Thread: 32 Ford Roadster Windshield Finger Pulls

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Originally Posted by HemiDeuce

My new repoduction windshield did not come drilled for the finger pulls or the rear view mirror bracket.
Would that 10" dimension be from the outer edge of the windshield, or the inside corner of the frame?
Thank you both for your replies.
HemiDeuce.

I measured mine this afternoon . . . 10" from the vertical outside of the windshield frame.
Strikes me that an inch or so either way won't make a difference.

However, if your windshield has glass installed, you may hit it when drilling.
More than likely you'll only hit the edge of the glass.

When I enlarged the window pull hole on the drivers side of my 32 the 3/8" drill cut into the glass about a third of the drill diameter - which is to say the notch in the glass was about 1/8" deep.
I used a new, sharp 5% Cobalt drill for the drilling, went slow and the glass cut just fine without shattering.

Goes without saying you need to do this in a drill press.
I used a piece of 3/4" plywood on the drill press table, under the windshield frame and used another piece of 3/4" plywood for clamping.

No cutting oil was used due to I didn't want oil rotting the glass tape or creating other problems.

If the frame is chrome plated or polished stainless I recommend you put a piece of masking tape on the windshield frame for marking and to help the drill start in the right location.
Using a center punch on a frame w/glass can damage the glass sometimes.

The pic shows the Windshield Wiper motor installed in the 3/8" hole.
The WW motor was put on the bottom of the windshield frame because it impinged with the drivers view when it was on the top of the frame in the already drilled WW motor hole.