My rear one is pretty scratched up. I have a spare set I got off a parts car that is decent and maybe worth refinishing if that is something that makes sense. I read in another thread that it is hard to install. It was certainly easy to remove and I thought installation would be the same. Am I missing something??
replacing chrome windshield surround
- Thread starter Nicad
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FastCougar
Well-Known Member
Yes, Murphy's Law still applies :lol:
Very humbling experience for me- I was reduced to asking for help from a windshield guy.
So much harder to re-install.
So much harder to re-install.
Tony_V
Active Member
I've done it with the window removed
jmackro
Well-Known Member
Do you have the glass/gasket/trim out of the car, or are you attempting to install the trim with the glass/gasket still installed? If the latter, I'm not surprised you are having difficulties.
All of the components need to come out, the gasket wrapped around the glass, the trim inserted into the gasket, and then the whole assembly re-installed onto the body.
Perhaps the trim can be installed with the glass/gasket still in the car, but I'd worry about damaging the trim.
Everything is still in place at the moment, and likely to stay that way as I was just hoping to improve the cosmetics on an easy to change part. For the life of me I would have thought the chrome strip would go in last as a way of retaining the windshield. Am I understanding this correctly that the windshield is inserted with the chrome piece already in place?
Yes, just as Jay states.