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| posted on August 4th, 2013 at 08:20 AM |
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'67 glass size??
It's nearly time to have the glass for my "roof chopped" bug cut....
I have new cal look rubbers, thing is I need to know how much gap there is between the glass and steel flange on a stock bug so I can make templates
the correct size.
It's not cheap so I need to get it right the first time!
I was in too much of a hurry to measure pre chop!
So anyone with a bug in bits (mid resto etc) could you hold a rear quarter glass in place minus the rubber and eyeball the gap all round?
No bogus info from purists please!
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| posted on August 5th, 2013 at 07:05 AM |
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Pesky purists I will post this in Rods n Rats 
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| posted on August 5th, 2013 at 07:42 AM |
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If you cut through an old rubber, and measure the thickness of rubber between the 'glass' channel, and where the rubber sits against the body, that
should be the 'gap'.
Also, you could measure the widest part of the windscreen, and subtract that from the measurement at the same point at the screen opening....then
halve it.
Good luck.
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| posted on August 8th, 2013 at 06:28 AM |
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Hi happydaze I've done the guesstimate, I just want to know the factory tolerance so I know it's spot on.
Cheers
Dave
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| posted on August 8th, 2013 at 07:19 AM |
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I can get you the measurements but not till the weekend
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| posted on August 9th, 2013 at 06:03 AM |
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Cheers Governor!
Dave
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| posted on August 9th, 2013 at 08:23 AM |
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May I suggest you make the templates from masonite or plywood, that is similar in thickness to the glass.
If you do a 'fitting', using the intended rubbers with the templates, and sand off any tight spots, the glass made off these templates should fit
perfectly.
I assume you know how to fit windows, using a cord [ I use plastic-covered wire clothes line], about 4mm dia.]
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| posted on August 10th, 2013 at 06:57 AM |
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Thanks Happydaze, I am on to it with Masonite templates....and strong nylon cord with dish washing soap, done it a few times! I might try the clothes
line this time.
The rear window is the tricky bit being a double compound curve...Masonite doesn't like doing that! I found a company which will "try" to water jet
my original toughened rear glass, with no guarantees! My new rear window is only about 200mm tall! I might end up with Plexiglass in there!
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Dave
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| posted on August 10th, 2013 at 12:07 PM |
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i use a green coloured earth domestic electrical wire with dishwashing liq.. works good
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| posted on August 10th, 2013 at 03:17 PM |
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I have just held my glass to the side window and it is 2mm larger all the way round than the internal metal lip if you get what I mean
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| posted on August 11th, 2013 at 08:56 AM |
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use something NON-corrosive for your lube putting the glass in, the factory used Glycerine (available in liquid from a chemist). Dish washing liquid
will cause rust (caustic), crc type products will damage the seals
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| posted on August 12th, 2013 at 07:03 AM |
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Thanks everyone!
Wow 2mm larger?? I assumed it would be smaller!
I will get some glycerine.
Now we all know!
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Dave
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| posted on August 12th, 2013 at 07:30 AM |
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Matt's right about glycerine. I've used it to fit VW glass since 1958. It won't hurt your hands, either....in fact it's good for them.
Oh, make sure you don't use the 'Nitro' variety!  
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| posted on August 12th, 2013 at 08:13 AM |
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Hi
I just had VW friend around to help me refit the windows in my bug, He uses a 4 mm cord, but he fits the cord using a silcone nozzle to get the cord
right into the groove in the rubber, the cord runs through hole in the pointy bit of the nozzle.
I used glyerine as well, its good stuff.
Steve
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