sportscoupecars Posted July 7, 2015 Report Posted July 7, 2015 do you put the seal on the metal frame and then install glass one side at a time or put glass in on both sides of seal and install seal from inside ...my 1947 coupe glass was already gone and I do not have a clue how it should look or be installed ..thanks Quote
Niel Hoback Posted July 7, 2015 Report Posted July 7, 2015 Put the seal on the glass and put the window in from the outside. Lay a cord in the groove of the seal, set the seal on the pinchweld on the side where the ends of the cord hang inside the car. While a helper keeps light pressure on the outside of the glass, slowly pull the cord to force the inner lip of the seal over the pinchweld. Bob's your uncle, it's in. You can put a sealer in both grooves of the seal, but I've never seen the need for it. Quote
sportscoupecars Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Posted July 7, 2015 it has no inner lip ....the lip is on the outside in front of glass ,,,on my parts car ,old seal is over metal lip on outside and window lip is inside ...looks like glass is mounted behind outer lip ....does this mean glass goes in seal from inside the car .....high dollar seal and very different looking Quote
casper50 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Posted July 7, 2015 need a photo of your windshield rubber. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 7, 2015 Report Posted July 7, 2015 you can download the instructions for this seal off Steele's website... 1 Quote
Oldguy48 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Posted July 7, 2015 Take Plymouthy's advice and get instructions from Steele. I'll toss out another bit of advice for you to consider, because I have firsthand experience. When you install the windshield garnish inside the car, don't get too heavy-handed when you tighten the screws. We put the new windshields in my P15, and installed the garnish moulding. Everything looked great.....until later that day a crack developed in the passenger side glass....necessitating another new windshield. I had the glass shop cut another, and this time, I more carefully snugged down the screws. That was several years ago, and have had no more cracks !!! Wayne Quote
The Oil Soup Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 Another thing you might do is file off any rough spots on the pinch weld which may damage the seal during installation. Quote
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