Discolored Rear Window Chrome Beadlock - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**damnyankee36** · 12-27-2018, 11:57 AM

I was getting ready to install my rear window and discovered the clear plastic on the chrome beadlock was turning yellow. It had been in room temperature storage for 10 years. If it turned yellow in storage I can imagine how fast it would yellowed out in the open.

Has anybody had this problem? Anybody have experience with a beadlock that hasn't yellowed after it's been out in the weather?

theastronaut · 12-28-2018, 06:10 PM

It's a pretty common problem. We have a glass shop and haven't been able to find a good source for chrome lock strip that doesn't discolor over time. We give the option between black and chrome and tell the customer up front that the chrome strip won't last.

**Clyde65** · 12-28-2018, 08:46 PM

I replaced my chrome strip about 20 years ago with a black strip because of this.

**damnyankee36** · 12-28-2018, 09:08 PM

Thanks guys. They're only about $10 for the chrome. And they're easy to replace so if it lasts a year that won't be too bad.

12-27-2018, 11:57 AM	#1
damnyankee36 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 700	Discolored Rear Window Chrome Beadlock I was getting ready to install my rear window and discovered the clear plastic on the chrome beadlock was turning yellow. It had been in room temperature storage for 10 years. If it turned yellow in storage I can imagine how fast it would yellowed out in the open. Has anybody had this problem? Anybody have experience with a beadlock that hasn't yellowed after it's been out in the weather?

12-28-2018, 06:10 PM	#2
theastronaut Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Anderson SC Posts: 3,880	Re: Discolored Rear Window Chrome Beadlock It's a pretty common problem. We have a glass shop and haven't been able to find a good source for chrome lock strip that doesn't discolor over time. We give the option between black and chrome and tell the customer up front that the chrome strip won't last. __________________ Project Goldilocks '66 C10 Short Fleet BBW Build '65 C10 Highly Detailed Stock Restoration Thread '78 Camaro Targa Roof Build '55 International Metal/Body/Paint Work '66 F100 Full Rotisserie Restoration '40 Packard 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration How To Restore and Detail an Original Gauge Cluster How To Detail Sand Body Panels, Edges, Corners, Etc

12-28-2018, 08:46 PM	#3
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,540	Re: Discolored Rear Window Chrome Beadlock I replaced my chrome strip about 20 years ago with a black strip because of this. __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

12-28-2018, 09:08 PM	#4
damnyankee36 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 700	Re: Discolored Rear Window Chrome Beadlock Thanks guys. They're only about $10 for the chrome. And they're easy to replace so if it lasts a year that won't be too bad.



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