Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 windscreen installation

From: Don Hiscock <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 19:38:38 -0700

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I initially cut some rubber sheet to make a sort of gasket to protect the
scuttle paint on my TR3B.  It worked, but was way too noticeable.  I ended
up cutting some tough plastic film (leftover from ski protection, based on
Surlyn ionomer, but I'm sure other materials -- maybe even packaging tape
-- would work OK.

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Don
Santa Fe
(TR3B TSF202L)

On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 7:25=E2=80=AFPM Jim Wallace <[email-masked]=
m> wrote:

> How do you do it without scratching the paint?
> Mine is the later style, held on with machine screws.
> I've got the glass in the frame, and the tenons and stanchions attached.
> So now there are the pieces that go against the body, and the stanchions
> that will cover them. I can imagine somehow holding them all together and
> sliding the assembly downward, but I'm sure I'd scratch the paint. I trie=
d
> sticking them on the body using a bit of plumber's putty and sliding the
> windshield assembly backward, but it hit the wiper shafts.
> What's the trick?
> Jim
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I i=
nitially cut some rubber sheet to make a sort of gasket to protect the scut=
tle paint on my TR3B.=C2=A0 It worked, but was way too noticeable.=C2=A0 I =
ended up cutting some tough plastic film (leftover from ski protection, bas=
ed on Surlyn ionomer, but I&#39;m sure other materials -- maybe even packag=
ing tape -- would work OK.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-=
size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small=
"><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-XdqQGZ7/0/LTMVWzGFbRkrMbpt=
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otos.smugmug.com/photos/i-XdqQGZ7/0/LTMVWzGFbRkrMbptJzksmP4NvPXptKWGpFDRNS2=
xq/X5/i-XdqQGZ7-X5.jpg</a></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-=
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efault" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st=
yle=3D"font-size:small"><div class=3D"gmail_default">Don</div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default">Santa Fe</div><div class=3D"gmail_default">(TR3B TSF202L)</=
div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 7:25=E2=80=AFPM Jim Wallace &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]=
m</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
><div dir=3D"auto">How do you do it without scratching the paint?<div dir=
=3D"auto">Mine is the later style, held on with machine screws.=C2=A0</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;ve got the glass in the frame, and the tenons and s=
tanchions attached. So now there are the pieces that go against the body, a=
nd the stanchions that will cover them. I can imagine somehow holding them =
all together and sliding the assembly downward, but I&#39;m sure I&#39;d sc=
ratch the paint. I tried sticking them on the body using a bit of plumber&#=
39;s putty and sliding the windshield assembly backward, but it hit the wip=
er shafts.</div><div dir=3D"auto">What&#39;s the trick?</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">Jim</div></div>
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From: dave northrup <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 02:38:52 +0000

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Takes 2 people.   DO NOT do it yourself

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From: Jim Wallace <[email-masked]>
Date: 1/5/26 6:30 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: [email-masked]
Subject: [TR] TR3 windscreen installation

How do you do it without scratching the paint?
Mine is the later style, held on with machine screws.
I've got the glass in the frame, and the tenons and stanchions attached. So=
 now there are the pieces that go against the body, and the stanchions that=
 will cover them. I can imagine somehow holding them all together and slidi=
ng the assembly downward, but I'm sure I'd scratch the paint. I tried stick=
ing them on the body using a bit of plumber's putty and sliding the windshi=
eld assembly backward, but it hit the wiper shafts.
What's the trick?
Jim

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Takes 2 people.&nbsp; &nbsp;DO NOT do it yourself
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<div>From: Jim Wallace &lt;[email-masked]&gt; </div>
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<div dir=3D"auto">How do you do it without scratching the paint?
<div dir=3D"auto">Mine is the later style, held on with machine screws.&nbs=
p;</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">I've got the glass in the frame, and the tenons and stanc=
hions attached. So now there are the pieces that go against the body, and t=
he stanchions that will cover them. I can imagine somehow holding them all =
together and sliding the assembly
 downward, but I'm sure I'd scratch the paint. I tried sticking them on the=
 body using a bit of plumber's putty and sliding the windshield assembly ba=
ckward, but it hit the wiper shafts.</div>
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