 Rear Window, question, how is it SUPPOSE to be installed? |
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| urbanskater |
 Jul 11 2003, 11:40 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 6-June 03 From: St. Pete, FL Member No.: 795  |
got a question for ya, how is the rear window suppose to be held into place? The previous guy who owned it installed it himself and used silcon to hold it in place, as did the front windshield. What seals would i be needing? Also it appears that there is this strip of a rubber seal lining the bottom inside part of frame, should it be there, should it be replaced...?
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| Bleyseng |
Jul 11 2003, 03:27 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The rear window is held in place with butyl rope seal, I think the 14 inch stuff. Pull the window and clean ALL of the silicone crap off of everything. Then press on the butyl rope carefully, then the glass locating it prefectly before totally sticking it to the seal. There should be 2 rubber blocks that center the window at the bottom. Once in the window isn't going anywhere.
Yes, there is a small rubber seal at the bottom that the engine lid seals against. Pelican has it listed. Geoff |
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| urbanskater |
Jul 11 2003, 03:37 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 6-June 03 From: St. Pete, FL Member No.: 795 |
hey thank you so much, muchos gracias!
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| DNHunt |
Jul 11 2003, 03:46 PM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
Warm up the butyl rope. So it's a little softer otherwise it's very hard to press the window intothe adhesive far enough to get an even seal. Don't put uneven pressure on the window. They break. It's an awful screeching sound as it cracks into about 10,000 pieces. Hell of a mess to clean up too, not to mention finding a replacement is awfull tough.
Dave |
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| seanery |
Jul 11 2003, 04:05 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,846 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
sounds like you've been through that experience before dave!
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| DNHunt |
Jul 11 2003, 04:15 PM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
Yep, last winter, it was about 45 degrees it the garage and I was trying to hurry so I pressed real hard. The sound started long before I saw the glass break. Very sick feeling. I'm still finding little reminders in the oddest places. 1/4" pieces of glass.
Dave |
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| Curvie Roadlover |
Jul 11 2003, 05:19 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
And be sure to use 1/4" butyl tape. I bought 3/8" tape figuring it was "close enough". When I pushed the rear window into place, the tape was too thick for the glass to get a seal against the rubber strip on the engine lid. There was about a 1/16" gap there (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) . There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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