If anybody has
experience installing 1969 Karmann Ghia front and rear glass seals, here's your chance to make some bucks.
In the summer of 2002 I went to do a headliner install and figured I ought to do the window seals while I was at it. I bought all new rubber from CIP and went to work. I cut the old seals out and pulled the glass, glued in a new headliner and re-did the side window seals and trim. So far so good.
The issues started when I went to re-install the front and rear glass.
I tried the rear glass first, following the instuctions in a 60's factory manual, which are well laid out and clearly illustrated. The car's a '69, but instead of putting it's original back glass in, I figured i'd install a 1970 rear window since it had a defroster grid. I just never could get it to sit right. The aluminum trim warped a little getting it out, so it'll have to be re-shaped by hand on installation.
The front glass, to make a long story short, was abandoned when I broke it. I was all pissed off, so I took the whole works down to my local Broco, told them to find me new front glass and have a go. Well, they fared no better. When the car came back, the front glass was in with the trim, but it wasn't seated correctly, and the black glass was barely in, with no trim. In short, even
they couldn't do it right.
I haven't touched it since.
So what I need is
someone who's done this and can do it easily to come to my place in Langley and re-install my glass. If you're
sure you can do it without any problems, I'll provide whatever brand of brand new seals you want. You'll get a clean, bright heated garage to work in, all the Heineken you can drink while youre doing it, and $100.00 cash.
I'm at the point where I just wanna take the easy way out.
Any takers?
PM or e-mail me.
EDIT: Pics Added:
Rear seal, no trim, doesn't lay flat
front seal, trim incorrectly installed causing seal to bunch up
