60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

[Dick G.]

I am still fighting this $&*(%^ windshield on my 60. Now in order to get the wrinkles out of the corners I had to work them outward but then I have excess for the top, 2 inches extra. So I did the unthinkable, and tried a splice. Turned out OK. Now, trying to get the header pushed onto the weatherstrip is impossible. I have a great rubber lube made by Turtle Wax for tires. Best I have ever tried. Highly recommended for windshield install. Is this Corvette Central weatherstrip just too darn hard. I read all the online articles on this subject. One aricle says to get the header metal (channel only) onto the weatherstrip and POP on the Molding. Apparently this author is smoking Crack. Popping on this header molding onto the channel ranks right up there with most frustrating old corvette jobs to do. Unless you have a mint car. Can someone measure the inside width of their Header Channel with Molding Intact for me to compare to mine? When I install the strip into the channel, the edges are almost touching each other, tight. Who sells the best fitting weatherstrip for these old corvettes? NOS sounds great. How much? Thanks for reading and hearing me rant. DG

[Roy B.]

Re: 60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

I see restored Corvettes that don't have the weatherstripping cover the inner windshield post ends as you see here and when not they look bad

[Wes S.]

Re: 60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

Just put my '62 windshield together a couple of weeks ago. I had bought a new windshield a few years ago. I put my gasket on the windsheild about three months prior to assembly so it con formed well to glass. Went together without much trouble. Would like to do another.

[Roger W.]

Re: 60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

I have my windshield frame apart on my 59. With the top molding installed on the header channel the width of the channel measures 1/2 inch.

[Stewart A.]

Re: 60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

I spoke about this subject with a guy some time back who has been doing the odd screen here and there. He told me that he only uses NOS rubbers. He had the same problem you have just had. The NOS fit real well !! Stewy

[Richard T.]

Re: 60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

I've had nothing but bad luck with reproduction windshield weatherstrips as far as fit is concerned. A couple that I got from Corvette Rubber fit ok but the inner tabs didn't even come close to touching the ends of the windshield posts. I found that the NOS weatherstrips fit best and install easiest but they do crack over time as a result of exposure to the ozone. If I found a repo that fit properly I would use it for that reason alone. Rich

[Roy B.]

Re: 60 windshield weatherstrip fit?

I've had nothing but bad luck with reproduction windshield weatherstrips as far as fit is concerned. A couple that I got from Corvette Rubber fit ok but the inner tabs didn't even come close to touching the ends of the windshield posts. I found that the NOS weatherstrips fit best and install easiest but they do crack over time as a result of exposure to the ozone. If I found a repo that fit properly I would use it for that reason alone. Rich

I never used a repro and that may be the reason I see them miss the posts so bad , nice to see you know that, but many dont