AM

well i installed mine in the 62 with stainless a couple of months ago and it was'nt to bad.it took two of us 45 minutes to clean the glass,install new rubber from brothers and the stainless and back into the truck.i used blue masking tape to keep the rubber on the glass then installed all the trim except for the end caps,then soaped it well installed the rope and the rest was history.
good luck with the install.

Greg63 · 04-23-2011, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by PAPA KENT

well i installed mine in the 62 with stainless a couple of months ago and it was'nt to bad.it took two of us 45 minutes to clean the glass,install new rubber from brothers and the stainless and back into the truck.i used blue masking tape to keep the rubber on the glass then installed all the trim except for the end caps,then soaped it well installed the rope and the rest was history.
good luck with the install.

Thanks.
I didn't have a helper so I guess that is wh it was so difficult, but I did have masking tape - lots of it!
I will be using the rope trick to get it in. Hopefully today it will warm up and make it easier to install on the truck.
Greg.

C-10cutty · 04-23-2011, 06:34 AM

Haven't replaced the windshield in my '62 yet. Not bad shape, just one crack and not looking forward to the task.

Greg63 · 04-23-2011, 04:42 PM

Okay, I just got in from the garage and I just finished getting the windshield into the truck.
I started at 11:30am this morning, and except for 20 minutes to grab a sandwich, I have been at it all day - just over 5 hours.

This is the third time I have had my windshield out of the '63 and it was by far the most difficult this time.

I don't care who you are or where you live, DO NOT ASK ME TO HELP YOU WITH YOURS! ;o)
Greg.

Oh, BTW, it looks great with the '61 trim around the windshield.

1Bad62Pro/Street · 04-23-2011, 05:10 PM

Pictures???

61 son of a Gun · 04-23-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by C-10cutty

Haven't replaced the windshield in my '62 yet. Not bad shape, just one crack and not looking forward to the task.

Cutty heres a little trick for you on that cracked rubber, get yourself a tube of autoglass urethane or go to a glass shop and have them shoot a bead on the crack , then put some spit on your finger and smooth it out pushing some down in the crack . if you take your time it will hide and in some case's seal from water. Anyway a old trick I used for years. Good luck.

Greg63 · 04-23-2011, 08:03 PM

Thanks to Bugeyev8 for taking care of this trim for all those years until it could make it's home on my '63.
Greg.

C10CORIE · 04-23-2011, 08:26 PM

Looks like 5 hours well spent!! LOL

Looks really good.

Alan's Classic · 04-23-2011, 10:59 PM

Very Nice!! Job well done!!

Did you install the top of the windshield first? My glass guy told me to start at the top. Mines a 65.

Greg63 · 04-24-2011, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Very Nice!! Job well done!!

Did you install the top of the windshield first? My glass guy told me to start at the top. Mines a 65.

Thanks.
Bottom first on the '60-'63 trucks.
Greg.

61 son of a Gun · 04-24-2011, 09:33 AM

Looking good !

PAPA KENT · 04-24-2011, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg63

Thanks to Bugeyev8 for taking care of this trim for all those years until it could make it's home on my '63.
Greg.

that looks great!sure makes it worth it time.

**tazattitude** · 04-25-2011, 05:52 AM

Looks great Greg,
I helped my glass guy install my w-shield about 2 weeks ago.

We put the rubber on the windshield first. Then added the molding (with tape to hold it in place), THEN installed the assy (windshield, gasket, molding). Took about a 1/2 hour
Sounds like you installed the rubber and the molding on the cab first, then the windshield?

C-10cutty · 04-25-2011, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 61 son of a Gun

Cutty heres a little trick for you on that cracked rubber, get yourself a tube of autoglass urethane or go to a glass shop and have them shoot a bead on the crack , then put some spit on your finger and smooth it out pushing some down in the crack . if you take your time it will hide and in some case's seal from water. Anyway a old trick I used for years. Good luck.

thanks.

