Rubber seal for Windshield

[BernhardBK]

The windshield rubbers of my 1923 Model T are very bad and therefore I bought a windshield seal set from Bridhaven on my coast to coast tour this year.

I tried to install the side rubbers in the stanchions, but the new rubber seems to be too wide.
I tried it with Vaseline, I tried to pressure with pliers, I grinded of the edges… but it did not work.

Should I grind it to a level that it fits in the groove of the windshield post and then use a special glue (which one) to fix it?

But I think a should be a special technic to force the seal to go and stay in the groove of the stanchion.

The seal has two different sides, one is flat, the other one has lines. Which side should look to the front?

Thanks
Bernhard
Kirchberg, Germany

old rubber

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groove of 1923 windshield post

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lined side of the new rubber

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flat side of the new rubber

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[DanTreace]

Bernhardt


The seal fits with the more square part into the metal channel, Be sure the channel is fully clean. The rubber strip is started from the bottom of the channel, and is then pulled up, thereby stretching the rubber to ‘shrink’ the thickness, working the rubber in place by pulling it along the channel, that compresses the thick edge as you pull. Sometimes helps to ‘pre-stretch’ the rubber strip, warm it up, fit one end in vise jaws, pull lengthwise, and that can help install. I use silicone paste, Sil-Glide brand on that thick base to ease the hard pull needed to stretch the thick rubber up the channel.

Be sure to cutaway at the end to allow clearance for the mating frame to be closed.

[BernhardBK]

Hi Dan,
thanks a lot, that helps. I'll try it - pulling up through the channel!
And the lined side of the seal looks to the back of the car.
Great, thanks.
Bernhard