69CaliStang

Hey guys... I am doing the old switch of my '69 FB door glass to '70 glass with '70 brackets. I have all of the parts but I have one question...

There is a trim piece between the glass and rear quarter window which was originally glued to the glass I think. What do I use to "glue" this back on? I will take a picture if need but I am sure most of you '69 owners out there have done this...

Thanks in advance...

Matt

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Got 70 brackets in mine. The work was done by the previous owner and looks like that trim piece is still on the glass, but dont know what they used. I would imagine maybe some type of trim glue/adhesive might work? If its the trim piece I think you are talking about, it looks like it just holds on to the glass.
Glad you decided on the 70 type though. The 69 glue-in glass gets really annoying when it fails.

69CaliStang

I had my glue in windows fail more than once... Nothing like rolling the crank down and looking at the window still up and then at that same moment it goes crashing into the door...

Thanks for the help!

/Matt

Lennyb44

Always wanted to do the 70 glass when I had my 69.
Then I discovered GOOP Automotive.
That stuff kept the channel guides glued on until I sold the car (4 years later).
I would imagine that it would do an excellent job of holding that window seal trim piece in place also. It's clear, so if you accidently let some dry on the window, it's not noticeable.

Paris MkVI

I lost track of how many times I cleaned the channels and re-epoxied my door windows on the '69. That was pretty tedious.

69CaliStang

I had it happen too many times. I once tried to get a glass shop in town to fix it for me. The guy on the phone; a Chevy man, told me to buy a Camaro. I told him to !$%!*... I can't repeat what I said but needless to say this is/was a major mistake in engineering.

ChrisM

I never had the need to replace the rear trim piece on mine because the 70 glass I installed came with the trim in place. But I do know that it goes on with some kind of semi-adhesive black tape. The tape fits between the inside of the trim channel and the edge/sides of the glass and is pressed on with an interference fit. Best bet is to go to an auto glass shop and ask the folks there about the situation. With luck, you'll come away with some of the tape and instructions on how to use it.

PS: check your trim piece - there should be the residue of the original tape in it - and that will need to be cleaned out before reinstalling. Also, take your trim piece with you when you go to the glass shop - it may help them assist you.

Hope this helps - good luck!

69CaliStang

Thanks for all of your help guys! I will be hopefully getting this done soon. I still have a lot of things on my "honey do" list...

69CaliStang

Well I took my questions down to The RestoMod Shop in Stockton, CA and then were pretty sure the quarter trim was clamped on. I will try it and see how it goes first. I did manage to take care of a few things while working on this project. The upper door hinge was pretty bad in terms of play and the door sagged or rather dropped a 1/4 of an inch when you opened it. I decided to replace the upper hinge and i am glad I did. Removing the fender was a pain but i finally removed it and changed the upper hinge. Wow I think I waited like over 14 years to do that... I had the shop also take care of the gigantic hole in the door from the original owner who installed speakers by cutting the metal door trim...

The RestoMod Shop fabricated a patch piece and fixed it for me and you would never know it was ever there... I am quite happy with the results...

I will post some pics real soon...

Matt

69CaliStang

I forgot to take a "before" pic of the passenger side door. This is driver's door for comparison... And the finished passenger door...







/Matt

69CaliStang

UGH! I will upload pics again...

69CaliStang

Hey do you guys have any suggestions regarding what I can use to replace the rubber insulation pieces that go between the locator brackets and glass? See pic below. Top are '69 and bottom are the '70 style with the rubber gaskets. I need to fabricate my own? The originals ar ein really bad shape! Thanks!

Lennyb44

Try National Parts Depot.

http://www.npdlink.com/modules.php?name=Disclaimer

They have have the bracket set on page 208 of the online Mustang catalog.
Kinda pricey, but maybe they have just the gaskets somewhere else.

ChrisM

When I did mine, the gaskets were shot and not being reproduced so I found some rubber material (about 1/16" thick) and cut my own to match. Unfortunately, it's been so long ago that I've forgotten where I got the material. You might try fabric stores or glass installation shops for the stuff. Good luck!