Help needed :-)
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Instructor
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Sacramento CA - California
Help needed :-)
Hey y'all, Got some work on the '74 done this weekend and ran into something I was unsure about.
Fun thing I found.... the rear window sealer tape is completely unstuck on the bottom of the window which is where the water is coming from in the rear of the car. The window bows in with the slightest pressure leaving a giant gap.
Do I need to re-tape the whole window or can I just use the 'CRL Black Windshield and Body Sealant' at the bottom where it came loose?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/auggievf/46776090842
Thanks
Fun thing I found.... the rear window sealer tape is completely unstuck on the bottom of the window which is where the water is coming from in the rear of the car. The window bows in with the slightest pressure leaving a giant gap.
Do I need to re-tape the whole window or can I just use the 'CRL Black Windshield and Body Sealant' at the bottom where it came loose?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/auggievf/46776090842
Thanks
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Rotonda FL
Use 5/16 butyl tape
don't do it half assed!!!
1) Remove the entire rear window
2) Clean glass AND CHANNEL thoroughly
3) get the proper butyl tape/ adhesive - C.R. Laurence Co., Inc #CRL1303
4) Install tape on body, with the start/end seam at the top center
5 Reinstall glass
1) Remove the entire rear window
2) Clean glass AND CHANNEL thoroughly
3) get the proper butyl tape/ adhesive - C.R. Laurence Co., Inc #CRL1303
4) Install tape on body, with the start/end seam at the top center
5 Reinstall glass
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Instructor
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 164
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From: Sacramento CA - California
Understood. Thanks for the encouragement to do it right the first time.... and especially for the tip on where to start the tape.
CRL1303 ordered...
This dash bulb replacement is getting bigger by the day...
CRL1303 ordered...
This dash bulb replacement is getting bigger by the day...
Last edited by Auggievf; Jan 21, 2019 at 04:01 PM.
