Guest Quackt Glass Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) I am looking for guidance please. We are an auto glass company in NC that has a customer with a 55 Super 8. They want us to install the windshield. I have been a glass man for many years and worked on a lot of classics. I figured out the top chrome goes into the gasket and once the glass is roped in it screws to the body before the sides wrap around. My question is ... how does the bottom chrome attach? It looks like it wraps around the gasket and lips in on the on the glass edge but that just don't seem correct(glass to metal). I can tell it does not lock into the gasket like the top one. Any advise? Edited July 25, 2016 by Quackt Glass (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I don't have your answer. Just wanted to let you know you posted at an inopportune time, as this is the week of our National Meet. Please don't get discouraged. I am sure some folks will get back to this as soon as they are able. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Where in nc? I'm in Durham, I'd be glad to let you look at one of my cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quackt Glass Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 We are in Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I just moved from Charlotte, 2 years ago. I will try to take some photos this afternoon and post for you, hopefully that will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Can't say for sure about a Super but the Century bottom trim slips, not snaps, into clips screwed into the cowl. The rear ends of the strips are screwed into the body and after the screws are removed the strips are slid out. They usually have dirt packed in the underside and take a bit of back and forth, air gun and WD-40 to get them sliding.............Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 The big body (super, roadmaster) cars are similar. You need to put the pillars on last. The center part of the bottom trim has a clip in the middle that is screwed to the cowl. It is held on the ends by the wiper escutcheons. Then the side pieces slide under the wiper escutcheons, over a clip on the cowl. The pillars go on and hold the ends of the top and bottom trim. Where there is another clip, unfortunately they are mostly rusted away on this car.Nothing attached to the gasket. Rear windshield is different and DOES go in the gasket. Hope this helps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quackt Glass Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 THANK YOU!!!!! That's very helpful!!!!!!! Matthew you ROCK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quackt Glass Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Wanted to THANK YOU for the information. We were able to get the install completed flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttotired Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Awesome when it all goes to plan Those instructions were brilliant Excellent to see someone take the time to help out like that Good job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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