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jdjj 04-30-2026 02:28 PM

1935 pickup windshield install
 

Replacing windshield on pickup. Cant get glass to settle in track with seal that came with glass' Are there different thickness of settling tape? I put seal on glass but wont allow the 2 half's of frame to come together.

Kube 04-30-2026 02:55 PM

Re: 1935 pickup windshield install
 

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Originally Posted by jdjj (Post 2449453)
Replacing windshield on pickup. Cant get glass to settle in track with seal that came with glass' Are there different thickness of settling tape? I put seal on glass but wont allow the 2 half's of frame to come together.

There are different thicknesses of tape. To determine what is correct for your project, measure the thickness of the glass (G), then the width of the channel (C).
Subtract the thickness of the glass from the width of the channel. Divide that result in half.

C-G / 2 = tape thickness.

Measure accurately. A micrometer on the glass is good. The end of a drill bit that fit nicely in the channel works well.

The channel MUST be super clean.

Use glass cleaner (spray) when installing the glass w / tape. It's slippery and dries out and will not later suds when it gets wet.

rich b 04-30-2026 03:45 PM

Re: 1935 pickup windshield install
 

Judicial use of a rubber mallet usually helps to persuade it.

37 truck 05-01-2026 08:54 AM

Re: 1935 pickup windshield install
 

I have used long bar clamps with the rubber pads on the clamps, works good to pull them together.

jdjj 05-02-2026 08:28 PM

Re: 1935 pickup windshield install
 

thanks for all the info. Doing those measurements looks like i need 1/16. The one that came with it is double that,


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