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Post by Remco de Bruijn on May 11, 2012 11:58:08 GMT -8
Hi All,
Last year, i bought new windshield and read window rubbers but I haven't been able to install them untill now. What is the easiest way to go about this? The old rubbers are totally dried out and leaking, so i am thinking of cutting these, but what would be the best place to make the cut? (above the chrome trim or below, etc).
Also, should any glue or grease be used to put the rubber back in or is this not really necessary?
Regards,
Remco
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Post by Franck Boutier on May 11, 2012 13:09:12 GMT -8
Hello Remco,
normally you don't need to cut the rubber. When I removed the front and rear windshields from my 65' T34 I 've pushed them from the inside to the outside of the car. I begun on a top corner and it went well without breaking something . For the new rubber installation , you put it all around the windshield and then you have to put back in place the chromed trim with the aluminium trim clips. I didn't use any grease or glue .
Then your windshield is ready to come back in place , you need a cord and some water with soap (to help the cord that you have placed in the lip all around the rubber to slip out when installing the windshield on the body ).
Franck.
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Post by bobnotch on May 11, 2012 15:47:27 GMT -8
Remco, when I did mine, I cut the rubber from the inside (basically cutting the inner lip off). When we (my wife and I) installed the windows, we put the seals on the glass, then installed the trim (with the clips) then used 2 inch wide masking tape to hold the trim in place. We then soapy watered up the seal, and the opening, and used a long piece of 14 guage wire inside the seal lip groove. Then we set the glass-seal combo into the opening (trying to get some of the lower lip into the channel), then working from the bottom center, we worked first 1 side, then the other, until the entire seal was in place, and the wire was out. Then we did the rear window the same way. Both seals went in easier than we expected (not our first time installing VW glass), and we actually thought we had a problem, but after looking it over realized we didn't.  You mainly just have to watch what's going on, not get in any hurry, use plenty of lube, and it'll be fine.  |
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Post by Carsten Klein on May 14, 2012 1:15:01 GMT -8
its good and suggested to have two people helping !!!!!!!!
many windshields cracked when tryint to de or install them alone or with two people only
one inside pushing to shield two outside on each corner
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Post by bobnotch on May 14, 2012 18:02:21 GMT -8
its good and suggested to have two people helping !!!!!!!! many windshields cracked when tryint to de or install them alone or with two people only one inside pushing to shield two outside on each corner Well, we used 1 of Simon Kelley's reproduction seals (for both front and rear glass), and it went in very easy with just the 2 of us installing it. The key was using soapy water, that was heavy on the soap.  The hardest one we ever installed, was an NOS seal for the rear of my 65 Notchback. That one we needed an assistant for (the only time we've ever needed an extra body). It also took us 3 atempts to get that window in.  |
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Post by Remco de Bruijn on May 18, 2012 1:27:45 GMT -8
Thanks for the advice!
Remco
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You mainly just have to watch what's going on, not get in any hurry, use plenty of lube, and it'll be fine. 
