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custom10nut · 09-21-2017, 05:14 PM

I searched all my old post and the search bar, but can't find the thread with the good tips on putting in a new rear window.
Do you start by putting the Top in first or the Bottom?

**Ironangel** · 09-21-2017, 06:19 PM

Bottom first using 1/4" or 3/16" nylon or polypropylene rope to peel open the seal while someone applies pressure from the outside. Working one side at a time and with the rope pressed inside the outside half of the seal. The seal is placed on the window first then the rope is pushed into the seal. The bottom can be set in place with the rope ends located anywhere along the bottom. As pressure is applied from someone outside holding the window in place, the rope is carefully pulled peeling open the seal lip allowing the window to fit in to place. Use plenty of soapy water to aid in slipping the seal in to place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvcJ_lU_VpQ

custom10nut · 09-21-2017, 07:25 PM

Well, it's in.

I think I used a rope that was too big.
The lower corners were kinda tough, but with a few breaks and a beer, it went in.
I did learn a lot

09-21-2017, 05:14 PM	#1
custom10nut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: East Tn (In the heart of the Smoky Mtns) Posts: 1,862	Rear slider install, Need Help! I searched all my old post and the search bar, but can't find the thread with the good tips on putting in a new rear window. Do you start by putting the Top in first or the Bottom?

09-21-2017, 06:19 PM	#2
Ironangel Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Falls City, Nebraska "100 Miles From Nowhere" Posts: 2,219	Re: Rear slider install, Need Help! Bottom first using 1/4" or 3/16" nylon or polypropylene rope to peel open the seal while someone applies pressure from the outside. Working one side at a time and with the rope pressed inside the outside half of the seal. The seal is placed on the window first then the rope is pushed into the seal. The bottom can be set in place with the rope ends located anywhere along the bottom. As pressure is applied from someone outside holding the window in place, the rope is carefully pulled peeling open the seal lip allowing the window to fit in to place. Use plenty of soapy water to aid in slipping the seal in to place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvcJ_lU_VpQ __________________ Michael of the clan Hill, "Two Seventy Two's" 71 1-ton Dually 350 4-Speed 71 C/50 Grain Truck, 350 Split-Axle 4-Speed 02 3/4 ton Express 14 Indian Chief Vintage 1952 Ford 8N, "Only Ford Allowed On The Property" "Be American, Buy American"

09-21-2017, 07:25 PM	#3
custom10nut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: East Tn (In the heart of the Smoky Mtns) Posts: 1,862	Re: Rear slider install, Need Help! Well, it's in. I think I used a rope that was too big. The lower corners were kinda tough, but with a few breaks and a beer, it went in. I did learn a lot



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