I had the same experience with my windshield SS molding. I put the new
windshield in and couldn't get the SS molding to go in afterwards. I was
told later that the SS molding had to be in the grooves first and then the
windshield installed.
Mike
BERKEN@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 05/21/2000 9:10:10 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> nruffcorn@prodigy.net writes:
>
> << Does the SS moulding just push in afterwards?
>
> > On the late model cars you put the windshield in with a rope. You need to
> get
> > a new rubber seal ( about 80-90 bucks I think) and put the new
> weatherstrip
> > around the new windshield, then wrap a rope around the groove in the
> outside
> > of the weatherstrip, squirt a little soapy water on it and pull the rope
> into
> > the interior a little at a time, so the groove seats on the lip of the
> > windshield frame. Not really very hard to do.
> >
> > Joseph Berkenbile
> > 70 1600
> > Warren Me
>
> >>
>
> nruff,
>
> Mine never had it, so I didn't have to put it back in. I remember Tom Phelan
> telling me what a ^&*_#$% it is to get it in, though. I think you have to put
> the moldings in first, then the whole assembly goes in with the rope. Tom?
>
> Joseph
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