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RE: [T3] quater window or seals?


would you still be able to use the 1/4's as popouts? \



erick the daddy with a fasty


--- Alex <jamagro@netscape.net> wrote:
> Heather Ann Riggs <type3addict@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> >Hello..
> >   I am debaiting whether i should risk breaking my
> >glass by "pushing/working" the window and seal
> >out...or just cutting the seal I am not sure if you
> >can even get fastback quater window seals with the
> >chrome groove in it again. which is harder to get?
> >glass or seals?
> >
> You can get 1/4 window seals from ISP West in Ca or
> Type Three Detectives
> in the UK. The ones from ISP are well made and with
> the chrome trim
> groove. I just finished removing all the windows
> from my fasty without
> cutting or damaging any of the rubber. They were in
> great shape and
> I am looking to sell the set. I will be reinstalling
> the windows with
> new seals w/chrome groove from ISP (which I have
> already purchased). 
> 
> The removal is fairly simple. Just do NOT rush the
> job!! Work it slow
> and you won't have any problems. What I did was lube
> the inside edge
> of the seal with vaseline. Once the lube was well
> spread, you just
> start pushing gently. When pushing, use steady
> pressure and not "bursts"
> or sudden force. Start at an edge and work your way
> around. After you 
> see the seal has "broken" from around the frame, add
> more pressure and
> the inner lip will begin to make its way to the
> outer edge. Once a side
> is out, go to the outside, and again, gently pull
> towards you and the 
> window will pretty much be out. 
> 
> Good luck!!
>   
> -- 
> Alex Magro
> '70 Fastback AT/FI
> '70 Square AT/FI
> '92 Jetta EcoDiesel
> 
> 
> 
>
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