[T3] rear quarter fixed window seals (cal-look) … help!

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/9/12 8:46:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Bobsnotch at aol.com writes:

> In a message dated 12/8/12 4:47:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>  vccreamer at cox.net writes:
>  
>  > 72 Fastback ... Car is painted, new headliner installed, and the front 
>  and 
>  > rear window glass is in (thanks to Russ' auction); however, I cannot 
get 
>  the 
>  > new rear quarter window seals to fit correctly, so I took it to my 
local 
>  air 
>  > cooled specialist (and owns 3 Type 3s), and he was not able to get the 
>  first 
>  > set in either.  Seems as if the seals are made for slightly smaller 
>  windows.  
>  > We also brought in the local VW glass guy to help, but no luck.
>  >  
>  >  The first set was from West Coast Metric; when I called and 
explained, 
>  they 
>  > sent a second set out immediately and I got them fast ... and have the 
>  same 
>  > problem with these.  I then ordered a third set (this time, from ISP, 
as 
>  they 
>  > has a different part number) ... same thing ... the glass won't fit.
>  >  
>  >  Are we doing something wrong, or are there seals/windows of different 
>  sized 
>  > for Fastbacks?
>  
>  As far as I know, they should be the same size thru the years, but I 
don't 
>  have access to my parts book (computer issues) at this time to verify.

I did want to expand on my answer a little though. 
The seal should fit tight on the glass (use plenty of soapy water to help 
get the seal on), then you'll need some 14 gauge wire to wrap around the 
inner lip (leave a few extra inches of overlap to get a hand hold with), and 
you'll need to get the outer lip of the seal to roll out to lay on the body 
side of the opening (I use a glazier's stick to help get it to lay out, but a 
tupperware tool will also work). Use plenty of soapy water to help the seal 
slide into place. Russ used to use GoJo, but I've found soapy water works 
great for me. I only mention this about the outer lip, as having installed 
"Cal-look" Fastback side window seals in both a 70, and a 73, the outer lip 
wants to roll down along the glass, and not seal with the opening. I've had to 
do 1 twice, because it kept trying to roll. I was also using the WCM seals. 
The ISP seals, I have no experience with, as they weren't available at that 
time. This IS a 2 person job, so keep that in mind. I hope this helps.

Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof and IRS, aka "Krusty"
       64 T-34 Ghia aka "Wolfie"</HTML>