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Posted by: 72914S Jul 25 2005, 01:12 PM

Just got back from having the windshield replaced at Safelite(some hurricane rubble flew up from a passing car I guess). We could not get the trim to go back on. New clips were installed,but just couldn`t get it to line back up. Then I remembered reading HERE about Chevy S10 trim being used. Had a talk with the installer(Mark) about it,and he pulled out some PPG universal trim with a chrome center. Well any way here it is. I LIKE IT! Oh yeah is anyone looking for stock windshield trim. I have two complete sets with corner & center clips, one good one not so good

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Posted by: DougC Jul 25 2005, 01:18 PM

Yeah, I like it barry..it's very nice. I may have to do the same.

Doug C

Posted by: tat2dphreak Jul 25 2005, 01:23 PM

that's a good look! great!

Posted by: "7" Jul 25 2005, 01:26 PM

That's the best I've seen!!!
Rock On!!!

Posted by: thomasotten Jul 25 2005, 02:50 PM

How does it join back together when the two ends meet?

Posted by: olav Jul 25 2005, 02:53 PM

Looking good!

Posted by: 72914S Jul 25 2005, 06:12 PM

There is a butt seam in the middle @ the bottom. After looking at it this afternoon, I noticed the inside perimiter of the glass will have to be painted or tinted to hide the inside edge of the wind frame. sure would have been easier to have done it before the installation.Looks like about 1 1/2" you know like the newer cars have.

Posted by: Gint Jul 25 2005, 09:27 PM

How about some detail? Universal trim? Can you get a pic of the cross section of it? Do they have any without the chrome center? Manufacturer?

Posted by: neo914-6 Jul 25 2005, 09:46 PM

QUOTE (72914S @ Jul 25 2005, 04:12 PM)
There is a butt seam in the middle @ the bottom. After looking at it this afternoon, I noticed the inside perimiter of the glass will have to be painted or tinted to hide the inside edge of the wind frame. sure would have been easier to have done it before the installation.Looks like about 1 1/2" you know like the newer cars have. :screwy:

I posted the question about silk screening that band with no replys. Someone found out how to epoxy paint a band where the butyl strip contacts but I lost the thread. He used a one piece rubber extrusion on the outside that looked clean and modern...

Posted by: MecGen Jul 25 2005, 10:37 PM

Hi

Yup mine looks like that as well, I painted the insides and it peeled like hell and looked liked hell

I'm gonna redo the trim...PM sent

Silkscreen....Oh ya...I have a friend that used to silk screen (sort of) CDs...I will look into it.

Later

Posted by: 72914S Jul 26 2005, 09:45 AM

The trim is made by PPG. I thinking about something like window tint to trim edge on the outside of the glass? The epoxy paint sounds like a good idea too.

Posted by: redshift Jul 26 2005, 09:51 AM

Paint peeled? Surface preparation, 100%.

There are paints made for glass.

M

Posted by: neo914-6 Jul 26 2005, 04:10 PM

Phil did respond to my question about applying a black out band to hide the glue
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=35536&hl=silkscreen