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TC70C10 · 09-24-2003, 09:29 AM

Need some helpful hints for re-installing the sliding glass on my K5. I got the top painted last night and tried reinstalling the glass for about 15 minutes before it got dark.

I'm trying to get the top back on before this weekends 4x4 event in Summertown, TN.

I appreciate your inputs.

Here's the url if anyone else wants to join in the fun.

Everyone that likes wheeling is invited.

http://www.2bbdixie.org/eventlist.php?event=stampede

**crossy** · 09-24-2003, 11:22 AM

i'm no glass man but I have used the following method. Buy a spool of thicker weedeater string and cut what you need to fit down in the rubber all the way around leaving a 1' overhang on each side. with 2 people ,start the rubber onto the top anywhere near the ends of string . you should be on the inside.and the helper pushing in from the outside. start pulling on one side and it should start to pull the rubber lip inside of the top. work around slowly and rubber lube helps.DAVE

TC70C10 · 09-24-2003, 11:31 AM

So you put the rubber on the window then worked the inside lip over the fiberglass? My rubber seems a bit larger than the windows metal frame.

79BIG10 · 09-24-2003, 01:07 PM

I did the same method with a nylon rope for my rear window on my truck. I placed the rubber gasket over the window metal edge and then placed the rope inside the split edge where the fiberglass would be going in. The rope acts as a spacer to hold the gasket open and able to fit the gasket over the inner fiberglass. Once you have the glass centered where it needs to be have the person holding the glass not move it. The person inside will then slowoly pull the rope out and help the gasket onto the inside of the cab. It also help to have few different widths of flat screrwdrivers and putty knives to help pry it over as well like you would on a bicycle tire.

TC70C10 · 09-25-2003, 08:46 AM

Close but no cigar. I tried the rope trick and almost had it. I started at the bottom and worked my way around the sides. Got the top corners in and had about 8 inches or so to go along the top and the dadgum thing would have been in. Started pulling to finish it off and the rope cut through the the outer lip of the seal and ruined the weatherstrip. Really ticked me off.

79BIG10 · 09-25-2003, 06:25 PM

Damn sorry to hear that. Wonder why the weatherstriping split? Maybe too large of rope thickness? If it's new stripping contact the company and tell them when you looked at it before installing it was split. Maybe they will sendyou a new one. Worth a shot.

09-24-2003, 09:29 AM	#1
TC70C10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harvest, AL 35749 Posts: 337	Installing Sliding Glass on K5 Need some helpful hints for re-installing the sliding glass on my K5. I got the top painted last night and tried reinstalling the glass for about 15 minutes before it got dark. I'm trying to get the top back on before this weekends 4x4 event in Summertown, TN. I appreciate your inputs. Here's the url if anyone else wants to join in the fun. Everyone that likes wheeling is invited. http://www.2bbdixie.org/eventlist.php?event=stampede __________________ 1981 K5 Blazer 305, 4spd, 4x4, 4" Lift, custom bumpers, Warn 9.5 Ti Winch 1995 T10 Blazer 4.3L 4x4 (Son's) 2004 GMC Envoy 4.2L 2WD 2005 GMC Sierra Crew Cab Z71 4x4 5.3L 240 Fun Finder Travel Trailer Harvest, AL 35749

09-24-2003, 11:22 AM	#2
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,042	i'm no glass man but I have used the following method. Buy a spool of thicker weedeater string and cut what you need to fit down in the rubber all the way around leaving a 1' overhang on each side. with 2 people ,start the rubber onto the top anywhere near the ends of string . you should be on the inside.and the helper pushing in from the outside. start pulling on one side and it should start to pull the rubber lip inside of the top. work around slowly and rubber lube helps.DAVE __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww 84,C10 SWB-Yella,stock 86 K10 SWB-Red, hopped up 305,4/S LOTS of Cummins trucks.

09-24-2003, 11:31 AM	#3
TC70C10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harvest, AL 35749 Posts: 337	So you put the rubber on the window then worked the inside lip over the fiberglass? My rubber seems a bit larger than the windows metal frame. __________________ 1981 K5 Blazer 305, 4spd, 4x4, 4" Lift, custom bumpers, Warn 9.5 Ti Winch 1995 T10 Blazer 4.3L 4x4 (Son's) 2004 GMC Envoy 4.2L 2WD 2005 GMC Sierra Crew Cab Z71 4x4 5.3L 240 Fun Finder Travel Trailer Harvest, AL 35749

09-24-2003, 01:07 PM	#4
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	I did the same method with a nylon rope for my rear window on my truck. I placed the rubber gasket over the window metal edge and then placed the rope inside the split edge where the fiberglass would be going in. The rope acts as a spacer to hold the gasket open and able to fit the gasket over the inner fiberglass. Once you have the glass centered where it needs to be have the person holding the glass not move it. The person inside will then slowoly pull the rope out and help the gasket onto the inside of the cab. It also help to have few different widths of flat screrwdrivers and putty knives to help pry it over as well like you would on a bicycle tire. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-25-2003, 08:46 AM	#5
TC70C10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harvest, AL 35749 Posts: 337	Close but no cigar. I tried the rope trick and almost had it. I started at the bottom and worked my way around the sides. Got the top corners in and had about 8 inches or so to go along the top and the dadgum thing would have been in. Started pulling to finish it off and the rope cut through the the outer lip of the seal and ruined the weatherstrip. Really ticked me off. __________________ 1981 K5 Blazer 305, 4spd, 4x4, 4" Lift, custom bumpers, Warn 9.5 Ti Winch 1995 T10 Blazer 4.3L 4x4 (Son's) 2004 GMC Envoy 4.2L 2WD 2005 GMC Sierra Crew Cab Z71 4x4 5.3L 240 Fun Finder Travel Trailer Harvest, AL 35749

09-25-2003, 06:25 PM	#6
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Damn sorry to hear that. Wonder why the weatherstriping split? Maybe too large of rope thickness? If it's new stripping contact the company and tell them when you looked at it before installing it was split. Maybe they will sendyou a new one. Worth a shot. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson



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