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Re: [T3] window rubber


On 29 Aug 2004 at 20:51, eggmeg@netzero.net wrote:

> Any one have any tips on how to get the rear window back into my
> square? I installed new rubber and have tried six times to install but
> I'm getting frustrated and don't want to break the glass. 

Install the rubber and trim on the glass.

Lube the rubber outer lips with soapy water and install a soapy cord in the 
groove all around where the body pinchweld will go. The cord crosses over at 
the bottom

Get a friend to help.

Sit the bottom groove of the gasket on the pinchweld, and have your friend hold 
the glass against the door while you carefully pull one end and then the other 
of the cord slowly out of the groove from the inside of the car.

As the cord comes out it lifts the inner gasket lip and brings it inside the 
car. The outside person needs to put just enough pressure on the glass that the 
lip doesn't slip back in. Proceed slowly until the cord is all out and the lip 
is all in. You may need to push in on the glass to get it to slip into final 
position.

Windows other than windshields are hard to break.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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