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Posted by: mseiferth Feb 5 2004, 11:26 AM

Newbie question...

On our 914/6 track car the windshield moulding has been removed. I have seen several imagaes on the internet of 914's with rubber moulding instead of the chrome trim.

My question is, where do I obtain the rubber version and How hard is the install?

Thanks,

Posted by: ! Feb 5 2004, 11:41 AM

You buy it in a roll ....rumor has it Honda CRX vinyl works.

Posted by: mseiferth Feb 5 2004, 11:46 AM

Cool, thanks for the response.

Have any of the board members done this?

Does anyone have any helpful hints?

Posted by: StratPlayer Feb 5 2004, 01:06 PM

Maybe you should take a look at this thread about this subject



http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=6827&hl=windshield+trim

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 5 2004, 01:09 PM

i'm about to do this. rich at HPH just orderd the rubber.

i'll let you know how it goes once i get to it ...
Andy

Posted by: 94teener Feb 6 2004, 12:59 AM

I installed my windshield the other day as described in http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=6827&hl=windshield+trim

Scroll down.

Here is a couple of pics:

BTW, my new user name is 94teener

Phil


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Posted by: 94teener Feb 6 2004, 01:00 AM

Second pic.


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Posted by: 94teener Feb 6 2004, 01:05 AM

I should have said, my previous user name was philinjax.

Posted by: Sammy Feb 6 2004, 01:34 AM

How long will it take before someone decides to buy the material and make window seals for sale? I can see it now, e-bay adds for replacement rubber gaskets, get rid of your bent up old chrome strips, $59.99
Heck if no one else wants to I may add it to the sammy seal catalog. Maybe I souldn't have said anything......

Posted by: Rob Ways Feb 6 2004, 01:41 AM

$200 for new chrome alone is not worth it unless you want to keep the stock look and you've got the cash to blow. I'm going with the rubber stuff next time.

Posted by: Gint Feb 6 2004, 08:37 PM

Hey Phil,

What's up with the 1.5 or 2 " black area around the perimeter on the inside of the WS?

Posted by: swood Feb 6 2004, 08:53 PM

"The other problem.. unless you paint the back of the glass all the way around the inside...you will now see ALL of the windhsield glue and it will look like crap from outside the car.
-B"

Posted by: Gint Feb 6 2004, 09:11 PM

Yeah, I just read the linked thread with the write-up from Phil. I've moved it to the classics threads section.

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 7 2004, 12:14 AM

yupp ...

Posted by: swood Feb 7 2004, 12:35 AM

So that's what it looks like. Ah-yup...it sucks. Probably don't need the full 2" though.

Will the rubber trim cover about 1/2 of that glue Andy?

Posted by: swood Feb 7 2004, 12:42 AM

There's actually another thread that would be good to merge with this one. (If I didn't miss it or something).

The one where B had pics of him etching the glass and painting it. Just saying so cause I've got to keep this one handy. I just found my glass with a big-s spider crack in the middle of it. And it's not even left the garage in 2 years. ???

Posted by: 94teener Feb 7 2004, 08:21 AM

Yeah, I may have over done the black strip around the inside of the windshield. But, the rubber seal is beautiful.

An inside shot.

Phil


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Posted by: 94teener Feb 7 2004, 08:27 AM

How do like my newly installed vinyl trim? I bought the stuff in bulk and cut my own patterns. Worked well, too. Cut an extra three sets of the stuff and put it on eBay. So far,
one set sold at half price of what has been offered by others.

Today, I will install the black painted metal trim.


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Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Feb 7 2004, 08:38 AM

Moulding and Top look great. Did you do the paint also?


Bob

Posted by: seanery Feb 7 2004, 09:32 AM

the painted windshields look clean from the inside. I like it a lot.

Posted by: 94teener Feb 7 2004, 09:40 AM

I farmed out the painting of the car to a local 1.5 man shop who does excellent work. I knew I couldn't do myself.


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Posted by: seanery Feb 7 2004, 09:43 AM

What's your plan for the engine lid? I see it's red.

Posted by: 94teener Feb 7 2004, 03:36 PM

This is my engine lid. It has an early Corvette halogen third brake light and gloss black enamaled PORSCHE letters. It's time for me to assemble it and install.


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Posted by: 94teener Feb 7 2004, 03:37 PM

The gloss black letters:


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