How Hard To Remove This ?, Windshield-Dash Cosmetic Strip Options

[Ansbacher]

How hard is it to remove the interior cosmetic strip at the junction of the dash and windshield? Mine is starting to crack apart from age and I want to replace with a 914Rubber replacement. Does the windshield have to come out? Will removing the strip compromise the windshield seal? Input appreciated.

Ansbacher

[914sgofast2]

I am currently in the process of doing this on my 1970. The old seal just pulls out. I used a pair of pliers and a hooked, right-angle pick. The padded dash is long gone on my car, so the padded dash top area is just painted flat black.

The old seal will break into dozens of pieces as you remove it. You might want to stuff some pieces of small rags into the defroster vents to stop the pieces from falling down into the vents. I failed to do that, so I am going to have to disconnect the defroster hoses in the frunk and take out all the pieces of the old seal.

When you take out the old seal, you will likely find a long metal inner clip stuck to a ridge in the car body below the windshield. Remove that metal clip with a pair of pliers. The new 914Rubber seal does not use the metal inner clip to keep the new rubber seal in place.

Have fun!
Mike D.