In a message dated 2/18/2002 8:57:32 AM Pacific Standard Time,
dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< A couple of years ago I had the old torn vinyl top re-done...The fellow
that did the job discovered vast quantities of rust in the windshield area.
He sanded the rust off on my instructions...and he attached the new vinyl
material with some sealing material where the vinyl joins the windshield
chrome, to prevent moisture re-entering the gap...if I replace the windshield
now, will I be forced to have the rust fixed at the same time? >>
Probably not, but it depends on how badly things were rusted. If there is
still good integrity of the flange that holds the rubber gasket and the rest
of the body, then you can get by. It also depends on how the new vinyl top
was installed. At the factory, vinyl tops are installed before the glass goes
in, then the clips for the garnish moldings go in and then the glass with the
rubber gasket and lastly the garnish moldings are snapped into place. If the
replacement vinyl top was put in the same way, then replacing the windshield
shouldn't be a problem save the extreme difficulty of removing the garnish
moldings if sealer was used around them. If the new vinyl was merely tucked
behind the garnish moldings then it may well come loose or get damaged when
the moldings are removed and will need to be put back into place. To do the
job right, the glass will need to come out, the vinyl stripped off, the rust
repaired, the new vinyl installed and the glass replaced, keep that in mind,
because once you do decide to repair the rust the glass you replaced will
have to come out again.
Roy
67 Crown FDHT
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