So I got a set of new cal-look rubbers, now I have done this before, but it was a long time ago, I'm a little confused as to what to use to lubricate the seals, some people say soapy water, some say talc powder, what's the best?

I use soapy water or liquid soap in spray.

Make sure u put the rubber seal joint in the correct places.

front and rear screens should be in center on the top. Side windows should be in the center of door pillar section.

Makes the job looks heaps better when centered, use a tape measure on the glass n mark it with a felt pen.

Push the rubber, when on the glass into the corners of the glass then they will fill out properly when in the body work. Otherwise sometimes the corners are stretched and look like the rubbers pulling:sandrine

Thanks for the advice, I probably wouldn't have noticed the joins until too late.

yeah thats one of my picky points when i look at a car ... n sorta score it in my mind... really makes a difference...

In cars that use chrome or staino trim on the rubbers, buy centering the rubber on the glass, the trim cover strip joiner hides the rubber joint n makes them less noticable etc etc

I use glycerine when installing window rubbers. Once installed I wipe it over the exposed surfaces of the rubber - helps to protect it from the elements and slows drying out. I reapply it every now and again (just have to clean the glass up well afterwards

Can get it from most chemists I think.

I actually got all the glass out today, and it seems that the person who installed the windows used that gooey windscreen adhesive stuff to glue the windows to the seals and the seals to the car. It was an absolute bastard of a job getting them out.

VW54's way is the way i done about well lots of windows and they all worked fine and dandy.
Looks good too if ya do like he suggests.

I struggled my boll#*ks off trying to get my side windows into my 59 kombi (this is the only time I was glad that it was'nt a 23 window) I even had helpers. I was using soap but every one of them was hard to get in, I think that the size of them didnt help either, but in the end I took the kombi over to a well resected mate in the vw sence who builds volkies up for a living. He said over the phone "no problem" and sure enough he had the last few windows in with in half an hour.

His trick was he use a silicon spray and soaked the rubbers and window apertures with it then just slipped them in as normal with a string.

Trust me it was like watching a mirical

He did tell me that you have to be carful on what type of spray you use as it could end up eating into the rubber

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