Jeff...
My seal was simply crammed in around the wiper. Just a little wrinkled
and cramped.
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
Jeff Church wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I have a feeling someone has done this before so I thought I'd ask the
> question here.
> I just replaced the windscreen rubber on my '59 Bugeye. Took forever to
> figure out how the thing went on in terms of the direction of the seal.
> Anyway, once the windscreen is on, the seal extends forward approximately
> 1-1/2". That is it covers up about half of the wiper ferrule holes. Does
> one trim this to make room for the ferrule and its accompanying rubber
> seal? or does one trim the windscreen rubber just slightly and use it as
> part of the ferrule seal? My original had been trimmed to go around the
> ferrule, but I wasn't too sure if that was correct. None of my photo
> resources clearly show what is done in this situation. Original Sprite and
> Midget doesn't even show how it is done. Any help on this matter is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Jeff Church
> AN5L 11627
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