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Putting our windshields in is a PITA! which is why I always let the professionals do it because even they usually break one in the process. ... That being said, it takes 15 minutes for a true professional to do it! and being able to watch them you learn ALOT! The proper seal is key... but what really amazes me is that millions of other cars also used the Al trim and nobody seems to have any clue how or when to install it. I picked up my Square once and the guy handed me the trim and said that they ran out of time and that it will slip right in... Ahhhhh NO! it goes in FIRST! I sat there watching their every move for 2 hours of agony while the cut the seal, took the windshield back out, and started all over again when I brought it back! Keith > > Almost 2 1/2 hours just to get the molding and trim on the glass...then when > they went to install it-it looked like it wasn't even close to fitting...the > owner was out, so they said-we'll have to wait until he returns. They > thought maybe the windshield was bad...anyway, I left they called me back, > and it's installed. I think it will probably be the last T3 windshield they > install. > > If any of you do this-make sure you or the person doing the work realizes > that the aluminum trim is hollow...this guy was used to a T-shaped metal > trim, so he dented mine a little bit when first pulling it. > > -Kevin > > '71 squareback > '65 kombi > Somerville, ma > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >