<VV> windshield install

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

I forgot to mention those differences.  But the probblem is that you do 
the best you can.   You can do a pretty darn good install that looks 
correct and seals with the new gaskets as I described.  I used an original 
when I did my convertible, luckily had one.  But that is rarely the case. 
The other half dozen I have done with the new gaskets came out just fine.
But removing one without breaking the windshield is next to impossible.  I 
did this last weekend on a friends car.  Was putting a new windsield in, 
tryign to save the slightly scracthed and pitted old one.  I also wanted 
to 
save a orignal gasket, usually just slash the lip off the old gasket and 
slide the windshield out. This case I did not  hurt the gasket.   The 
winshield  broke in 
about 4 places.  I now have a spare original next time I need to put a 
windshield in, at the cost of a broken windshield.  The 
new one we put in looks and seals just fine.  It is not perfect but you 
do 
what you can with what you have.

Geoff Johnson


On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Bill Hubbell wrote:

> I feel like I must jump in here and comment on this subject.
>
> It is true that the reproduction weather strip is not the same as the 
> original, but you cannot fix the problem just by modifying the trim strips.