vent window replacement
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vent window replacement
I'm going to replace vent windows on my '60 F-100. I did some searches here but didn't find much in the way of tips on how to remove the old glass from the frame and install the new glass.
@randowe suggests using an innertube to make the rubber strip to set the glass into the frame: link
Mac's has Window Glass Installation Tape for $9.99: link
LMC (where I'm buying the new windows) doesn't seem to carry it.
It looks like I could use RTV silicon to bed the new glass into the frame instead.
Any tips/suggestions would be welcome. I'm perfectly happy to take the old frames/glass to a glass shop and have them put the new glass in, but I'm not sure it that's something that they do on a regular enough basis to be a good idea. If you've had a glass shop do this, what did they charge?
Thanks!
Cal
@randowe suggests using an innertube to make the rubber strip to set the glass into the frame: link
Mac's has Window Glass Installation Tape for $9.99: link
LMC (where I'm buying the new windows) doesn't seem to carry it.
It looks like I could use RTV silicon to bed the new glass into the frame instead.
Any tips/suggestions would be welcome. I'm perfectly happy to take the old frames/glass to a glass shop and have them put the new glass in, but I'm not sure it that's something that they do on a regular enough basis to be a good idea. If you've had a glass shop do this, what did they charge?
Thanks!
Cal
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I would say try to find an old glass shop that's been in business a while or someone who handles classic cars.
The times I've seen it done, it involved a lot of silicone lube and a rubber mallet. Certainly not for the timid.
Lou Manglass
The times I've seen it done, it involved a lot of silicone lube and a rubber mallet. Certainly not for the timid.
Lou Manglass
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I used thin cork for mine and followed up with RTV to fill the voids as the cork could have been a little wider. You could just buy this stuff. 1948-1989 Ford Truck Window Glass Installation Tape (ecklers.com)
If I remember right it took a little effort to get the old glass out of the frame. There are several threads on here about this if you look for them.
If I remember right it took a little effort to get the old glass out of the frame. There are several threads on here about this if you look for them.
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