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Should the windshields follow the contour of the pinch wield or will there be gaps where the glass pokes out?
I have my glass sitting along the pinch wield and it fits well around the whole perimeter except the top drivers side corner, the top starts to deviate about 10 inches from center and it stops around 7 inches down the side of the glass so essentially the top corner is sticking out about 1/2" to 5/8".
I can push it down and it comes close but do I want to have this glass under that kind of pressure?
The glass is brand new from LMC.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Ken

This week we installed a 1954 windshield (and rear cab glass). Each follows the contour of the pinch-weld all around the glass/opening.

Are you installing the deluxe stainless-steel surround with the windshield (if so, good luck).

We used a Classic Parts seal and it worked well. We used a lot of personal lubricant in the grooves of the rubber. We had to work and stretch the seal, and pry-out the seal with nylon tools.

Hi tclederman,

I am not using the Stainless surround but I have read it is quite the job. I am thinking I may get another windshield and try that with the seal I bought from LMC.
I think that may alleviate my issues of having the glass under pressure as well it is such a tight fit the glass should follow the contour exact just as it did for you.
Thanks for the reply.

Ken

Ken,you can and do get 'bad' glass from time to time,normally these are picked up in pre-delivery inspections by the manufacturer or vendor.

As I'm sure you're already aware laminated glass is much less forgiving than tempered and 1/2" sounds a little more than I would like to persuade to fit,and even assuming you did get it fitted without cracking,you would then have a permanently stressed windshield.
One heavy road bump or rock chip and it's game over...

Personally I would contact LMC and ask their Technical support if there's been any other instances of bad glass,these things usually happen in batches.

I had the same problem on my '54 with a new LMC windshield. I had bought it three years ago and had it stored and when I went to install it I had a 3/4 inch gap in the same place. I called them up and they sent me a new one no charge and it fit fine. Good company! They didn't even want the bad one back.

The sign of a good company in my opinion is how they deal with after sales,they all screw up from time to time,sounds like LMC are pretty up to scratch (forgive the pun).

To be honest it doesn't make economical sense for them to cart it all the way back,why pay to collect and return a faulty glass just to throw it in the dumpster,it's no use to man nor beast anyway....

I had a friend locate another windshield and it too was a little off in the same spot but not as bad and it pulled right in on the first try. The problem I have sending it back to LMC is that I bought this piece of glass a short time after I bought the truck which was about 4 years ago and it has been stored in the box they sent it in since then. So I am not too sure how they would respond after such a long time. About LMC don't get me wrong, I have bought close to $7000 to $8000 of parts from them and I have no complaints at all, LMC is a very stand up company with incredible sales people. Dealing with them has been a great experience for me all the way.
So now with the front, back and corner glass in it is time to install the side glass.
Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it.

Ken