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#889261 10/14/2012 8:35 AM
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Can someone tell me the best way to install the weather rubber strip around the windsheild of my '42 Chevy p/u?


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Start with a quality rubber insert. The first one I bought obviously was made offshore. It was hard and inflexible.
Someone recommended Steeles Rubber products. Theirs was very easy to install / slid into the " Tee " slot like a dream. Steeles recommended a 3M adhesive to use on the butt joint that worked great. The softer rubber also seals better against the body to minimize leaks and drafts.


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Thanks.


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Place it around the glass first. set the car and windshienld in the sun. It helps warm up the stiff rubber. Place a string inside the rubber channel all the way around. Put windshield in place and start working the body into the groove, and use the string to help with the lip. Take your time. It helps to have another helper. Don't bang too hard on the glass. Use your open hand. Good luck.

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Thanks cvett, thas great news. I used to live in Lexington.


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