> From: stadtapoachern@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: IML: AW: Remove/reinstall 1959-66 (and other?) windscreens yourself. SOOO EASY. > Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:10:28 +0100 > > Here is a picture where and how to open and save the weather-strip > > http://www.movit.de/images/imprgl3.jpg > > Dietmar Frensemeyer > 1960 fds > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Kenyon Wills > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. Dezember 2006 16:27 > An: IML > Betreff: IML: Remove/reinstall 1959-66 (and other?) windscreens yourself. > SOOO EASY. > > Jay, > > I'd bet on what you have being great. Unless the car > was outside in LV for 20 years. The stainless trim > preserves the rubber very well here in Northern Ca. > and most other places. > > > The gasket on that car is a superior, ingenious design > that leds itself to being reused. So much so that you > can open it yourself with a butter knife and see. > > Feeling even the least bit adventurous? Follow > along: > > Take the stainless trim off. Mostly screws and clips. > > Look on the A pillar section of the gasket for what > appear to be tiny ribs or a seam. > > On any other rubber, this would be the mold seam, and > your eye will tell you that it can't be anything but. > > > Disregard what you think you see. > > On this thing, it's where two parts of rubber actually > touch and are squeezed together. > > Gently dig/probe your butter knife into the seam and > pry it apart. You will have the outside section fold > out and back. Work all the way around the edge and > get it open. It's not exactly a zip-loc bag device, > but that's the closest analogy I can think of. > > When you have that lip up and out of the way, you have > then opened a path to allow the inner lip to fold up > 90 degrees, and somewhat under the outer lip so that > it occupies the space formerly filled by the outer > lip. > > You can do this with your fingers after a certain > point, most likely, and the butter knife if not. > Seriously, if you're under 95 years old and your hands > work, you're in. Sneak the butter knife out the back > door when she's not looking - better to get > forgiveness on this one. > > Fold the inner gasket up and the edge of the glass > will be visible all the way around. Put a moving > blanket on the hood. Maybe remove the wipers? (cant > remember). > > Sit in the car on the front seat with your butt on the > front edge of the seat. Take your shoes off. Use > your stocking feet to gently push (not kick!) the > glass out all the way around. The thing will pop out, > and if you screw up and crack it further, well, you're > replacing it, so..... > > Rotate the glass on its bottom edge onto the moving > blanket and carry away. I used a hammer to knock it > down so that it would fit in the recycle can that we > have, and the garbage man took it away and I didn't > even fill up the regular can with it. > > > This is something that you CAN do with 1-2 buddies. > > Glass installation was a black art to me until Jeff > Ingraham showed me this. So stupidly easy! > > > > I can find a windscreen gasket if you need one, but > I'm almost certain that what you have is re-workable. > Please don't write back to say that the glass place > used a blade on the rubber and that it's a goner! > That would be a shame. > > > You can get gasket sealing material with a casual > search. Try the local glass co? > > Installing is pretty much the same thing - clean the > channel with solvent, put in some sealant, fold down > the inner lip. fold down the outer lip with your hand > and use a rubber mallet to clench the thing shut, and > you're done. > > > -K > > --- JAY D'ANGELO <cadij@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I've decied to replace the windshield on my > > convertible. Got a great price today of $500 +$100 > > shipping to Las Vegas.Problem is, I can't find the > > rubber windshield channel molding. Steele doesn't > > have it and neither does the other sources I > > contacted. My windshield dealer is also making > > calls, but they can't find one either.Anyone have > > any leads? I'm sure that the old one will fall > > apart when it is removed - doesn't do any good to > > get a windshield if I can't use it.HELP!Jay > > D'Angelo64 Iml CvtLas Vegas > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get into the holiday spirit, chat with Santa on > > Messenger. > > > http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/santabot/default.aspx?locale=en-us > > > Kenyon Wills > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. 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