Replacement Windshield gasket - Any good?
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fstfish66
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if you can get the seller to give you measurements i woul dask for them and compare to yours,,
do you know who the maker of the gasket is ?? 2 companies making them,,,one companu name is some thing like perfect or persission,,,i cant remember,,,they seem to have the windshield gaskets that fit...
in 1979 i bought a replacement wind shield gasket from chrysler for my 1966 baracuda,,all tho it has been in 2 cars it never fit correctly,,,
i recently bought one from laysons the same one some e bay vendors sell,,i compared it to the orignal,,i measured th are of the new gasket where the mopar replacemnt was in correct,,it compare perfectly to the orignal gasket i stil have,,,
i have been told you can soak the old gasket and revive it,,but cant remember in what,,,i thought they said formula 409 but if i were you ide call a loacl glass shop that deals in vintage cars and ask them,,
do you know who the maker of the gasket is ?? 2 companies making them,,,one companu name is some thing like perfect or persission,,,i cant remember,,,they seem to have the windshield gaskets that fit...
in 1979 i bought a replacement wind shield gasket from chrysler for my 1966 baracuda,,all tho it has been in 2 cars it never fit correctly,,,
i recently bought one from laysons the same one some e bay vendors sell,,i compared it to the orignal,,i measured th are of the new gasket where the mopar replacemnt was in correct,,it compare perfectly to the orignal gasket i stil have,,,
i have been told you can soak the old gasket and revive it,,but cant remember in what,,,i thought they said formula 409 but if i were you ide call a loacl glass shop that deals in vintage cars and ask them,,
I replaced mine about 4 months ago the gasket was $90.00 here is a link to my
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don't forget to also replace the clips
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don't forget to also replace the clips
I use charcoal lighter fluid, a plastic tent stake , and lots of old rags to clean the original gaskets for reuse.The stake has a V bose and a T profile. The profile serves as flutes for the gunk. Final cleaning with GoJo cream hand cleaner and rinse. It takes 4 to 6 hours to go all the way around one. I'm making 15 or more per hour and I know it will fit.
Majority of the poor fit issues I've read about were for Dusters.
Majority of the poor fit issues I've read about were for Dusters.
mullinax95
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If you buy a new gasket use Steele Rubber company only. They are the best. My good friend is a auto glass repairman and for the old cars they use Steele Rubber. A member on here was having troubles with gaskets until he bought them from Steele. Something to with vulcanized rubber in their products.
BigSlim
"One Day At a Time"
Just had a windshield with a new gasket installed yesterday.(69 Valiant) looks good, fits good. a little wavy at the dash line but the guy said it will flatten out when the sun hit it and it gets hot.
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