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pacrat
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 Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| Do you have someone to help you? Do you have the string or fat insulated wire around the groove? Or do you mean putting the rubber on the glass? |
I do have helpers, yes. To clarify, I am having trouble putting the rubber around the glass. I get a short section on and as I move around the window, it slides off the previous. Having arthritic thumbs is not helping.  |
I put opposite corners on then get the other opposite corners on then work around the flat sides. I pinch the rubber so it opens like a duckbill working my way around on opposite sides.
Are you using sealant between the glass and the rubber? |
Thank you, BaryL! I used a combination of this and a couple of pieces of blue tape. All set and almost ready for a trip to Moab! |
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BarryL 
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| pacrat wrote: |
| BarryL wrote: |
| Do you have someone to help you? Do you have the string or fat insulated wire around the groove? Or do you mean putting the rubber on the glass? |
I do have helpers, yes. To clarify, I am having trouble putting the rubber around the glass. I get a short section on and as I move around the window, it slides off the previous. Having arthritic thumbs is not helping. |
I put opposite corners on then get the other opposite corners on then work around the flat sides. I pinch the rubber so it opens like a duckbill working my way around on opposite sides.
Are you using sealant between the glass and the rubber? |
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70bus
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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I used some WW seals on my baywidow, and they were a bear to get on the glass. I also ended up using yards of blue painter's and some duct tape. I had less trouble with a WCM seal, FWIW.
At least you don't have the added fun of thin metal Deluxe trim in the seal.
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pacrat
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| Some folks require using tape to keep section by section of the seal in place on the glass. Once all in place the seal should stay fairly stable on the glass, that is when to remove the tape and install the wire into the outer lip. |
This is a good idea. I'm also going to make sure the window is much cleaner. Maybe the dust and dirt is keeping the rubber from "gripping" the glass.
Thank you and BarryL for the suggestions.
Cheers,
Tony |
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pacrat
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| Do you have someone to help you? Do you have the string or fat insulated wire around the groove? Or do you mean putting the rubber on the glass? |
I do have helpers, yes. To clarify, I am having trouble putting the rubber around the glass. I get a short section on and as I move around the window, it slides off the previous. Having arthritic thumbs is not helping. |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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Some folks require using tape to keep section by section of the seal in place on the glass. Once all in place the seal should stay fairly stable on the glass, that is when to remove the tape and install the wire into the outer lip.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| Do you have someone to help you? Do you have the string or fat insulated wire around the groove? Or do you mean putting the rubber on the glass? |
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pacrat
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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Lots of great information here. Thank you!
I have the the Wolfsburg West seals. I am having trouble getting them installed to the window. I get it started and using my thumb work the seal around the window, but they keep popping out. I replaced them maybe 25 years ago, but don't recall having this problem.
Any words of wisdom or general tips? What am I doing wrong? |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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Had two warm days so did some final cleanup of the goo. Warm weather not a prerequisite but it is more fun.
Break flat sticks in half then split them. Use rough end to remove goo. Don't smear-swipe but more of a remove swipe. Replace stick every time.
Coleman fuel cleans leftover followed by alcohol followed by water.
For me I'm going to call this product the goto goop. |
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70bus
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| Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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Now that we have rain coming, maybe I should put the 65 on the street to test my windshield efforts.
Major mitigating factor: in last January's storm a 125' fir fell and crushed a friend's Syncro singlecab with hardtop. Might wait until gentler spring for a test.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| Many squalls hit this last storm just over. Watertight. |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| Surely you've had a chance to water test your windshield project by now. So what's the verdict? |
Totally watertight. Bulletproof. I did kinda' overkill on the goop though. |
Really needs to be over six months to be sure.
That is the longest with just new rubber without sealant without garage or canopy. Then definitely in our wet rainy weather it would begin to leak. Think that a certain amount of dirt has to get into between the seal and body to wick the water inside the interior.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2024 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| Surely you've had a chance to water test your windshield project by now. So what's the verdict? |
Totally watertight. Bulletproof. I did kinda' overkill on the goop though. |
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BonTonRoulet
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| Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2024 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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Surely you've had a chance to water test your windshield project by now. So what's the verdict?
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Lind
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| Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| I sell them for $100/pair shipped. They are the absolute best ones available. |
do you have access to other window seals with seams that actually look good? |
NOS Volkswagen made seals have the diagonal seam in the top middle and formed corners.
Most aftermarket ones have a perpendicular seam are just hoops with no formed corners, so you can put the seam wherever you like. The corners will suck, and the seam won't look original.
The seals I sell have formed corners and the seam in the middle of the bottom. Maybe you could sand down the seam and make a new diagonal seam in the top middle if it is that important to you.
I only sell the best quality seals with formed corners. Lesser quality ones that still look wrong are available from parts suppliers that sell lesser quality parts for less money.
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borninabus
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| Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| I sell them for $100/pair shipped. They are the absolute best ones available. |
do you have access to other window seals with seams that actually look good?
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BarryL
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| Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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This photo has an optical illusion that the pulling cord is at the top of the window; it is not. The actual cord is about a half foot above the child-cot bracket. The rest of the string in that photo is a reflection of the real string.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| In case anyone was wondering it took 1/2 tube of the CLR7708 to goober all. |
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Lind
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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| BulliBill wrote: |
Really very nice write-up and photos on your "goop sealant process" and your review of the BBT pre-shaped cornered windshield seals acquired through Lind! Can you give us an idea of what a L/R pair those seals cost? The moment I ever need to redo any of my three Split-Buses windshields, I'll go thru Lind to get the seals!
Bill Bowman |
I sell them for $100/pair shipped. They are the absolute best ones available.
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Windshield seal replacement - How to? |
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Really very nice write-up and photos on your "goop sealant process" and your review of the BBT pre-shaped cornered windshield seals acquired through Lind! Can you give us an idea of what a L/R pair those seals cost? The moment I ever need to redo any of my three Split-Buses windshields, I'll go thru Lind to get the seals!
Bill Bowman
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