The windscreen rubber seal on my 1968 2000 Mk1 was cracked and very
brittle, so I ordered a seal and took it and the car to a trim specialist /
glass guru here in Detroit. He removed the bright metal trim around the
perimeter, old glass came out, no problems. Today he calls me into the
shop. He has the bright metal trim attached to the rubber seal and is
trying to get the rubber back onto the glass so they can press everything
back onto the car as a unit, but of course, he is nervous about cracking
the glass because the fit is excessively tight due to the bright metal trim
limmiting the stretch of the rubber seal. Most things I've read say to
put the rubber on the glass, the glass and rubber onto the car, and install
the bright metal trim AFTER the glass is in place on the car. He
disagrees, firmly. I tell him to go ahead, put the glass and the rubber on
the car, I'll worry about the bright metal trim moulding. He's relieved,
but I can tell he's thinking I'm an idiot to think I can get that moulding
on after the glass is in place. Did I shoot myself in the foot? Will I be
able to get that moulding onto the rubber? Is there a secret method to
accomplish this? Lots of KY jelly? (LOL) FYI, the bright metal has a
channel that the rubber goes into; sort of a tongue and groove
arrangement. Also, FWIW, the 2000 glass is next to impossible to get here
in the USA, thus the reason for my conservative approach.
Thanks!
Blake Discher
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