412 windshield and window seals, unknow type, need lockstrip?

[ubercrap]

Obviously, my car needs washed badly after sitting, but last time I washed it, water was leaking in as I believe these seals are lacking a lock strip to push the seal against the body. I'd like to rectify this before I wash it again and put a cover on it (car is in my "garage"- more of a glorified 100+ year old shed of sorts). I'll try to get a better picture of the profile at the open end ofthe gap with my macro lense adapter for my phone when I dig it up. The profile looks like a diamond shape in the recessed area. Not very wide obviously. What do you guys think should be my course of action? This is how I got the car as a rolling, repainted shell, essentially, with the glass in.

Something like this looks like it might fit these seals:

https://www.partsplaceinc.com/vw-chrome-window-tri...gIwo_D_BwE

Not sure what to do with the gap at the bottom of the windshield... Perhaps it should be replaced with a different one. I think I have a seal that came with my wagon, but I need it for that car to put the replacement windshield in, can't remember where that one came from if the PO said.
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'74 412 wagon
(2) '74 412 2dr. sedan
'73 412 2dr. sedan

[raygreenwood]

Those seals are a strange profile.

Those look a bit like bay window bus seals. I have two seals in my 412 coupe that are bay window rubber. Front windshield and left rear quarter window. They...."work"...simply because there is enough cross section....but the shape is kind of big and rounded compared to original.

But none of the corners are molded to fit so on tight curves you have to notch or grind rubber away on the ID to make the curve and apply sealer.

Those may be bus rubber that had the keyway/groove. But...some rubber on some car types needed a wedge shaped chrome strip to lock and on other models the chrome strip was a scallop shape in a groove and did no locking.

Its possible yours is just leaking at the corners because of buckling. Ray

[Hawker]

Hello,

I bought my front screen seal/rubber from a guy “ficto947” on eBay in the Netherlands. The profile is correct as is the slot for the chrome/stainless strip that embellishes the seal.

Whatever you are using, I wouldn’t. The seals are designed to be a tight fit around the laminated glass and then a tight fit into the body pressing aperture for the windshield, giving a water tight seal. You have a gap in your seal, so none of it is under the correct tension around the glass, or compression in the body aperture. I doubt this will ever seal without tubes of black sealer.

BR,

Rob

[ubercrap]

Well, I imagine the original idea of the PO or whoever did this was to have a flexible-type lock strip with a wedge shape that would spread the seal open to contact the body, and I can see that it might be within the realm of possibility. Of additional concern is the gap at the bottom- why? I mean, I guess if it was done in a rush, yeah, just pop it in with 1/2" too short...
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'74 412 wagon
(2) '74 412 2dr. sedan
'73 412 2dr. sedan

[ubercrap]

Ok, been combing through old STF posts, seems PO supposedly used the revolks gaskets. Why the gap at the bottom, then if these were made to fit? Also, this car ran with original D-Jet when the PO acquired it- I must have missed getting some boxes of parts, because there ended up being a lot of missing parts. I was up in his garage attic handing down boxes and containers, probably I missed some from excitement, exhaustion, confusion-you name it.
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'74 412 wagon
(2) '74 412 2dr. sedan
'73 412 2dr. sedan

[raygreenwood]

[ubercrap]

I actually have most of the D-Jet parts, including the computer, wiring harness, plenum and runners, MPS, fuel pump, fuel rails, injector clamps, new injectors and other assorted small parts. It's so many engine ancillaries I didn't get somehow, but with a jumbled assembly of extras of the things I did get. I somehow got virtually no nuts or bolts/fasteners for anything. Luckily, I do have several containers full of fasteners and small parts here from one I parted out. I think I'm getting close with the major stuff for the engine. I'm also short on confidence I can get it back together and actually running right with these ancient FI parts...

Car is all cleaned up now, garage still pathetic- yes those are gaps around the swing out doors (not my doing).

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'74 412 wagon
(2) '74 412 2dr. sedan
'73 412 2dr. sedan