Jim :
I've tried it both ways. If you put it in just tight enough so the edge
lays down on the scuttle (some waves off the car, but not much), then
eventually it will shrink and tear at the ends. Seems to me this only took
2-3 years, but my memory is hazy.
If you leave it long enough so there are waves where it rises above the
scuttle, then eventually it will shrink so it fits. Unfortunately, I
really didn't pay attention to when this happened, but it was at least a
year. As I recall, I still had to trim the piece I got from Moss.
Randall
On Thursday, March 18, 1999 10:55 AM, JIM_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com
[SMTP:JIM_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com] wrote:
>
> I've just put new glass in the frame, and as usual it didn't go
> without a hitch. The glazing rubber or whatever it's called that I
got
> from Moss was way too thick, so I took it to the local auto glass
> place and they installed it in the frame using thinner stuff (too
> thin, in my opinion). The guy did agree to use anti-seize for me on
> the screws that go into the corner brackets. The lower corners of
the
> glass do not go as far into the frame as they appear that they
should,
> although a bit of silicone will fix that.
> Anyway, I went to put the rubber in that goes between the bottom of
> the windsceen and the scuttle, and it was really tough going. The
> piece of rubber (which I believe also came from Moss) was either too
> long, or I stretched it with all the tugging to get it in place.
> So here's the question: once this rubber is installed, should it be
> kind of wavy, to accomodate the bend it will undergo when placed
> against the body? Or, have I stretched it too much? Or, will it
> tighten back up in a few days?
> Any useful insight appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Jim Wallace
> 60 TR3a
> 2TS81417 L
>
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