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Well, I would like to do that, but I am concerned about rust as this leak has been around for years and the nasty black goop the PO applied to the inside of the windshield.
I have found a glass installer that is not afraid and for the tidy sum of $150 will slowly, carefully remove the glass clean out all the PO's previous attempts to seal the leak inside and out and then reinstall the windshield. Armed with your comments I will make sure to properly seal the rivet holes.
Thanks for your advise.
And what happens when the glass cracks? He eats the cost of removal?
Same here. Tried to remove about a dozen of them and not one made it all the way out with out cracking.
I know you have to be good with your hands to have spent so many years servicing the kind of cars you have. Out of a dozen or so tries, this surprises me. I suspect at least a portion of them had already had windshields replaced.
Like I said before you go the remove the trim put a piece of blue tape over the seam then spray with a hose if no leakes then the rivets are leaking to seal the rivets follow the instri=uctions I posted about adding sealant to the trim body seam.
FWIW I made a trim removal tool out of 1.5mm thick sheet about 1 inch wide,
heat one end of the piece then put in a vice about 3/4 of an inch deep,
and tap it to a 90 degree,
then deburr the part, put some blue tape around the end,
and tape a credit card to the windshield where the clips are,
gently work this finger tool
NOTE tool looks like an L.
It will easily lift the trim free so be gentle also use one of the L shaped picks to grab the ends of the clip to free the trim work slowly and you wont damage any of the parts
Sorry to hear! Unfortunately, it's the world we live in (no responsibility). I'm practically having panic attacks knowing I have to relay on someone else to rebuild my cylinder heads -- I come from the mindset if you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself.
11-30-2016, 09:29 AM
