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| | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 | Hey guys on a 49' with the deluxe cab how does one install the chrome trim in the windshield rubber. I've put the window in and can not get the trim strip to go in. Does the trim need to be inserted into the rubber before the window is installed in the cab?
Thanks
1949 Chevy 3600
1975 W-25 Hurst Olds
1970 GMC 1/2 ton Fleetside
2010 Chevy Silverado
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Yes, the trim much be installed before putting in the windshield.
Practice makes perfect. (sorry, couldn't resist a punch there) | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | On a bench, put the trim in the rubber specifically made for the deluxe trim, put the glass in the rubber and instal as a unit. You may need some extra hands. I watched a glass man do it solo. I am not a glass man.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Be careful removing your glass again...and to add to what the others have already mentioned,make sure the trims are fully seated in the rubber before you attempt the install,I usually use a little mild dishsoap solution or glass cleaner in a spray bottle to make sure the chromes seat fully in the rubber..
The little right angled lip MUST be fully seated.
Once you're happy with the fit,you'll know when they're right because when the glasses go in you'll be hard pressed to do anything other than perhaps bend the trims or worse still crack the glass.
It won't hurt to apply some masking tape over the chromes to hold them in situ as you string the windows in.
Like Carl mentions an extra pair of hands will be useful too to follow you round on the outside while you string just to make sure.
Last edited by jockbolter50; 04/13/2015 11:04 AM.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 | glad I saw this post before I attempted to install | | | | | Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 623 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 623 |
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1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 | I wish I had done my homework BEFORE I put the windshield in!
1949 Chevy 3600
1975 W-25 Hurst Olds
1970 GMC 1/2 ton Fleetside
2010 Chevy Silverado
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 301 | Success today! Thanks guys for the help.
1949 Chevy 3600
1975 W-25 Hurst Olds
1970 GMC 1/2 ton Fleetside
2010 Chevy Silverado
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Success today! Thanks guys for the help. Glad you got 'er done. 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 22 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 22 | This is a life saver tip. | | |
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