Window seal fitting

[dubbedup67]

I need to do all the window seals on my 68

Being a delux it has the chrome trim around the windows but I've heard these are a bugger to fit,so I was thinking of fitting the basic ones.

Does anyone have any tips for me?
Seems how my budget is tight it might be 1 window per month.lol.

Cheers
Matt

 

[Walt]

Doing mine at the moment - just go for it!

It's the first time I've tackled them and to be honest it's not that bad. You just need to have patience and time.

I started with the rear tailgate window, cut the old seal and trim out. Then bought new seals and aluminum trim. Fitting the new seal to the window was fairly easy.

The trim wasn't too bad. I had a few goes where I struggled until I used some para cord inserted into the opening for the trim, and some window cleaner to lubricate the seal. Then it was just a case of slowly opening the seal by pulling the para cord and pushing about an inch of trim in at a time.

Must also mention that I measured the new trim before I fitted it and found that the 2 pieces of trim for the rear windows actually over lapped so I cut them back slightly. You can then fit the small 1 inch pieces of trim that cover the ends.

 

[Resto-raider]

First the rubber around the glass, it helps if the rubber is warm so it's more flexible. You can put them in a bucket of hot water.
when the rubber is around the glass put in the trim, preferably the original ones because the shape is spot on, especially in the corners the repro ones can be a pain to fit. Stuf a thick piece of string inside the rubber channels to help you put the windows back in.
Putting the windows back in is a two man job but can also be done alone with a suction cup. Hold the window with the suction cup in one hand while sitting inside the van and pull inwards. Pull the string out of the rubber, make sure the rubber goes over the edge of the window sill.
go round and your done. I used soap to help the rubber slide in place better.

Good luck, not that hard really.

 

[dubbedup67]

Thanks guys.as I get each rubber il take it one step at a time.

First the rubber around the glass, it helps if the rubber is warm so it's more flexible. You can put them in a bucket of hot water.
when the rubber is around the glass put in the trim, preferably the original ones because the shape is spot on, especially in the corners the repro ones can be a pain to fit. Stuf a thick piece of string inside the rubber channels to help you put the windows back in.
Putting the windows back in is a two man job but can also be done alone with a suction cup. Hold the window with the suction cup in one hand while sitting inside the van and pull inwards. Pull the string out of the rubber, make sure the rubber goes over the edge of the window sill.
go round and your done. I used soap to help the rubber slide in place better.

Good luck, not that hard really.

Is it hard to get the og trim out of the old rubber?
I've been told that strimmer wire is good stuff to use for putting the window in.

 

[Resto-raider]

It is not hard at all to remove the trim from the rubber. Especially if you cut the old windows out like I did.
My rubbers were dry so no use trying to save them.