I've put window rubber sets in 3 trucks so far and have never run across
lengths cut to fit. I purchase the sets thru either Chevy Duty or Jim Carter
and they are molded and closed with one size fitting all cabs from 47-55
1st. Next best thing would be to use adhesive to glue the cuts together, but
after what I have been thru with the damage, I personally wouldnt do it.
Deve Krehbiel
Hesston, Kansas
1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400 * 50 3100
www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Stellman" <STELLMAN@noex.com>
To: "'Deve Krehbiel'" <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>; "oletrucks"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:43 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Installing Windows
> The rubber for my corner and back windows was cut to fit. I don't think
it
> comes any other way. I doubt that these cabs were built to close enough
> tolerances to make one size fits all gaskets.
>
>
> Terry Stellman
> 1949 3600
> Missouri City, Texas
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Deve Krehbiel [SMTP:dkrehbiel@kscable.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:36 AM
> > To: oletrucks
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Installing Windows
> >
> > On an AD, you do not trim the window rubber to fit. The rubber comes
> > completely closed at both ends and the right size to fit in the opening.
I
> > can attest to what happens when people hack the rubber to fit. It
shrinks
> > over a short period of time and then water pours into the hole and rusts
> > out
> > the entire area of the truck. If you found a vendor that has just
lengths
> > of
> > rubber, be sure to cut the rubber extra long or what looks fine now will
> > turn into a very expensive nightmare of rewelding floor, gas tank, cab
and
> > replacing any hardware in the waters path inside the cab. I am doing a
> > truck
> > as we speak where this was the problem. Taken me the last 3 months of
> > replacing almost all the entire cab sheet metal as a result. Dash, side
> > cowls, all floor panels, gas tank, gas tank mounts, floor supports,
behind
> > the gas tank and under it, lower door sheet metal, lower door hinge cab
> > sheet metal ALL RUINED and requiring rewelding due to someone using a
> > length
> > of rubber rather than buying the correct item. The damage I describe
would
> > be normal with the windows out, but they were IN!
> >
> > Original point being, the vendors have totally closed window rubber that
> > requires no cutting or trimming. Only the lock strip will require that
> > (again cut it extra long and caulk the ends). Its the way to go!
> >
> > Deve Krehbiel
> > Hesston, Kansas
> > 1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400 * 50 3100
> > www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mac Kinghorn" <kinghorn@granite.mb.ca>
> > To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:46 PM
> > Subject: [oletrucks] Installing Windows
> >
> >
> > > Read this with interest as I had similar problems when I installed my
> > back
> > > window. Spoke to one of the neighbors that luckily ran the body shop
> > for
> > > one of the major Ni---n Dealers in town and he came over and gave me a
> > hand.
> > > First off don't be cheap with the dish soap when putting the window
into
> > the
> > > rubber. Secondly, and this sounds like the problem in Mike Klepp's
> > case,
> > > once the window is in the rubber it may still have to be pushed
forward
> > into
> > > the cab to get it centered in the opening. If the glass is not pushed
> > in
> > > far enough you will have a real Bit-- of a time getting the lock strip
> > in.
> > > Once you have the window centered in the rubber the lock strip tool
will
> > > work quite well and although the lock strip is a bit tough to put in
it
> > > should go in fairly easily. again use plenty of dish soap mix in the
> > groove
> > > as it will help the tool to slide and the lock strip slip into place.
> > One
> > > question did you use any kind of rubber cement on the ends of the
window
> > > rubber after you had trimmed it to fit. Another thing is do not put
the
> > end
> > > of the lock strip anywhere in the area of the split in the window
> > gasket.
> > > Preferably the window rubber split should be approximately bottom
center
> > and
> > > the lock strip split should be on the top center of the window gasket.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps
> > >
> > > Mac
> > > 52 Chev 1300
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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