The glass is easy to get out of the frame once out of the car, it can just
be pulled out with a little force. Wiggle it top to bottom and it ought to
start coming loose. The stuff that makes up the seal is some kind of
weatherstrip that is an unholy mixture of tar paper and rubber, and is
available at any glass installer. Just take a scrap of what you remove to
them and they will recognize it. When I did mine the thickest that they had
was just a tad too thin. It is about 2 inches wide, and all you have to do
is put it on the edge of the glass and push the glass into the frame then
trim with a knife. Either get a bit of thick and a bit of thin, or when I
realized I needed a bit more thickness, I just cut a couple of strips and
shimmed about 4 places along the frame and it held and sealed fine.
James Nazarian
71 B tourer
71 BGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: R. Martin Rogovein <rmort@bezeqint.net>
To: Mg Mailing List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 10 March, 2003 4:51 AM
Subject: vent window hinge
> OK, here's one I haven't seen in the archives . . .
> The lower hinge (the half connected to the window) on my vent window is
> broken.
> I have the new part, I have the proper rivets - is there any way to remove
and
> replace beyond
> 1) remove glass
> 2) drill out old rivets
> 3) rivet in new part
> 4) remount glass
>
> I don't want to mess with the glass if I don't have to, but I don't want
to
> chance breaking it by leaving it in there either.
> Any hints for removing and replacing vent glass without making a mess of
it?
>
> (the upper hinge is held on with screws - of course, the easily
> accessible/replaceable part is never the one that goes)
>
> RMartin
> 70 roadster
> Tel Aviv
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