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On 13 Sep 2003 at 22:29, Dave Hall wrote: > Rob, did NZ have laminated front screens when the USA did? Certainly in the UK > it was still normal fitment to have the toughened (tempered) glass in the front > as well as the other windows, which makes it much easier to take the glass out - > push it like all the others, and save the rubber if it's any good. Wow, do you think you could really do this? Seems like you could really get a lot of leverage on a piece of glass as long as a windshield. > I prefer to fit the rubber to the glass then carefully introduce the metal trim > with plenty of lubricant (soapy water seems fine). As you bend the rubber to > open the slit, you can put the trim in progressively, and the glass keeps the > shape of it. I should think it's very difficult to keep the rubber plus trim > from twisting and bending it. Yeah, you're right. This sounds much better. I've never been comfortable with this step and never found a way to do it that I thought was reliable enough to have been what they did at the factory. Anyone know if there is a tool to guide the trim into the groove without damaging the trim? -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org