[T3] windshields and notes

[Brent Bottolfson]

I checked when I bought them and it was 7 Sept., right after they 
started advertising them.  Here's the pictures of old vs. new that I put 
up on theSamba.

I checked today and the ad is no longer up though.  I guess you'd have 
to call them.  They are nice!  I guess time will tell...

https://picasaweb.google.com/bbottolfson/WindowSealsOldVsNew?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMnUipyVuvacxgE&feat=directlink

-Brent

On 11/6/11 7:32 AM, Keith Park wrote:
> That's interesting cause I called them in August just before I put the
> windshield in the crate and asked if the rubber content is the same or have
> they improved the seals, and they said they were the same seals from the
> same place they had been for a long time now.
>
> I almost don't care if they fit properly, I can always seal them up with the
> old high-voc RTV but if their rubber disintegrates in 2 years... THAT'S a
> problem.  Let us know how the rubber holds up if your car gets parked in the
> Sun.
>
> Thanks,
>
> 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 Brent
> Bottolfson
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 11:39 PM
> To: type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] windshields and notes
>
> 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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