New Windshield Install, Rubber Trim Options

[jfort]

I have the butyl tape, trim clips and rubber trim, all from 914 Rubber. The aluminum trim, which is black, has been refurbished. Where the glass sets has been cleaned, sanded and primered. I have an expert coming to help me but I cannot see how the rubber trim works. Are the aluminum trim and the rubber trim mutually exclusive? I don’t remember taking off any rubber when the window was removed and the rubber along the bottom of where the window rests seems different. Help.

[technicalninja]

That installer will be using modern urethane adhesive. The stuff is BAD ASSED but you will NEVER be able to remove it again and you will have to use Urethane from then on.

The primer you have already done is NOT the correct stuff for the urethane and that will have to be re-done.

Edit: you haven't primed the frame yet, decide which material you will be using and prime accordingly. The urethane (modern) locks the glass to the frame so tightly that a minor movement breaks the glass. I've seen modern front windsheilds broken by jacking up one side of the car before. The old stuff doesn't do this (but has to be replaced at some point).

Personally, I believe in using the correct stuff. 914 rubber has it.