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Re: [T3] installing window rubber with trim


Phil, I've always done it like this- first of all, it
takes two people, one for the inside and one to place
*steady* pressure against the outside of the window.
Take a piece of small diameter cord, try to find
something fine like nylon string, long enough to wrap
around the window edge twice. Put the window rubber on
the glass and make sure the trim is installed and
seated before hand, you'll never get it on after the
window's in. Soap the track of the window rubber with
liquid dish soap, a fair amount will do, it's easy
enough to clean afterward. Wrap the cord around the
rubber in the track that the metal lip will end up in.
I always started at the top and went around twice, use
enough cord to overlap ends so you get a good grip on
it. Have the person on the outside hold the window
firm against the opening keeping steady pressure and
keeping the window centered. The person on the inside
should grab one end of the cord, pulling the cord into
the car, this pulls the lip of the rubber over the
metal lip of the frame. Once around should pull the
lip inside, the second time around should set the
rubber firmly. This works well for new rubbr, I've
tried it with second hand rubber and had to go *real*
slow to get it to work. Remember, Patience
Grasshopper!
David Walters
'73 1600 L Notchback
S. FL, USA

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