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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 10:17 AM
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52 vent glass install

got my vent frames back from the chrome shop and now am ready to install the glass. I mic’d the frame in 5 places and averaged it, mic’d the glass, and came up with almost an exact size of 3/32 glass tape. Thinking about it though do I need a thicker tape to provide more compression and hold?

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Old Jul 11, 2018 | 07:27 AM
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No. You may want to have an experienced glass guy install them if you haven't done it before. There are tricks to do it right and not break stuff.....
 
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JB If you don’t mind saying, what’d you pay to have your vent frames chromed?
 
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I have done it before and I have a jig/press to do it, just wanted to confirm I am using the right materials, thx!

no sure on cost, I didn’t look at the bill! I was afraid to! Seriously though I think around $200 probably

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Use soapy water to seat the glass/tape assembly fully into the frame. . . . but you may know that already.
 
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