I just put it on like 5 minutes ago. It was a pull but not much. After it went in the channel (glass) it was not loose but not pulling either. I would say perfect fit. I took it out to the shop and layed it in place. I don't see how it goes in from the face tho. When the time comes to actualy put it in the frame, does it pull through from the inside of the car out?
Gene, You gotta read one of those articles on windshield installation. The Mustang article explains it well. It goes in from the outside. Instead of string, I used a single strand of #14 wire wrapped in the outside channel and overlapped a good bit on the bottom. You lay the gasket and windshield with the wire in the groove in the opening for the windshield. With someone on the outside coaxing the gasket/windshield into place, you pull the gasket onto the body from the inside. As the wire comes out, it pulls the gasket over the lip in the opening. Not too hard. My wife helped me do the front and back glass in a Beetle. Jim
I will read up on it. I just can't see how that thick bead will go past the frame edges. I take it the back one is the same? Also, if you notice in the first post, the seal has a lip on it towards the bottom. That goes out?
Its isnt too hard to do Gene.It takes a little paitience and some finesse,once you do one you will never be worried about doing another.just be certain you seat the bottom over the pinch first...This way you are not fighting the weight of the glass as you work around from bottom to top.Work both sides evenly...Dont do one side then the other.Nylon clothes line works well too for pulling the rubber over the pinch.You can install it dry(no sealer) then pump the sealer between the seal and the OUTSIDE of the pinch weld.(not as messy this way,and workes just as well) I would advise that you put sealer between the glass and the seal before installation.Yes this means pulling the seal off the glass...Sorry.Do the job with a helper too...Its alot easier.
Yep, same procedure for the back glass. Don't recall off hand how to tell the outside of the gasket from the inside. I remember it took me a few tries to get the gasket on the right way. Expect the inside flap is a lot thinner than the outside since that's the flap that has to be pulled over the pinch weld.
The corners at the bottom will need to be squeezed together I guess. It's wider than the opening. What's a good sealer to use?
That's what I was thinking about the front. The outside one is thinner and has a curve to it. The thicker inside one is kinda square and bulky. It is all soft so maybe it will give enough to go in...
I did pay a glass man to do this. When the time comes to actualy install it I will call him. I need all this info incase he says forget you. I can also see if he's doing it like we do it. I bought the glass and service over a year ago. I told him it would be awhile, he understood. We'll see. I am about a month away.
I hope someone who's done a bunch will chime in -- that sounds inside out to me. Better verify if 'cause I expect you could crack the glass if you try to install it with the gasket on wrong.
The best sealer/bedding compound in the one named in the article that vince posted...3M Bedding compound #8509.
Gene you have the gasket on the glass backwards...That extra flap on the bottom is supposed to be inside (Its the flap that covers the small bolts that hold the dash panel in place at the windshield)
It's good for now. This way it is flat as I am working around it. I can't seem to find that install article with the Mustang. I have seen it before.
