Glen,
I went through this myself, so I can sympathize. I had three different seals to
try, and each of them had a different thickness for the 'T'. One was so thick,
that I ended up taking a razor blade, and shaving it down so that it would fit
in the groove. I used a lot of soap and water, and it still took me over an
hour
to work the damn thing into place.
BTW - Installing a new glass to frame gasket is just as fun;-)
Good luck! - Bryan
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>Well I looked in the archives and didn't find any tips on doing your own
>bugeye windshield replacement.
>It looks pretty straightforward, in from the back, gasket into frame first,
>soaped cord into slot, glass pressed against gasket, cord pulled from slot
>to raise lip of gasket , lock strip pressed into place.
>What am I missing?
>
>Putting on a new windshield to body seal is a joy, tried sliding it into the
>soaped slot, NO WAY! Now I'm trying to push the 'T' channel part into the
>groove with a screw driver blade an inch at a time. Whooppee. Should be
>done by August.
>
>Any advice from someone who's been there would be appreciated.
>
> Regards, Glen Byrns
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