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tjvending · 04-29-2009, 08:30 PM

What should I do? I have a 72 Chevy shortbed C10, I want to put in the SS Trim in the windshield that I already had install with the correct seal. Can it be done or do I have to start over? If so, should I get a new gasket, the one I had install about 6 months ago(Truck Shop) doesn't seem to fit well or tight. If I need a new gasket, what kind should I go for to get a better fit? Any information on this?

TJ

Hottrucks · 04-29-2009, 08:53 PM

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my windshield ( leaning against the wall) has trim and I'm going to put it back in soon with trim

Sammy · 04-29-2009, 09:01 PM

You have to install the trim in the rubber seal before installing the windshield. Two types of trim depending on if you have trim with the deep flange or shallow, smaller flange, you need the same trim rubber to match.

Richard8971 · 04-29-2009, 10:32 PM

From my experience with the trim on these windows, drop the trim and run for the hills!

They are a major pain to install and my glass guy when I owned my body shop hated doing them. He worked on one for 4 hours, threw everything down and said, "Don't call me on this truck again..." (And he was one of the best glass guys I have ever worked with) So I had to call another glass shop and the girl on the phone said, "Yeah, we basically have to send two guys out and a donkey to get those in..."

It CAN be done, but maybe you fill find a glass guy who has learned a trick or two installing them.

Don

**LockDoc** · 04-29-2009, 11:52 PM

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I just installed the windshield and rear window on the '71 with SS trim and didn't have any problems. They installed just as easy as the non trim ones I have done... I think a lot of the problems with them is that people use the wrong gasket for the trim they have. Like Sammy said, there are two different SS trims and you have to know which one you have so you can get the right gasket. The short one has a 3/8ths inch lip that inserts into the gasket and the long one is 5/8ths inch. I never install windshields with less than three people, two on the outside and one on the inside. Any less and you are asking for trouble...

Just my 2¢ on the subject.

LockDoc

chipflyer · 04-30-2009, 08:35 AM

Hey Leon,
what brand is your seal and where did you get it?

Jeff

71stroker · 04-30-2009, 01:43 PM

Would it be off subject to ask how to remove the windshield trim without ruining it? If so I will start a new thread. I have 2 parts suburbans Im scrapping and want the trim before they get hauled off. Any help would be appreciated.
71stroker

sgaylord · 04-30-2009, 04:06 PM

I just take a utility knife, cut the trim from the inside, remove the winshield, then remove the trim from the rubber with it all out of the truck.

Andy4639 · 04-30-2009, 08:38 PM

I installed my 71 with trim and did it with my daughter, daughter's boyfriend and I. I had no trouble with it. I put both in front and back. I had the seal and layed it outside the day before to get it good and hot to work with it. I used the rope trick and had 2 windsheild tools for the top corners.

Richard8971 · 04-30-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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I just installed the windshield and rear window on the '71 with SS trim and didn't have any problems. They installed just as easy as the non trim ones I have done... I think a lot of the problems with them is that people use the wrong gasket for the trim they have. Like Sammy said, there are two different SS trims and you have to know which one you have so you can get the right gasket. The short one has a 3/8ths inch lip that inserts into the gasket and the long one is 5/8ths inch. I never install windshields with less than three people, two on the outside and one on the inside. Any less and you are asking for trouble...

Just my 2¢ on the subject.

LockDoc

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Originally Posted by Andy4639

I installed my 71 with trim and did it with my daughter, daughter's boyfriend and I. I had no trouble with it. I put both in front and back. I had the seal and layed it outside the day before to get it good and hot to work with it. I used the rope trick and had 2 windsheild tools for the top corners.

That being said, I was only installing the stuff that my customers bought and was given to me to install. Also the two times I have had to install them the parts came from LMC... not bagging on them, but maybe thier stuff was not made correctly.

Lesson learned... I will watch for that next time and maybe I won't need the donkey!

