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You guys had me nervous about the seals not fitting. Dug mine out and they are the precision seals with the small chrome trim. Fit good front and back. Talked to a young guy that works at the shop I do some tuning for, he’s done a bit of glass and is going to come help me. Guess I’m doing it. Will let you know how it goes.
Good luck and dont rush it , let us know how it turns out
Did the back window this morning with help from my wife. Good confidence builder. Piece of cake. Know the front will be harder. Took about twenty minutes to actually rope it in. Small chrome trim on the other hand. PITA. Took an hour and a half to get in. At least on the front it doesn’t have to turn the corners. Let you know how the front goes.
Looks great! When you do the front, I suggest two people and suction cups. The suction cups are great to get the windshield to its location with minimum handling of the glass. Do not use the suction cups as the pushing point when trying to install the glass! Also avoid pushing too hard on the glass. I broke my first windshield when I did that. Finally, I know that people like to use twine or small rope. I prefer vinyl coated steel cable. Much stronger and won't snap during install.
There is a tool for inserting the small chrome insert. Worked in a glass shop for around 16 years, small insert 5 minute job, wide stainless was get out of here and leave me alone.
Get some Nylon sticks too.
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Did the back window this morning with help from my wife. Good confidence builder. Piece of cake. Know the front will be harder. Took about twenty minutes to actually rope it in. Small chrome trim on the other hand. PITA. Took an hour and a half to get in. At least on the front it doesn’t have to turn the corners. Let you know how the front goes.
Front will probably be a lot harder. I was glad I did the front first, because it made the rear seem like changing an air filter or something simple.
But I also didn't have to deal with the chrome moldings as my truck is pretty well un-optioned...
There is a tool for inserting the small chrome insert. Worked in a glass shop for around 16 years, small insert 5 minute job, wide stainless was get out of here and leave me alone.
Get some Nylon sticks too.
Thanks for that. Got the window in. Really wasn’t bad. Took about 40 minutes. Got the lockstrip in pretty easy with the right tool. Now I’m stumped. The corner pieces aren’t the right angles. Got them from DC. Got top and bottom and putting them in the right place. Angle is off enough on both that they won’t seat on the strip. Anyone run into this or have any insight. Thanks.
The trim isn't fitting? My understanding is the trim must be put in the seal before installation.
Its the small reveal molding. Not the stainless trim. But I do believe that’s correct anyway. I’d heard both on the lockstrip. And the glass company I talked to about doing it said to install it after. But looking at it and the angle of the ends, I think it has to be put together before the window goes in. Angle of ends is the same as the old factory ones, so they’re right. Probably why it was so easy to get in. Going to pull it all back out and put it together on a bench, give it a shot again. Let you all know which way worked best when I finally get it done.
Tried. Top and bottom are different. Left and rights exact same. Angles are off between an 1/8” and 3/16”. So can’t bend them enough. Tried. Old stuff fit nice and flat in the corners and has exact same angle.
Just wanted to update and share what I learned. Pulled the glass and seal. Installed small chrome lockstrip and corner pieces on the bench. Roped the window in in about ten minutes. Saw some
differences in opinion about trim first or after install. In my inexperience I tried it both ways. Trim before install.
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