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KQQL IT · 10-06-2012, 07:05 PM

Any tips or tools to install the lock strip. Mine is not cooperating at all.
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INSIDIOUS '86 · 10-06-2012, 08:23 PM

Rubber mallet and a butter knife lol
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KQQL IT · 10-06-2012, 08:41 PM

No problem now broke the windshield. The glass guy im sure will have the right tool...
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INSIDIOUS '86 · 10-06-2012, 09:41 PM

Don't use it on the window use it on the rubber

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bigblock73 · 10-06-2012, 09:52 PM

there is a tool, the glass guy will make it look easy!

ChevyGearHeads · 10-06-2012, 10:33 PM

this is the tool i use i got it from napa $20 good luck

bnoon · 10-06-2012, 10:35 PM

I just pushed mine in with my thumb after lubing it with silicone spray. I had a couple of small areas where I had to use a large flat blade screw driver but that was it.

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-06-2012, 10:39 PM

I bought the $5 tool and it wasnt bad, little spray mist of water helps.

before and after

KQQL IT · 10-07-2012, 03:18 PM

Lol see what a lack of patience will get you. Lack of 5$ tool cost me a 100$.

Btw a new gasket and lock strip.

coltonk · 10-07-2012, 06:24 PM

where did you purchase the weather strip from? I need a new one as well.

bilfman · 10-07-2012, 10:39 PM

some soapy water goes a long way, just use a spray bottle. Wd-40 also does the trick. And as posted the tool is totally worth it, i just made my own.

**Precision Parts** · 10-09-2012, 11:24 AM

We have the tool:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...trip-tool.html

..the lockstrip:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...lockstrip.html

...and the gasket:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...therstrip.html

-d

jjzepplin · 10-09-2012, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Precision Parts

We have the tool:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...trip-tool.html

..the lockstrip:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...lockstrip.html

...and the gasket:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...therstrip.html

-d

GREAT video!!! And for those that don't have time to watch (make time!) They put the chrome on before installation. DOH! Guess I'm pulling it back out.

**Precision Parts** · 10-09-2012, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jjzepplin

GREAT video!!! And for those that don't have time to watch (make time!) They put the chrome on before installation. DOH! Guess I'm pulling it back out.

You must have watched the 67-72 install. That indeed has the rigid steel chrome going into the gasket prior to putting it into the vehicle. The 73-87 lockstrip actually goes in after the gasket and glass is in the vehicle. It locks the glass into the gasket.

I have known some people to put the rubber on the glass and then install the lockstrip then rope the whole thing in BUT that is the incorrect way!

I just wanted to be sure you had the right info

Let me know if anyone has any questions.

-d

legendman · 10-09-2012, 03:25 PM

I think being warm is the key, when I did mine I waited till the warmest time of the day and parked it where the sun would hit it as I was putting the windshield in.

KQQL IT · 10-09-2012, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Precision Parts

We have the tool:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...trip-tool.html

..the lockstrip:
http://precisionrestorationparts.com...lockstrip.html

...and the gasket:
[url]http://precisionrestorationparts.com/i-8705203-1973-1991-chevrolet-suburban-windshield-weatherstrip.html[/

Turl]

-d

I tried your 848 gasket. It was bagged wrong. Local glass store returned it and got me the correct gasket.
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KQQL IT · 10-09-2012, 03:50 PM

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=545439
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Eyegore · 10-09-2012, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legendman

I think being warm is the key, when I did mine I waited till the warmest time of the day and parked it where the sun would hit it as I was putting the windshield in.

I agree they kinda slip in when its 115 degrees out

10-06-2012, 07:05 PM	#1
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,260	windshield lock strip Any tips or tools to install the lock strip. Mine is not cooperating at all. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

10-06-2012, 08:23 PM	#2
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: windshield lock strip Rubber mallet and a butter knife lol Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

10-06-2012, 08:41 PM	#3
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,260	Re: windshield lock strip No problem now broke the windshield. The glass guy im sure will have the right tool... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

10-06-2012, 09:41 PM	#4
INSIDIOUS '86 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington Posts: 4,178	Re: windshield lock strip Don't use it on the window use it on the rubber Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 377 sbc thumpr cam autogear m23 muncie 3:73 Detroit trutrac 3''spintech prostreet mufflers xpipe 1 3/4 headers build thread !http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=577217 Iroc gauge threadhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554511

10-06-2012, 09:52 PM	#5
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Re: windshield lock strip there is a tool, the glass guy will make it look easy! __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

10-06-2012, 10:33 PM	#6
ChevyGearHeads Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Anne Arundel County, MD Posts: 108	Re: windshield lock strip this is the tool i use i got it from napa $20 good luck Attached Images

10-06-2012, 10:35 PM	#7
bnoon Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Des Moines IA Posts: 1,250	Re: windshield lock strip I just pushed mine in with my thumb after lubing it with silicone spray. I had a couple of small areas where I had to use a large flat blade screw driver but that was it. __________________ - 1981 Sierra 454, NV4500 swap - 2006 Z06, 25k miles - 1973 Nova - Project CarNova Virus on Youtube

10-06-2012, 10:39 PM	#8
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Re: windshield lock strip I bought the $5 tool and it wasnt bad, little spray mist of water helps. before and after Attached Images __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-07-2012, 03:18 PM	#9
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,260	Re: windshield lock strip Lol see what a lack of patience will get you. Lack of 5$ tool cost me a 100$. Btw a new gasket and lock strip. __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

10-07-2012, 06:24 PM	#10
coltonk Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 74	Re: windshield lock strip where did you purchase the weather strip from? I need a new one as well. __________________ "How does a posi-trac work on a Plymouth?.. it just does!"

10-07-2012, 10:39 PM	#11
bilfman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Posts: 622	Re: windshield lock strip some soapy water goes a long way, just use a spray bottle. Wd-40 also does the trick. And as posted the tool is totally worth it, i just made my own. __________________ 1979 Chevy Dually Crew 4X4 454, D60 Tru-trac, D70 Detroit Locker, 3.73, 4L80E/NP205 1971 GMC 3/4 Ton 4X4

10-09-2012, 11:24 AM	#12
Precision Parts Tech Help Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 197	Re: windshield lock strip We have the tool: http://precisionrestorationparts.com...trip-tool.html ..the lockstrip: http://precisionrestorationparts.com...lockstrip.html ...and the gasket: http://precisionrestorationparts.com...therstrip.html -d __________________ PRECISION Updates Subscribe --->Installation Videos Follow ------->Instagram Like---------->Facebook

10-09-2012, 03:50 PM	#17
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,260	Re: windshield lock strip http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=545439 Posted via Mobile Device __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "



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