In a message dated 3/19/02 12:00:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, Doss88Wkndr@AOL.COM writes:
> I removed my back windscreen to take care of that pesky under gasket rust. > When I removed it, I peeled out the plastic spline, and worked the gasket > out > from the top down, pushing the window out, and pulling the gasket inside. > It > was a real chore. I know I'm going to have a time getting it back in. I > have (on other vehicles) used a cord to pull the lip of the gasket around > the > glass. I'm wondering, do you install the gasket -and- the spline -then- the > glass? Is it best done from the inside -or- the outside? Is it best to > start at the top -or - the bottom? > > forget the plastic chrome stuff and just use the rope method to get the seal back in.. i have ripped all the fake chrome plastic strips out of my vanagon with no leakage.. looks better without anyway.. chris |
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