Anybody feel free to jump right in and correct me if they know of an easier
way but here is how I got it to work, although it was a pain in the a**.
Make sure the T groove in the frame is very clean and there are no old
pieces of gasket hidden in it ( find or make like an L shaped dental pick
tap run down the groves and you will be sure of having all the trash out of
it. Then lots of soap and water ( or silicone spray ) to lube up the track
with. One person feeding the strip and one person pulling on the strip, you
want to keep the T strip pulling down the groove though as it is really hard
to get it back in the groove if it comes out ( due to too much upward
pulling motion ). You can use needle nose pliers as you should have plenty
to cut off after you get it all the way across. DO NOT LOOSE YOUR PATIENCE
as it will take a little while to pull & feed it across the frame. Trim
slowly when you do the ends so as to not cut it back too far and not seal by
the windshield post gaskets.
Leo
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert J Carlson <rjcarlson@webzone.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:19 PM
Subject: Windshield to body weather stripping (bugeye)
>Has anyone recently installed new weather stripping between the bottom of
>the windscreen and the body on a bugeye? After fighting with the
>installation for a few hours, I've come to the conclusion that no amount of
>lubricant would enable this to be done. After talking with a local glass
>shop, they suggested that the rubber could be cut down for a better fit and
>then 'sealed' with a common weather stripping seal.
>
>My guess is that the leading edge of the "T" on the rubber couls be
slightly
>cut to fit - then sealed. (Assuming that the press fit onto the body would
>exert most of the stress to the back edge of the "T"?)
>
>Any other thoughts would be appreciated.
>
>
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