[T3] windshields and notes

[Brent Bottolfson]

ISPWest is selling a 'new' version of window seals, they came out a 
couple months ago.  There is definitely a difference in the lip as there 
are more ribs inside where the old one only had a single rib.  They call 
them molded, but they don't have molded corners glued in.  But they do 
have a much better window shape to them than the older version.  I 
bought a front and rear and will install when I get my car back from 
paint and get the headliner in.  I put some pics up in a thread on 
theSamba of the insides of the seals.

-Brent

On 11/5/11 4:24 PM, Keith Park wrote:
> All type 3 windshields were the FCW 160, the seals were different.  The Clip
> seals are obsolete so you need to use the available seal and remove the
> retaining clips.  The PROBLEMS are that the rubber that a good many of the
> seals were made from is good for a year, maybe 2 in the sunlight and they
> don't fit properly.  There are 2 kinds, the ones with the 5/8" outer lip and
> the one with the 7/8", the 5/8" will be short and not cover the lip.  They
> ALL Leak and require extra sealant.
>
> As for the windshields, some of the aftermarket ones don't fit well or at
> all, the Econo supply units are about 1/2" too tall and need to be cut, the
> units that weren't stored properly will be warped and a problem fitting too.
>
> PITA really... been thru this twice recently!
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Bryon
> Garvin
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 4:19 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] windshields and notes
>
> I was going over some notes I took over the last couple years about
> windshields and seals, etc.  I have a 71.  Am I understanding correctly
> that from 71-on, if you discard the retaining clips, you will need a
> different sized windshield that I currently have?  My notes seem to
> indicate that.  Sounds like hardly anyone has gotten their windshield back
> in WITH the retaining clips.  Most people just discard them for ease of
> installation.
>
> Am I understanding this correctly?
>
>   - Bryon, '71 Fastback
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