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oceanair
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 Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:46 pm Post subject: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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Hello -- my installer says he can't get the new seals with the groove for the aluminum replacement to fit -- I have the Cal Look seals.
He says that the window is .2 of an inch bigger and it just won't go. But I notice that the seals say 67-74 will fit.
Mine is a 4/70.
Thoughts on this??
Grrr...
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c21darrel
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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Correct, you cannot put alum trim in Cal Look seals. There is no groove for trim. These are Cal look seals...note, no Alum/Chrome trim
This style rubber has a slot the trim fits in. Alum 67-74 trim
67-74 refer to the seal that takes Aluminum trim (T-channel). 56-66 refers to the seal that will fit the Chrome Trim(C- Channel).
Someone may be confusedwith terms. Cal look is just rubber seal and windshield, no trim allowed. See top pic 
If your guy cant get alum trim in a seal made for it....time for new guy? Bad part? If you bought the "cheap" rubber seals (always buy the "Blocked" or German seals) then you now know why they were less expensive. 
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oceanair
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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I think I did a lousy job writing this...
Cal seals are on the car and I don't like them, the car is really nice and needs the original look soI ordered new seals from Air Head Parts with the groove and the aluminum.
Installer says that the window will just not fit. He called Air Head and they said that some windows are .2 of an inch bigger. He didn't know if I had the wrong glass in there or if they were the wrong seals...
I think the glass is correct and the seals maybe incorrect. They are closed now so I was looking for some insight.
Is some glass bigger? Should it fit??
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Onceler
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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Measure the glass and see if it's too big. If too big u need different glass in order to install trim, from what I've read, no experience myself but getting ready to install 17" glass with T trim in a 72
Edit: or see if you can get the glass ground/cut, but I've never had any luck with this on other projects
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oceanair
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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Glass measures 17.2 inches -- which is strange -- was there slightly bigger glass?
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Onceler
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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Look at the windshield topic a few topics down the page( sorry don't know how to link). Evidently a company made crappy glass
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1970 Windshield and Rear Window Bigger? |
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| oceanair wrote: |
Hello -- my installer says he can't get the new seals with the groove for the aluminum replacement to fit -- I have the Cal Look seals.
He says that the window is .2 of an inch bigger and it just won't go. But I notice that the seals say 67-74 will fit.
Mine is a 4/70.
Thoughts on this??
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Nothing has changed on rear glass.
Windshield Info from Forum... https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=566645&highlight=windshield
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