Somebody here has got to have successfully replaced the rear window rubber and gotten the trim back on. I'm not interested in buying two or three more sets trying to find something that's close enough to let it fit, but the major vendors who I've tried to get some help from are very non commital through their tech people. I need a brand name that's known to work. I've got one that's not even close and ordered and sent back one more that doesn't look any better as far as looking at it still in the bag.
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
Norris - you have Lots of variables with, help us with what you have & where the issues are, pictures always help.
Glass original or repro?
Car been hit hard or no?
Weatherstrips are ? brand?
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
The car is undamaged, it has the original glass that was installed in this car from the factory, and I removed it last year prior to paint. It has the original clips replaced prior to windor replacement. It has the original trimp from this car from the factory. I've had two brands of rubber, one from a swapmeet vendor at Moultrie who had a tractor trailer of it displayed and the other from a major vendor mail order. I do not remember the brand of either. The swap meet stuff is still on the car preventing the trim from hitting the clips enough to hold it, let alone lie flat and the other, appearing to be identical when measured through the bag with a vernier caliper has been returned. It appears that the rubber is too thick above the glass, or either sits the glass to high above the window channel. I measured thicknesses in both directions with the calipers to compare the two.Comment
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
Norris, Last split window car I painted was in 2000 I got the rubber from LICS and the glass and trim fit effortlessly. I then assembled another in 2002 same rubber from Lics, same results. Don't know if it's the same now. I have another one in the shop right now and will be installing the glass later this year. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
Is the glass down as far as it should be for the top rubber and trim to fit?
If it was thicker holding the glass up - nothing will fit.Comment
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
Thanks Rich, I'll give LI a buzz today and order a set. I've never had an issue with anything from them. (never had one with the other supplier either)
Ronald, the best answer I have for that is that the lower slit in the rubber appears to be seated properly on the tab (for lack of a better term) on the car as it should, and the glass is bedded in the upper slit. I installed the rubber on the glass and then used a string to pull it into the car. Everything appears flat and parallel. The glass itself is almost level with the body surfaces on the car and this makes the rubber over the glass higher than the body. I've got another 63 coupe that I removed the trim from years ago and the glass seems to fit lower in relation to the body itself. The rubber is so hard and brittle on it that it's impossible to do anything with it except to cut the upper layer off to release the glass. I'd like to have that one out to compare thicknesses but don't want to scatter that car at this point.
Thanks for the responses guys.Comment
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
Norris,
On my 63 coupe I installed (I think) GM weatherstrip from the late 70's period. I had to push hard to get the trim installed but it did go on. I will snap some pics later today and post for you to inspect.
I was the first to remove the original windows and the clips were prestine so everything was reused but rubber and my memory tells me it was not that bad but you know it's got to be cut to remove the windows.Comment
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
Yes, I cut the old rubber to remove the windows the first time. I can get a couple of the clips hung, but it has the trim so distorted that it doesn't look right at all. I could possible get most all of them in with a mallet. I had to hit the ones that are hung hard with my palm to get them started.
The first old Corvette I owned was a red/red '63 coupe which I bought in about 1975 and took apart. I sold it disassembled probably in mid '80's so this is my first shot at putting rear glass back in one.Comment
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Re: Still dead in the water on the '63 rear coupe window rubber problem
I don't use a mallet or my palm on the trim. I made up a ball of dum dum about a little bigger than baseball size. It does no damage to the trim or my hand. (that's important)It's a good life!
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