fireplug
1/2 ton status
Hey guys is the older style windshield interchangeble with the new style with the middle 'bead'?
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windshield gasket interchangeable?
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leadfoot067
1/2 ton status
73-87 all use the same window,it may be with or without antennae...gaskets are the same also,some have the removable lockstrip,some are a self locking style... 69-72 are different alltogether...
fireplug
1/2 ton status
I'm familiar with and have replaced the later style with the 'lock strip' a bunch of times, but I don't know anything about the 'self locking' type. Are these easy to remove and replace? What is the general method? Thanks, for the info. Jason.
The is the 1973 GM Service manual for removing the self-locking strips. Great isn't it. Don't forget to tape those rags to your shoes!
you want the gasket nice and warm. use lots of soap and water. all the glass guys i know use blue dawn dish soap works best. and some mix blue washer fluid with it for more slide. then use a plastic blade of some sort and work the soap/water under the gasket and glass. then take a corner and try to pop it out and work out from there. the stip is much easyer than non strip one. thay seel a tool to install strip easy.
The self-locking gaskets are quick and easy. But, I don't think they hold the glass in as tight. I recommend sticking with the interlock style. I suggest using the all-black, real rubber interlock. It stays pliable forever and doesn't discolor from the sun (like the fake chrome crap).
A hook-tool, interlock-tool, and aerosol glass cleaner (for interlock lubrication) make it an easy job.
leadfoot067
1/2 ton status
DougK20 said:
yep exactly what doug said...........