Greg63 · 04-25-2011, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tazattitude

Looks great Greg,
I helped my glass guy install my w-shield about 2 weeks ago.

We put the rubber on the windshield first. Then added the molding (with tape to hold it in place), THEN installed the assy (windshield, gasket, molding). Took about a 1/2 hour
Sounds like you installed the rubber and the molding on the cab first, then the windshield?

I did it the same way you described - seal and trim on the glass first and then onto the truck.

Looks like you had the added benefit of being able to get close to the glass (no hood or fenders), you had an extra pair of hands, and it wasn't a wrap around windshield.
Greg.

**tazattitude** · 04-25-2011, 07:21 PM

Good to hear then!
Actually, "I" was the extra set of hands. He did most of the work. He said he does not like doing glass like these though.

1Bad62Pro/Street · 04-25-2011, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg63

Thanks to Bugeyev8 for taking care of this trim for all those years until it could make it's home on my '63.
Greg.

I'm jealous! So beautiful in yellow!
Chrome and yellow....
Perfect combination!
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aspiringthomas · 05-05-2011, 07:49 PM

Is that a 66 bed. I have always thought that 66 was the only one with backup lights.

Greg63 · 05-05-2011, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by aspiringthomas

Is that a 66 bed. I have always thought that 66 was the only one with backup lights.

Where are you looking?
Greg.

creep · 11-11-2011, 06:39 PM

Where did you get your gasket? I got one from Classic Parts and one from Steele Rubber and my installer can't get either in. He's had it for 4 days now.

markeb01 · 01-25-2012, 01:53 AM

Greg, do you remember where you bought your gasket? If the trim I just bought turns out to be as nice as promised, it will be going on my truck this summer during the hot weather. Thanks, Mark.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg63

Thanks to Bugeyev8 for taking care of this trim for all those years until it could make it's home on my '63.
Greg.

Chvyman1975 · 01-25-2012, 02:28 PM

Where did you find the chrome door pieces? I found the windshield piece for $150 along with the piece that goes under the rear window.

1963c-10 · 01-25-2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chvyman1975

Where did you find the chrome door pieces? I found the windshield piece for $150 along with the piece that goes under the rear window.

The door pieces are 60-63 GMC window trim. Not reproduced. You'll have to find a donar truck. I found a set a couple of months ago...they're out there, just have to do some digging. They were made for the 64-66 cabs also.

Chvyman1975 · 01-25-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 1963c-10

The door pieces are 60-63 GMC window trim. Not reproduced. You'll have to find a donar truck. I found a set a couple of months ago...they're out there, just have to do some digging. They were made for the 64-66 cabs also.

Ok, thanks. I will have to start looking for them.

04-22-2011, 09:32 PM	#1
Greg63 Enjoy your truck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,066	'63 windshield trim install What a struggle. I just finished putting stainless trim into my new weatherstripping on the windshield of the '63, with the windshield out of the truck. My fingers are going to be sore for a week, and I still need to put the windshield back in the truck. Greg. __________________ 1 Corinthians 10:13 1963 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 2010 Camaro SS/RS 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2016 Jeep Cherokee

04-23-2011, 01:08 AM	#2
PAPA KENT Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lolo montana Posts: 361	Re: '63 windshield trim install well i installed mine in the 62 with stainless a couple of months ago and it was'nt to bad.it took two of us 45 minutes to clean the glass,install new rubber from brothers and the stainless and back into the truck.i used blue masking tape to keep the rubber on the glass then installed all the trim except for the end caps,then soaped it well installed the rope and the rest was history. good luck with the install.

04-23-2011, 06:34 AM	#4
C-10cutty Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Galesburg, Kansas Posts: 174	Re: '63 windshield trim install Haven't replaced the windshield in my '62 yet. Not bad shape, just one crack and not looking forward to the task.

