Looking at this on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130446710237&ss...
Roll of chrome trim for around windows. Has anybody ever used this type of chrome insert before ? Any advice, is it difficult to use?
What size do i have to buy it in (comes in 3 different sizes) ? How long to do all 4 windows on a '71 super?
Do i have to put it into the rubber prior to putting the windows back in ?
How much do you need? I've got some left. I'll measure what I have, And I'm local.
Yeah that would be great, enough to do all 4 windows
How hard is it to use ?
I would ask the seller for a cross section/profile picture of the stuff as there is several different types out there.
but firstly do you have already have the chrome strip style rubbers? nearly everyone has the smooth Callook rubbers.
The stuff is a pain to work with especially the alumnium type which is what beetles 72 and earlier had, it likes to kink.
73 onwards had the plastic stuff which the chrome peeled off 5 mins after leaving the showroom and they went a nice shade of brown.
You have to pop the windows out to install it too if you have got the right window rubbers.
yep the trim insert has to match the groove in the rubber or it wont fit together
Im putting the car back together after paint. So i bout new rubbers with the trim groove, and the windows are still out as i havent put the headliner in. It did have the original metal ones in it but obviously impossible to remove without kinking. The one in the listing is PVC, so its semi flexible, well enough to roll it obviously, but like you said, depends on the shape and the shape of the groove...
and depends on which rubbers u purchase as there are several differnt sizes n shapes
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I put the chrome strips (actually plastic I think) in mine when I had it re-sprayed 3 1/2 years ago, and they are still fine. I got both the rubbers and the strip from Wolfsburg automotive, so I knew they would match.
The rubbers are West Coast Metric if that helps, so does anybody know where i can buy the trim to suit those rubbers ?
I used the original trim in mine, It's not hard to remove if you are carefull, it is a bit fiddly to refit and you will have sore fingers for a while but not too hard to do.
Where and how much is it for all the windows tho ?
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