windshield install tips..dooz n dontz for a 64

[er-mine]

OMG...help me (ahgain)

so i bought used f & r glass on ebay fer $65 bucks...ahhhhhh

but shipping is $140! ($200 total-ish lol) and i knew that up front but the total felt good


so afta the fact i see that azdave mentioned new glass in az for $150


my early research had it at twice that price ... so i pulled the trigger on used stuff

anyway... got used glass from far away and am stuck

soooo...can any village idiot replace front glass w out crackin it?


any how toos and tips wood be appreciated ... i bet sellin an extra rear glass is gonna bee eezy!

[cnicol]

Early or late?

[er-mine]

mann i always fergit to mention year

64 w 4 on the floor

[cnicol]

Here's how to do it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F813lvzok0I
Motohead/and Corventure Dave replace the windshield on a Greenbriar (same process as EM car)

[SteveH]

just as a note of caution. I have ZERO knowledge on the Em cars, but i replaced the front glass on my LM and everything went smooth until i was snapping the LAST trim clip into place. it would not seat and click so I kinda "popped it" with my palm... I now have a 18 inch crack up the glass starting at the point I pressed on. Time to do the whole job again.

[cnicol]

Trim on the windshield of an EM/FC (if car has trim) installs into the windshield gasket BEFORE installation. It's not like a late model.

[er-mine]

Here's how to do it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F813lvzok0I
Motohead/and Corventure Dave replace the windshield on a Greenbriar (same process as EM car)

awesome awesome aawesome...thanks thanks thanks!

[er-mine]

just as a note of caution. I have ZERO knowledge on the Em cars, but i replaced the front glass on my LM and everything went smooth until i was snapping the LAST trim clip into place. it would not seat and click so I kinda "popped it" with my palm... I now have a 18 inch crack up the glass starting at the point I pressed on. Time to do the whole job again.

CARUMBA...we do NOT want that !

thanks! ill use my tongue and not my palm tobang it in if needed!

[er-mine]

Trim on the windshield of an EM/FC (if car has trim) installs into the windshield gasket BEFORE installation. It's not like a late model.

Dats good to know... wood have certainly thot otherwise!

[TexasUK]

My only tip is to get the trim and seal exactly how you want it on the glass before getting near the car. The guy who did mine was an old school expert, he got the trim to sit well in the new rubber by bending the edge to match the rubber trim slot before he started any fitting. New rubber gaskets have an equal depth trim slot, whereas the originals had a deeper slot depth at the bottom compared to the top. He also marked glass and seal with a lot of lines so that he could install in exactly the same position when he got to mounting the glass. Took him about 4 hours total, but by heck the job is pukka.

[er-mine]

My only tip is to get the trim and seal exactly how you want it on the glass before getting near the car. The guy who did mine was an old school expert, he got the trim to sit well in the new rubber by bending the edge to match the rubber trim slot before he started any fitting. New rubber gaskets have an equal depth trim slot, whereas the originals had a deeper slot depth at the bottom compared to the top. He also marked glass and seal with a lot of lines so that he could install in exactly the same position when he got to mounting the glass. Took him about 4 hours total, but by heck the job is pukka.

more good to know....thx

embarrassed to ask but doo i gotta get a new gasket?

mine looks decent....

[cnicol]

Yes, a new gasket is needed. Which leads me to... step one is to take a razor blade and cut the inside lip on the gasket (inside the car) all the way around. Then put your feet on the upper part of the windshield about 20" apart and gently push the windshield out, trim and all. Out at the top, bottom of the windshield stays put. Do not pry on the installed trim! After the windshield is out, spread the gasket open to release the trim.

[er-mine]

Kk thanks

Anyone have a gasket they need to sell?

[TexasUK]

I'd get a new one from Clarks, but that's just my opinion. I wouldn't chance an old one myself.

[er-mine]

Fuggered gaskets were like $60 bucks

They are 2 to 3 times that.... getting expensive fer a diy deal

if I crack this old glass ... imna bee crabee!

[cnicol]

It's pretty unlikely you're going to crack the windshield in a rubber gasket install. Late models "feature" a raw edge on the glass that goes right by a couple dozen metal molding clips. Tip the clip a bit too much and *zing*! (you know what that means). In an early or FC the glass is surrounded by at least an inch of cushy rubber.