56 vent window install into frame?
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56 vent window install into frame?
I am ready to install the glass into the vent window frame using the double sided tape. Are there any tricks I should know about how this is done? Since this frame is almost a square C shape I expect trouble getting the glass to seat all the way to the bottom, is this a real problem or not . Should I warm the tape first? Should the tape be applied to the glass 1st or to the frame 1st ? Or does it matter? Thanks
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I applied the tape to the glass then set the frame on a doubled over towel, pushed the glass in as far as i could then gentle tapped it in with a small rubber hammer. It took all of about 10 minutes per side. The towel was a cushion for the light hammer blows.
If you are going to replace the side glass and you haven't removed the old glass, lay your new window over the old and mark which side is the bottom (it can go in two different ways) found out the $$$ way and had to call the dealer and tell the young lady she was right (that hurt the ego).
Any way have fun.
Chuck
If you are going to replace the side glass and you haven't removed the old glass, lay your new window over the old and mark which side is the bottom (it can go in two different ways) found out the $$$ way and had to call the dealer and tell the young lady she was right (that hurt the ego).
Any way have fun.Chuck
Last edited by merc546; Apr 9, 2006 at 09:43 AM.
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I'm just doing this on my 52, which is similar. I wondered if weathersealing goo should be used?
I am disappointed in the amount of rust inside the channel, and am scraping/sanding to as good of metal as I can find and hitting it with Rust Encapsulator. The mounting tape I got from Dennis C. is very nice stuff, appears to be tar-like and conforms nicely. Still, it will leave gaps where water can get in. I was also going to put window film on the glass (tint), but the DC tape needs to be trimmed and it seems like I'll unavoidably cut the film. Any tricks there?
I found a soapy water mix to really help get the glass and tape seated fully, but hate to trap water inside there.
I am disappointed in the amount of rust inside the channel, and am scraping/sanding to as good of metal as I can find and hitting it with Rust Encapsulator. The mounting tape I got from Dennis C. is very nice stuff, appears to be tar-like and conforms nicely. Still, it will leave gaps where water can get in. I was also going to put window film on the glass (tint), but the DC tape needs to be trimmed and it seems like I'll unavoidably cut the film. Any tricks there?
I found a soapy water mix to really help get the glass and tape seated fully, but hate to trap water inside there.
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Somebody cracked my door glass on my F6 Utility so I thought this was the time to
go tinted glass. I took the vents and side glass down the street to local glass co.
As I watched they cleaned the vent frames. They then used a black butyl with a
caulk gun and slamed them in with a rubber hammer as well as the side glass channels
They use to use like black friction tape. They said they havent used tape for years
and the caulking gun is much stronger. After said and done they razor bladed them
and they came out perfectly for $90. On the down side, my first roll up I cracked the
\drivers glass. But it does look good tinted. My 56 is next.
sam
go tinted glass. I took the vents and side glass down the street to local glass co.
As I watched they cleaned the vent frames. They then used a black butyl with a
caulk gun and slamed them in with a rubber hammer as well as the side glass channels
They use to use like black friction tape. They said they havent used tape for years
and the caulking gun is much stronger. After said and done they razor bladed them
and they came out perfectly for $90. On the down side, my first roll up I cracked the
\drivers glass. But it does look good tinted. My 56 is next.
sam
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Butyl rubber is exactly what I was figuring would be used to seal it up (standard windshield stuff). So they didn't use anything else at all? I have a tube, may try that on the one I have left. Thanks!