D

**LockDoc** · 04-30-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by chipflyer

Hey Leon,
what brand is your seal and where did you get it?

Jeff

Jeff,

I use the "Precision" brand seals and I get my parts from Art's Classic Truck Parts in Indianola, IA because I can go there and pick them up. Oh, and he is a great guy and has 4 really nice trucks too...

LockDoc

04-29-2009, 08:30 PM	#1
tjvending Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rockville, md Posts: 257	installing windshield trim What should I do? I have a 72 Chevy shortbed C10, I want to put in the SS Trim in the windshield that I already had install with the correct seal. Can it be done or do I have to start over? If so, should I get a new gasket, the one I had install about 6 months ago(Truck Shop) doesn't seem to fit well or tight. If I need a new gasket, what kind should I go for to get a better fit? Any information on this? TJ

04-29-2009, 08:53 PM	#2
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: installing windshield trim subscribed my windshield ( leaning against the wall) has trim and I'm going to put it back in soon with trim __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

04-29-2009, 09:01 PM	#3
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: installing windshield trim You have to install the trim in the rubber seal before installing the windshield. Two types of trim depending on if you have trim with the deep flange or shallow, smaller flange, you need the same trim rubber to match. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

04-29-2009, 10:32 PM	#4
Richard8971 Still livin the "dream" in '54 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,656	Re: installing windshield trim From my experience with the trim on these windows, drop the trim and run for the hills! They are a major pain to install and my glass guy when I owned my body shop hated doing them. He worked on one for 4 hours, threw everything down and said, "Don't call me on this truck again..." (And he was one of the best glass guys I have ever worked with) So I had to call another glass shop and the girl on the phone said, "Yeah, we basically have to send two guys out and a donkey to get those in..." It CAN be done, but maybe you fill find a glass guy who has learned a trick or two installing them. Don __________________ Current build. 1954 Chevrolet 3800 "Ella" SOLD! My '67 stepper "Tangerine Dream" "Anything worth doing is worth doing right" James Dean “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes "There is no spoon." Neo Last edited by Richard8971; 04-29-2009 at 10:33 PM.

04-29-2009, 11:52 PM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,428	Re: installing windshield trim - I just installed the windshield and rear window on the '71 with SS trim and didn't have any problems. They installed just as easy as the non trim ones I have done... I think a lot of the problems with them is that people use the wrong gasket for the trim they have. Like Sammy said, there are two different SS trims and you have to know which one you have so you can get the right gasket. The short one has a 3/8ths inch lip that inserts into the gasket and the long one is 5/8ths inch. I never install windshields with less than three people, two on the outside and one on the inside. Any less and you are asking for trouble... Just my 2¢ on the subject. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

04-30-2009, 08:35 AM	#6
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Re: installing windshield trim Hey Leon, what brand is your seal and where did you get it? Jeff __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

04-30-2009, 01:43 PM	#7
71stroker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burney, California Posts: 50	Re: installing windshield trim Would it be off subject to ask how to remove the windshield trim without ruining it? If so I will start a new thread. I have 2 parts suburbans Im scrapping and want the trim before they get hauled off. Any help would be appreciated. 71stroker

04-30-2009, 04:06 PM	#8
sgaylord Project collector Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sanderson, Fl Posts: 700	Re: installing windshield trim I just take a utility knife, cut the trim from the inside, remove the winshield, then remove the trim from the rubber with it all out of the truck. __________________ 69 CST-10 SWB (disguised as a 67) 383/700r4 Jezebel Jezebel 3.0 NEW!!! 2020 GMC 3500 Denali Duramax 2016 Harley Street Glide CVO Roll Tide!

04-30-2009, 08:38 PM	#9
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: installing windshield trim I installed my 71 with trim and did it with my daughter, daughter's boyfriend and I. I had no trouble with it. I put both in front and back. I had the seal and layed it outside the day before to get it good and hot to work with it. I used the rope trick and had 2 windsheild tools for the top corners. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.



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