I have had to remove the glass and old glazing material from my windscreen,
for apparent reasons (ie: rattling, leaking, etc, etc.).
The windscreen frame and glass (and all other hardware) by all my observation
is original.
I have recieved from MOSS the replacement glazing strip -glass to frame- (two
pieces) P/N 680-455. The replacement, on the surface, appears to be straight
forward. Separate the windscreen frame into its two pieces, bottom and top.
Remove dried glazing material (what's left of it) and re-install new. A
simple matter of two people and a rubber mallet... Well not so. After several
attempts to install this, I felt that a trip to an auto glass specialist was
in order. Unfortunately, thier opinion was the same as mine ... a fear of
breaking the glass ... due to the glazing strip being possibly too thick.
They used silicone spray lubricant, I had tried KY jelly. In either case the
result was the same... Several attempts, but no success.
Has anyone attempted and been successful? Any special technique? Does anyone
have info as to whether the glazing material from The Roadster Factory or
Victoria British is thinner? I spoke to the Roadster Factory Tech Support and
they mentioned that they've be notified time to time that the glazing
material was too thick, but they chalk it up to window thickness variation.
Any feedback welcome,
Best Regards,
Ed ('58 TR3A)
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