C2 Coupe Door Glass question

[67HEAVEN]

At the base of the glass in the coupe doors, the window rests in a rubber grip strip along the length of the chrome support that holds the base of the window.

ZIP sells these strips for $7.50 a pair. My question. It appears that these replacements would be a nightmare to install in the chrome support. I can imagine that once I got the rubber inserted about 1/3 or 1/2 of the way along the support, things would start jamming up and it may be very difficult to get them all the way in.

If you have replaced these, your comments please.

 

[61 Silver]

Hi!

I re-set the side windows on a 65 Roadster and the glass shop provide me with an epoxy type glass adhesive-sealer. The instructions that were given to me was: adjust the window close to its final location, apply bonding materials, raise window to it upright position and wait for it to set up. Last step was the final adjustment for a proper fit. It worked great.

Ray


Hope this helps!
Ray

 

[67HEAVEN]

Hi!

I re-set the side windows on a 65 Roadster and the glass shop provide me with an epoxy type glass adhesive-sealer. The instructions that were given to me was: adjust the window close to its final location, apply bonding materials, raise window to it upright position and wait for it to set up. Last step was the final adjustment for a proper fit. It worked great.

Ray


Hope this helps!
Ray

Perhaps I'm assuming wrong on the installation of the rubber strips I mentioned above.

Maybe you install the rubber strip along the bottom of the glass, then insert the glass (with rubber strip attached) into the chrome support????

However, it does appear that the existing old rubber strip is somehow hooked into the bent over lip on the chrome support. Maybe, after 37 years, it just looks that way. I've been wrong before.

 

[66427-450]

i've replaced side glass in a few midyears, and am about to do it again..... it's just a friction fit. when you try to remove the glass from the channel, soak down the glass and old rubber with windex, then just slowly pry it off, screw driver on the bottom of the window/in the channel, also I've used a block of hard wood and a rubber hammer (to drive it off), you need to work slow, front back, front back, till you work it off. when installing with new rubber, again soak the glass and rubber with windex, put a couple layers of old carpiting down then the glass with the bottom up and with a rubber hammer tap the channel/new rubber on........ years ago we then took a razor blade and trimmed the rubber off flush with the chrome channel, now-days it may come formed to fit without trimming, i don't know. just remember use a lot of windex, and rock it off, and on, with small movements and you'll be fine.

whatever you do, don't epoxy the glass in the channel ! .... eeek

 

[67HEAVEN]

Thanks for the answers. I'll do it when the rubber strips arrive. They're part of another large order.

 

[jerrybramlett]

You'll have a much easier time if you use upholstery adhesive (from a spray can) to glue the rubber onto the glass edge first. Then knock the glass into the stainless U-channel with lube on the rubber. You will have to razor trim the excess rubber after installation to get it to look factory.

I used to install the rubber and the glass without attaching them to each other first. Picture a monkey and a football....

 

[67HEAVEN]

Picture a monkey and a football....

Thanks Jerry.