Re: [T3] Advice needed on disassembly of complete 73 Squareback

[Per Lindgren <per.lindgren@c2i.net>]

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Jim Adney wrote:

> Not all '73s got the weird "chrome" trim. As far as I can tell, the fake chrome 
> was installed randomly in '73 production. If your '73 has the plastic "chrome" 
> you might want to save this trim if it is real. The plastic stuff is pretty 
> awful; has yours shrunk, leaving big gaps at the joints?

It has not shrunk on my car, but it has gone brown instead, which I 
understand is pretty common with the plastic trim. When I bought my 70, 
I got a lot of window chrome with it, the metal type trim. If the 
gaskets on the 73 are good, I'm removing the windows and gaskets 
complete. I'm not sure if I can get the front window and seal out of the 
car without cracking the glass, so I'm probably going to cut that seal. 
The window has gone white arund the edges, but my 70 has a big crack in 
the middle of the wieving area, so this windshield is needed, even 
though it has ogne dry around the corners.

PerL
73 & 70 Variant


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