<VV> Windshield/rear window installation blocks

[Frank DuVal]

The wonderful thing about this forum is when a mistake is made, there 
will be lots of people to jump on it, then others will jump in to 
correct the correction. Ah, life is good. Happy 2007! ggg

And now for the first volley:

The windshield "rope" seal available is butyl, not asphalt.

And the rubber blocks come with most butyl ribbon kits for sale. Set the 
two blocks w/o the butyl in place. Set the windshield on the two blocks 
for a trial fit. Adjust size if needed.

I like to put the ribbon, when I use it (now mostly do full urethane 
installs), on the pinchweld, but some perfer to put the ribbon on the 
glass. To each his own...

Here in the east we usually have to follow a ribbon install with 
urethane or other sealer (liquid butyl, ugh) to eliminate leaks.

Awaiting the next volley. ggg


Frank DuVal

Sethracer at aol.com wrote:

>Can anybody tell me the dimensions of the rubber blocks that are used to  
>position the front and rear windows properly away from the body, when installing  
>new glass? I am almost to that point of  an installation. I plan to use the  
>original type asphalt rope for sealing. If the dimensions are in the Fisher  
>body manual or the shop manual or the Corsa tech guide, a reference would be  
>fine. - Seth Emerson
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