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Can I replace windshield lockstrip with the seal installed?


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Tip for installing the locking strip. DON'T DO IT IN THE WINTER. Let the car bake outside in the summer sun for an hour and then the locking strip will go in like butter!

 

I drove the car for 6 months without the locking strip because i could not install it during the winter. The windshield rubber was simply too hard in the cold.

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Here's the Wallesh tool:

 

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Link:  http://www.wallothnesch.com/einziehwerkzeug-fuer-chromfuellrahmen-der-frontscheibe-und-heckscheibe-51-25-00.html

 

I bought it last year and used it once. It was an aaarrrful job, but I had to replace just the lockstrip. Not the glass and not the seal, and because the front screen can break easily, I chose this way. Had to do it in the winter. No fun.

 

Normally I pop in the strip and install the entire package glass/seal/strip at once. No problems til today.

 

Hen

 

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Here's the Wallesh tool:

 

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Link:  http://www.wallothnesch.com/einziehwerkzeug-fuer-chromfuellrahmen-der-frontscheibe-und-heckscheibe-51-25-00.html

 

I bought it last year and used it once. It was an aaarrrful job, but I had to replace just the lockstrip. Not the glass and not the seal, and because the front screen can break easily, I chose this way. Had to do it in the winter. No fun.

 

Normally I pop in the strip and install the entire package glass/seal/strip at once. No problems til today.

 

Hen

I bought the same tool and once you figure out the correct tip and approach angle it worked very well on my 69 glass. Having some experienced helpers is also key to a smooth installation.

Jim Gerock

 

Riviera 69 2002 built 5/30/69 "Oscar"

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I'm hoping to get some advice please. I've purchased both the rubber seals and chrome inserts to replace my old front and rear windscreen rubbers/chrome inserts.

 

Can I just pull out the old rubbers/inserts and install the new ones? Or do I need to pull the entire windscreen out to get the job done? 

 

My local window installer told me over the phone I need to take out the windscreen just to get the new rubber in. Is that right? i.e. A job for the experts?

 

Cheers.

 

The job is not that hard. Two man job for a hot day for easier install. Look up the windshield rope trick. There a couple of good videos on how to do it.  Basicly install is to cut old seal to remove windshield, put new seal on windshield with 1/4" rope in the grove. Place the windshield in place over car and pull the rope out slowly from the inside as the lip slides over frame of the window. After windshield is in, use the handy tool mentioned to install plastic chrome lock strip. Lube with Dawn dish soap for easier install.

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Sure, it's a two person job, but why not do it yourself and invent some pretty awful swear words or nasty combinations of swear words, like I did?

I used a spray-on wax detailer to lube the channel for the turbo black lock strip I installed. Easy as pie. I made my own install tool, welded a wire key holder to a screwdriver after bending it into the shape of the tool in CD's post above...worked like a charm.

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Do not pry at the windshield when removing. If it is still stuck after cutting the rubber, either cut some more or push from the inside. Any 'unusual' forces applied to the edge is liable to crack the screen. It is plenty strong for pushing and hitting from inside or out but on the edge it's weak.

Do not pry at the windshield when removing. If it is still stuck after cutting the rubber, either cut some more or push from the inside. Any 'unusual' forces applied to the edge is liable to crack the screen. It is plenty strong for pushing and hitting from inside or out but on the edge it's weak.

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