04-23-2011, 04:42 PM	#5
Greg63 Enjoy your truck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,066	Re: '63 windshield trim install Okay, I just got in from the garage and I just finished getting the windshield into the truck. I started at 11:30am this morning, and except for 20 minutes to grab a sandwich, I have been at it all day - just over 5 hours. This is the third time I have had my windshield out of the '63 and it was by far the most difficult this time. I don't care who you are or where you live, DO NOT ASK ME TO HELP YOU WITH YOURS! ;o) Greg. Oh, BTW, it looks great with the '61 trim around the windshield. __________________ 1 Corinthians 10:13 1963 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 2010 Camaro SS/RS 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2016 Jeep Cherokee Last edited by Greg63; 04-23-2011 at 04:43 PM.

04-23-2011, 05:10 PM	#6
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04-23-2011, 08:03 PM	#8
Greg63 Enjoy your truck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,066	Re: '63 windshield trim install Thanks to Bugeyev8 for taking care of this trim for all those years until it could make it's home on my '63. Greg. __________________ 1 Corinthians 10:13 1963 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 2010 Camaro SS/RS 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2016 Jeep Cherokee Last edited by Greg63; 04-24-2011 at 06:52 AM.

04-23-2011, 08:26 PM	#9
C10CORIE Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 202	Re: '63 windshield trim install Looks like 5 hours well spent!! LOL Looks really good.

04-23-2011, 10:59 PM	#10
Alan's Classic 1 thing at a time is progress. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ball Ground GA Posts: 5,511	Re: '63 windshield trim install Very Nice!! Job well done!! Did you install the top of the windshield first? My glass guy told me to start at the top. Mines a 65. __________________ Alan Philippians 2:14-16 Alan's Classic Facebook page. North Georgia Group Project 1965 Vitamin C-10 1995 GMC Sierra K1500 The "Wrecker" Last edited by Alan's Classic; 04-23-2011 at 11:01 PM.

04-24-2011, 09:33 AM	#12
61 son of a Gun Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Friggin Upstate NY. Posts: 60	Re: '63 windshield trim install Looking good ! __________________ Hey, how exactly is a rainbow made? How exactly does the sun set? How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work? It just does.

04-25-2011, 05:52 AM	#14
tazattitude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 532	Re: '63 windshield trim install Looks great Greg, I helped my glass guy install my w-shield about 2 weeks ago. We put the rubber on the windshield first. Then added the molding (with tape to hold it in place), THEN installed the assy (windshield, gasket, molding). Took about a 1/2 hour Sounds like you installed the rubber and the molding on the cab first, then the windshield? __________________ TAZ BUILDS 1966 GMC Suburban 1963 GMC Suburban Patina frame-on FOR Sale 1966 C10 Short Bed (2010-11) Monthly Updates 2015 C10 Pics with my '72 Montego GT 429/521 build 1963 Pro Street C10 back halved. Frame off I did back in 1990 Pics / Video

04-25-2011, 07:21 PM	#17
tazattitude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 532	Re: '63 windshield trim install Good to hear then! Actually, "I" was the extra set of hands. He did most of the work. He said he does not like doing glass like these though. __________________ TAZ BUILDS 1966 GMC Suburban 1963 GMC Suburban Patina frame-on FOR Sale 1966 C10 Short Bed (2010-11) Monthly Updates 2015 C10 Pics with my '72 Montego GT 429/521 build 1963 Pro Street C10 back halved. Frame off I did back in 1990 Pics / Video

05-05-2011, 07:49 PM	#19
aspiringthomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: McLoud, OK Posts: 99	Re: '63 windshield trim install Is that a 66 bed. I have always thought that 66 was the only one with backup lights.

11-11-2011, 06:39 PM	#21
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: '63 windshield trim install Where did you get your gasket? I got one from Classic Parts and one from Steele Rubber and my installer can't get either in. He's had it for 4 days now. __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

01-25-2012, 02:28 PM	#23
Chvyman1975 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winchester, CA Posts: 128	Re: '63 windshield trim install Where did you find the chrome door pieces? I found the windshield piece for $150 along with the piece that goes under the rear window.

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