PICS* Help on a muffler alignment and a windshield rubber issue
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PICS* Help on a muffler alignment and a windshield rubber issue
Hello everyone, I want to know if you guys can help me with the following. I just installed a exhaust set that was pulled off a stock 2003 corvette onto my 1999. However, it isn't leveled.
Any tips on how to level this myself ? or do I take it back to my chevy dealership that did the work??
this is the moulding from the windshield that is loosing up
this is my finger pushing it back into place:
this is when i release my finger from it:
any feedback / help would be appreciated everyone!!
Any tips on how to level this myself ? or do I take it back to my chevy dealership that did the work??
this is the moulding from the windshield that is loosing up
this is my finger pushing it back into place:
this is when i release my finger from it:
any feedback / help would be appreciated everyone!!
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Heck, if the dealer charged you to install it ... take it back and have them do it right .....
The windshield molding is part #10299765 and at the dealer will cost about $25.00 for the part. Supporting vendors sell it for about $15.00 (plus shipping). Unlikely the ealer will have it in stock so if you're gonna get it from them, call the parts dept. and order by phone (you'll have to pay for it when you order it).
The windshield molding is part #10299765 and at the dealer will cost about $25.00 for the part. Supporting vendors sell it for about $15.00 (plus shipping). Unlikely the ealer will have it in stock so if you're gonna get it from them, call the parts dept. and order by phone (you'll have to pay for it when you order it).
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So do I pull the old rubber out and align the new one in place? or do i need to remove the windshield wipers and work my way in to get the job done
your right i think i may take it back and have them realign it
your right i think i may take it back and have them realign it
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You should be able to do it yourself .... I can't locate any instructions in the Service Manual, so I suspect that it is just "pull out the old .... work in the new".
What I would do is make up a batch of VERY soapy water (use dish soap from the sink .... Palmolive or Ivory ... whatever) in a bucket first.
The windshield molding for the entire windshield is only two pieces ... one piece crosses the top and down both sides. The other piece (the one you are replacing) goes from corner to corner at the bottom of the windshield.
You should be able to start at one corner and simply pull the old one out. It may be pretty brittle, so if need be use a little of that soapy water as a lubricant to help pull the molding out. Same getting the new one in .... wet the bottom of the windshield with the soap so the new molding slides more easily across the glass. Once you are done, hose the soap off the car .... be aware if your car is waxed .... dish soap will take the wax off pretty effectively ... so maybe this is an excuse to clean and wax the car for summer.
If it helps ... the molding is 95 percent decorative ..... the windshield is glued into the window frame and is completely watertight. Be careful of any exposed edges of windshield glass, the Service Manual warns they can be sharp.
What I would do is make up a batch of VERY soapy water (use dish soap from the sink .... Palmolive or Ivory ... whatever) in a bucket first.
The windshield molding for the entire windshield is only two pieces ... one piece crosses the top and down both sides. The other piece (the one you are replacing) goes from corner to corner at the bottom of the windshield.
You should be able to start at one corner and simply pull the old one out. It may be pretty brittle, so if need be use a little of that soapy water as a lubricant to help pull the molding out. Same getting the new one in .... wet the bottom of the windshield with the soap so the new molding slides more easily across the glass. Once you are done, hose the soap off the car .... be aware if your car is waxed .... dish soap will take the wax off pretty effectively ... so maybe this is an excuse to clean and wax the car for summer.
If it helps ... the molding is 95 percent decorative ..... the windshield is glued into the window frame and is completely watertight. Be careful of any exposed edges of windshield glass, the Service Manual warns they can be sharp.
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For sure take it back...
Take the car back to whomever did the install of your pipes; they didn't do something right . I'm surprised you didn't see them that way when you took the car from them after the install; were they straight when you picked her up? Did the pipes settled that way after you took it from the dealer?
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Take the car back to whomever did the install of your pipes; they didn't do something right . I'm surprised you didn't see them that way when you took the car from them after the install; were they straight when you picked her up? Did the pipes settled that way after you took it from the dealer?
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I didnt read the replies regarding the weatherstripping so sorry if it was answered. Take the wipers off and pop that cowl off. You should be able to snap that strip back on by hand and it will stay. There is a lip that catches.