Glass installation tips wanted

[ratrod67]

Going to try and install my winshield and rear window. Anyone have any tips or shortcuts? Any help is appreciated!

[crazy longhorn]

Soap the chit out of that rubber, & start @ the bottom. When you get the bottom set/centered, start working up the sides. I like to use a "hook tool"(looks like a cotter pin puller). As you work up the sides of the glass, gently pat it into place......the top corners are the worst to deal with. Be very patient, & know that too many buds well meant helping hands will get you into trouble! I have set a few of them , & have about 10yr glass behind me.....still cuss evry one I set, but fortunatly I havent broke one! if you ask any good glass man "have you broken anything"? If he says NO......he is a d@mn liar! I have broken a few pcs, just not on the 67-72s crazyL

[ratrod67]

Do I install the rubber to the cab or glass first?

[86SILVERADO]

Haven't tried this myself but I have heard that if you run a bit of rope around inside the channel you can pull it from the inside and it pulls the inside of the seal over the lip as you go around. I am seriously tempted to pull the window in my 67 so I can paint the inside to keep the rust from doing a number on those top corners eventually. If I do I will try the rope trick and let people know if it works or not

[crazy longhorn]

Install the rubber on the glass 1st, then set the complete mess in.......DO NOT use a rope on the front sheild! That trick does work good on the rear (tempered glass)....crazyL

[oldtrucknut]

I would like to add that it helps to use both the rope and the previously mentioned hook tool. It is a really easy install, just take your time and be real careful.

[truckster]

I was in the glass business about 20 years, and the 67-72 Chevy was one of my least favorite windshields. The problem is the top corners. You can use a rope to get most of the windshield in, but you'll need to hook the top corners carefully. Liquid soap (mixed with water) works well, but I usually use lots of glass cleaner, because it's almost as slippery and a lot easier to clean up.

Put the rubber on the glass first, and then slide a 3/16 braided rope in the slot where the metal will sit, starting at the top center, so the rope overlaps in the bottom center. It helps to have someone hold the windshield in place, but like crazy longhorn said, not too much pressure, or it's going to break. Pull the rope slowly and smoothly towards the middle of the glass. When you get to the top corners, you can keep using the rope to put some tension on the glass, but you'll need your hook tool to get all that excess rubber over the metal.

The back glass is really easy. It doesn't have any sharp corners, and it's tempered, so it's really hard to break.

BTW, one of the first windshields I broke on an installation was a 71 Chevy. That was a lot of years ago.

[ratrod67]

Thanks for all the help. I installed both the front and rear glass this morning. The upper corners were pretty difficult but got both in with out breaking anything. Thanks for your help!!!