Windshield installation
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Windshield installation
Tips on when and how to insert the aluminum strip.
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Re: Windshield installation
Tips on when and how to insert the aluminum spacer.
- Dave Wildrick
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Re: Windshield installation
You have to insert it into its groove in the rubber gasket BEFORE you try to put the windshield in place.
You need lube and strong fingers to get the J-shaped "hook" to engage the groove. Some use vaseline, but I have usually used soapy water.
I have also used a soft plastic-jawed very short ratchet-type bar clamp to gradually squeeze the aluminum piece into its groove, to avoid damaging the shiny aluminum surface.
See: https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tool ... 62122.html
Then you need a soapy water lubed nylon cord, about the diameter of parachute cord, wrapped all the way around the rubber channel that ends up inside the car--overlapping the ends of the cord and gradually pulling it to the inside of the metal windshield surround. It helps if a partner gently pushes on the glass as you pull the ends.
You need lube and strong fingers to get the J-shaped "hook" to engage the groove. Some use vaseline, but I have usually used soapy water.
I have also used a soft plastic-jawed very short ratchet-type bar clamp to gradually squeeze the aluminum piece into its groove, to avoid damaging the shiny aluminum surface.
See: https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tool ... 62122.html
Then you need a soapy water lubed nylon cord, about the diameter of parachute cord, wrapped all the way around the rubber channel that ends up inside the car--overlapping the ends of the cord and gradually pulling it to the inside of the metal windshield surround. It helps if a partner gently pushes on the glass as you pull the ends.
Dave Wildrick
Houston, TX
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- Dave Wildrick
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Re: Windshield installation
Here's the link to the Registry's Troubleshooting and Repair file on this:
https://porsche356registry.org/article/117
https://porsche356registry.org/article/117
Dave Wildrick
Houston, TX
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- Doug McDonnell
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Re: Windshield installation
Also if using a new trim piece you will need to bend it to correct curvature as you go. Or it will end up pulling the seal away from the glass and make it nearly impossible to install the windshield. New trim strips will be longer so you will need to trim at some point. I did it near end of installation by using a modern Silicone Trivet "Hotplate" between glass and trim so I didn't slip and mar the glass with my dremel. Prior to installation mark center of windshield and center of opening with washable marker. This makes it easier to position the windshield for install.
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- Dave Wildrick
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Re: Windshield installation
My new trim pieces from Stoddard's were each about 1/2 inch longer than the old ones. It's a good idea to keep your old trim pieces and check the length against the new ones to determine how much you need to trim.Doug McDonnell wrote: New trim strips will be longer so you will need to trim at some point.
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- Wes Bender
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Re: Windshield installation
...and trim both halves by an equal amount. Otherwise the joint will be off center. (Saw a "colorful" shop in Tucson trim one the wrong way. Cost them an extra piece of trim to get it right.)
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....