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Just had my new (3rd unit) windshield installed. First one was the incorrect unit, tinted, with a dark green tinted shade stripe across the top. What an ugly W/S that was.(For a classic Corvette). Would have looked good on a Hot Rod. Returned it to Vendor for credit, but I paid shipping both ways.
2nd unit from a different Vendor was correct, clear, but would not fit. Vendor send another unit, which looked at first as the same size, shape and curvature, but turned out to be slightly smaller .
Had a local installer put it in today (I had to supply the bedding compound).
The W/S was slightly different on both upper corners and across the top, from the other one.
I had to grind the area on the suround frame, where the clips seat, in order to get it in.
I guess, during the last attempt to install the W/S, some of the clips did not seat against the inside edge and prevented the proper seating of the seal/glass.
After grinding the clip seats in (5) places, of the (20) clips, we mussled the thing in place. Took about 4 hours total, with me assisting...
The seals from Corvette Rubber fit and look perfect.
Anybody contemplating to install glass on a 63 or similar year should definatetly use an experienced installer, as least for the windshield.
It took a lot of tweeking and pounding, even for the prof. installer... I did the rear myself two weeks ago, was easy, but it was the original glass.
I am surprised, how few glass installers do not know how to install vintage glass.
At the place, where my installer works, a small shop in suburben Detroit, Mi, some of the installers don't even know what the rope is used for, as he was telling me...
Anyway, the thing is in, looks good and waiting for the reveal molding (being polished)
On to the interior...
Rainer
2nd unit from a different Vendor was correct, clear, but would not fit. Vendor send another unit, which looked at first as the same size, shape and curvature, but turned out to be slightly smaller .
Had a local installer put it in today (I had to supply the bedding compound).
The W/S was slightly different on both upper corners and across the top, from the other one.
I had to grind the area on the suround frame, where the clips seat, in order to get it in.
I guess, during the last attempt to install the W/S, some of the clips did not seat against the inside edge and prevented the proper seating of the seal/glass.
After grinding the clip seats in (5) places, of the (20) clips, we mussled the thing in place. Took about 4 hours total, with me assisting...
The seals from Corvette Rubber fit and look perfect.
Anybody contemplating to install glass on a 63 or similar year should definatetly use an experienced installer, as least for the windshield.
It took a lot of tweeking and pounding, even for the prof. installer... I did the rear myself two weeks ago, was easy, but it was the original glass.
I am surprised, how few glass installers do not know how to install vintage glass.
At the place, where my installer works, a small shop in suburben Detroit, Mi, some of the installers don't even know what the rope is used for, as he was telling me...
Anyway, the thing is in, looks good and waiting for the reveal molding (being polished)
On to the interior...
Rainer
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