Thread: Windshield Installation

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This is great infor. I'm just about to re-do the windshield in my 41 Willys. First the current rubber seal which is the traditional H with 1/4" groove on one side and about 3/16" on the other to grip the edge of the pinch weld is no longer available to the auto glass and trim co. It's the same stuff we used to put 1/4" lexan in industrial machines. I don't know what they are doing but I'll dig into it later.

I want the "glue in" like has been discussed here.

I just came from 2 days at "Back to the 50's" streetrod meet here in Minn. I hit every glass supplier and rubber supplier at the event. None have the "S-10" trim mentioned above. They all said just go to the local glass shop and they will have it. Haven't done that yet. Next week.

My A & C body is like Henry.. I prefer to sink the glass to say 1/8-3/16 off the pinch weld and use a "T" or "H" for a trim around it. Henry...second picture is pretty much what I saw on the ones that had the rubber trim. I think I'd prefer to not wrap the urathane around the edge and sink the trim into it for now. From what I heard it can be done later. I took pictures of several done this way and they looked pretty good. They look a bit different than the traditional in that the windshield seems just a bit larger. I think you just have to get used to it.

Many cars had the glass glued in but no trim rubber at all. They just painted a band on the inside like modern cars. It looked fine. I didn't see any that had "goobers" hanging on the inside and none on the outside either. These looked like what I'd like to do. You could easily paint the car then put the trim in.

It looks quite easy and from the replys above not too hard if you get the adhesive leveled right.

The glass guys just want a pressboard pattern of the glass and they will cut it. Locally a windshield will go for about $75 +/- a little from the information I got last week. Sounds pretty easy to me.

My main question is where to get the S-10 trim rubber?? As I noted none of the rubber suppliers have it. So I'll hit the glass shops and a couple dealers next week.

If anybody has more info please post it up .