C2 ('63) Windshield molding clips.

[Gary Cederman]

I am in the process of installing the windshield on my '63 coupe and I am at the stage of ordering some new molding clips. Per the Shop Manual, figure 17, there are 13 of the type B of the #7 clips that should be installed on the lower frame and 11 of the type A of the #7 clips that should be installed on the upper frame. When I removed the old windshield, I recorded where the clips were installed but they were mixed type A and type B on both the upper and lower frames. (I think that the old windshield was already a replacement windshield itself and that is why they were mixed.) So, my question is, can someone tell me how to distinguish between type A and type B clips?

Also, the Shop Manual does not state the number of the type A and type B #6 clips. I believe that the #6 clips are used for connecting the ends of the moldings together. For the coupe, it does state that the type B is not used. But, it does not state where to place the type A clips. Can someone tell me how many type A, #6 clips are used and where they go? I think that there should be four #6 clips and that they should go at the four corners that the four molding pieces are joined.

Thanks,

Gary

[Jack H.]

Re: C2 ('63) Windshield molding clips.

Try opening the Paragon catalog... They generally give nice pictorials of individual parts as well as descriptions of what goes where. This was true of windshield molding clips the last I looked, Gary.

[Wayne W.]

Re: C2 ('63) Windshield molding clips.

The lower w/s moulding is different for 63 than other years. The 63 lower clips are larger and attach without screws as I remember. You need to make sure that you actually have a 63 moulding or you will need to use the later type. It has a deeper flange and has very little lip.