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On 23 Nov 97, Greg Merritt wrote:
> Lay a length of cable (preferably an old electric cable with insulation,
> outisde diameter about 2-3mm = 0.08"-0.12") in the channel for the garnish
> moulding.
>
> This is done by means of a piece of tube, one end of which should be
> flattened. Insert the flat end into the channel and move it completely
> around the windshield as shown below. The cable, passing through the tube,
> is thus embedded in the channel as the tube is moved. The two ends of the
> cable should meet in the middle of the upper or lower edge of the
> windshield.
>
> First push one of the two moulding halves completely into place and then
> the other. Starting at the point where the cable ends meet, slowly pull
> out the cable while pushing the garnish moulding into place by hand until
> the operation is complete.
This IS interesting I don't have that manual, but maybe I should
look at my official shop manual for the same era. So this suggests a
method similar to that used to install the glass/gasket in the windwo
frame. Has anybody done this? How did it work?
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
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