empty door shells — where to begin?
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From: Central PA
Why do you have one painted frame and one stainless frame?
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Laughing Gas
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From: Golden, CO
Good eye… this is a "darkside" build (rat rod truck) — driver door is original to the F3 ('52 5-star); the other came from a '51 F1. Got lucky, in that the patina is a near-perfect match! 
Tuned
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From: washington
Goldco
Go online, I tried to keep original and used cork and rubber 1/16 glass setting tape. Got it from a shower door company.
In terms of getting it out, if its a gonner, glasses, gloves trash can and a hammer bust it out then use flatblade screwdriver to gently pry out the window and setting tape.
Go online, I tried to keep original and used cork and rubber 1/16 glass setting tape. Got it from a shower door company.
In terms of getting it out, if its a gonner, glasses, gloves trash can and a hammer bust it out then use flatblade screwdriver to gently pry out the window and setting tape.
Laughing Gas
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From: Wharton, PA
That is what I had to do. My glass was milky white with bubbles all thru it. Wasn't worth saving. Even with a hammer and screwdriver it was a real mother to get it out of the frame.
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From: Central PA
I had a nearly perfect Standard Cab frame with really good FoMoCo glass, no bubbles, cracks, etc. But the pivot was broken off. I tried to sell as is and no buyers for years. So I though I'd take the glass out and put the pivot in and either use it or sell it. They do not reproduce the painted frames, only stainless. I didn't everyone said to do. Put two soft white pine in my view, put the glass in between and pulled onnthe frame..... I cracked the glass. And that's how I left it for now.
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From: Heuvelton, NY
midfifty carries it
VENT GLASS SEAT TAPE...........81619-V...................$5.00 pr
I soaked in kerosene and then folded around glass, made some relief cuts around the tight bend, slide in to the metal frame an let it dry.
VENT GLASS SEAT TAPE...........81619-V...................$5.00 pr
I soaked in kerosene and then folded around glass, made some relief cuts around the tight bend, slide in to the metal frame an let it dry.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: sac cal
i used a heat gun to soften up the tape then gently pryed it with a screwdriver, take note to where the glass it at now. i did not and pushed it in to far and now i have a gap between rear of the window and the runner.
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