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Nov 23, 2002 | 10:42 PM

Frankenstang57

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I have a '58 F100, do any of you guys have any suggestions on reattaching my door glass to the metal track on the bottom. I was thinking of gluing it in with some sort of epoxy. Another thing, how the

do you get the front window track in a and out of the door itself without cutting or bending anything? I guess you have to be smarter than what you work on, but it looks nearly impossible.

Nov 24, 2002 | 08:12 AM

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I went down to the auto glass shop and talked them into selling me the 3M (3M Auto Glass Urethane Windshield Adhesive) stuff used by lots of shops. It's a super adhesive, pliable, black goo that is nasty to work with. I squeezed the bottom channel together a little tighter than stock, filled the channel with goo, then slipped the glass in. Put enough goo in so that it fills the channel once the glass is in. Have plenty of solvent on hand for cleanup.

The glass and channel go into the inside door opening sideways. Turn it upright once you're in.

Nov 24, 2002 | 11:56 AM

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The urethane sounds like a pretty good idea. There's a glass shop a couple blocks away that sells the stuff for 7 or 8 bucks a tube, I'll have to go bug them.(last time i was in there the guy gave me 5 rolls of butle tape, 'cause the don't use it anymore. stuff work really well for sun-roofs) I was wondering how to get the front window channel out.(the chrome part the vent window latches to) The one in my truck was broken off just below the sill. I found one at the junkyard and had to bend the door to get it out.

thing is too get in. Any suggestions?

Nov 24, 2002 | 11:58 AM

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I meant to say too long. D'oh.

Nov 24, 2002 | 04:30 PM

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To remove the glass: unscrew the post that separates the main window from the vent window. it is attached by a couple of screws down inside the door. the post runs down inside the door. Once you have the screws out, you can crank the post enough to remove the glass without tweaking it out of shape. Worst comes to worst, have a auto glass shop do it; that's where I learned what to do from.

Daryl
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Nov 24, 2002 | 06:14 PM

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Once you get the screws out crank the window up some and the glass should come right out. When replacing the glass put the glass in first push it all the way upin the window frame, then let it slide down until it line back up with the screws in the channel runners. It would probably be a good idea to let a glass shop put the glass in the rail, if they break it they buy another one.I hope this helps
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Nov 30, 2002 | 09:14 PM

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I took the window out today and glued it to the metal base. It seems to work so far. It does crank up and down despite the decrepednss of the tracks! That's another job for later.