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Chrome windscreen trim!
ancientbugger - March 12th, 2018 at 07:58 PM

How hard is it to replace the chrome windscreen trim with the screen in place?


vw54 - March 13th, 2018 at 03:29 AM

if its in a Beetle forget it the c section has to slip into the rubber

Pull the screen leave the rubber on and then fit the chrome trim


HappyDaze - March 13th, 2018 at 07:57 AM

I agree with Dave ^^ ...Can't believe I just said that! :lol:


bushed - March 13th, 2018 at 04:13 PM

have 70s flat screen with ok rubber and gd screen with chrome if u want a repl /spare /bargain $65

saves all the hard yards!


vw54 - March 13th, 2018 at 07:16 PM

Nice one Greg you could have said Impossible

forgot to say the more you work the trim with your thumbs n fingers the better it will sit when you think you have it right go around the rubber about another ten times it will move more into the rubber slot


HappyDaze - March 14th, 2018 at 05:03 AM

Another trick is to run a bit of glycerin into the slot, before fitting the strip...it's good for the rubber. Chemists sell glycerin.


vw54 - March 14th, 2018 at 07:22 PM

pull the screen to fit and use liquid soap or Glycerin as per above if its an old rubber lots of luck
what year is the car ???


ancientbugger - March 15th, 2018 at 03:43 PM

It's on a 79 cabrio.


grumble - March 15th, 2018 at 09:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by HappyDaze
Another trick is to run a bit of glycerin into the slot, before fitting the strip...it's good for the rubber. Chemists sell glycerin.


Nitro glycerine- No problems after that Greg.