"I thought I'd pass on some info. Our KC Kombis NEATO Chapter had a tech session yesterday on the installation of windshield rubber. The candidate for this project had new rubbers installed a few yrs back, but they were not working out real well--ill fitting and leaking *with* an added black silicone bandaid fix. To make a long story short here were the solutions: * New Rubber from Vintage Parts, Inc. * The use of an original style 'thin' replacement glass instead of the thicker custom made US spec safety glass * Redrilling or augering out the original drain holes in the base of the window sill * Sanding out the surface rust and lightly treating the area with Rustmort or POR 50 (or whatever) ------ I like to smear some roofing tar on the window ledge before putting in the window, and after doing any rust & paintwork neccessary. i dont trust any of the window seals that dont havethe original contour (which means anything not NOS) Lovely thing about tar is that when(if?) it gets warm it squidges around and reseals. Also prevents more rust under the rubber. Havent done any long term studies, so cant tell you how it'll be ten years after. Clara
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