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Posted by: KevinW May 26 2019, 07:27 AM

Searching for options to install my front windshield. Currently it is out and everything is clean (blank slate). I would prefer not to glue it in place. Is there a rubber gasket that you slide the windshield into? The same applies to the rear window.

Thanks Kevin

Posted by: Chi-town May 26 2019, 07:36 AM

The glass actually becomes part of the structure when glued in and helps stiffen the car. When I was younger I had to take a class on glass replacement to be certified by GM and they showed that the glass actually makes a significant difference structural rigidity even though it's only bonded in.

The old rubber "rope in seals" always leak if you don't have buytl in them and it always makes a mess on hot days.

Posted by: bdstone914 May 26 2019, 09:21 AM

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=22446

@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=18761

Butyl rubber is probably the best option for installing a 914 windshield.
While Urethane does glue in the windshield it makes the glass more prone to cracking as a 914 in best condition has a lot of body flex.

The butyl has a little give to it.
Bruce

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