windshield seal P15

[Plymouthy Adams]

I know from a few folks in the past that there have been leak issues with the seal from Steele...and I believe the word at the time was that Steele was investigating their product for design/fit issues. Of the folks that experinced this, did Steele make a change in their product and make good the seal they originally sold? It's quite a bother to do this install only to have a poor performance and have to readdress the task later. Thanks..

[BobT-47P15]

Tim, I don't know the answer to your question.......I just bought a

windshield seal rubber piece from them, as most folks have given

their products good reviews. It certainly wasn't cheap. Guess

we will just install it and eventually find out if it leaks.

Surely (and hopefully) it will be better than the original one that was there.

[flatheadtim]

Possible fix---take cauking gun with a tube of black silicone cut the tip real small force inbetween seal and metal and apply small amount all the way around seal. We actually would do this (mainly on comebacks) when I worked at a glass shop back when I was twenty it seemed to work well. :-)

Edited April 18, 2012 by flatheadtim

[Mark Haymond]

I installed a windshield seal from Steelrubber this year in my P-15 front split window. I used 3M bedding and glazing compound 08509 for the glass channel and for the rubber to window frame seal. I thought the fit around the corners of the glass was pretty good. It passed the garden hose test but after a few hours of heavy rain I had a leak on the passenger side lower right corner. It was not coming past the glass channel, it was a poor seal between the metal window channel and the rubber. I added more of the same glazing compound and fixed the leak.

I attribute the leak to the installer, ME, and the overall dimensions of the rubber and metal window channel. I don't think I used enough goop the first time. I also have a Steelrubber seal in my 50 Plymouth that has held up well for years. Of course if your new glass is not exactly the same size as the old glass that will affect the fit. And the new seal may not be exactly the same as the original. If the new glass is cut slightly larger it won't fit in that hole and might break when you push too hard during installation. That happened to me a few years back. I would buy again from them, it's pretty darn close to original.