<VV> EM windshield gasket

[RoboMan91324 at aol.com]

Hi Lonny,

Did you check the depth of the groove on the old rubber to see if it is the 
same?

Doc
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In a message dated 6/20/2005 4:39:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:54:27 -0700
> From: "Lonny Clark" <Lonny.Clark at metro1.com>
> Subject: <VV> RE: EM windshield gasket
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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> 
> I ordered my windshield gasket from Underground, the Steele gasket is what 
> they sent to me. That is the one I am having problems fitting. After a closer 
> inspection, it still appears that the trim does not fit correctly. The 
> corners are molded, and it looks like the rubber is shaped just like the original. 
> There is a groove in the rubber that the trim needs to "hook" around. It 
> seems like the rubber is too thick, the trim does not reach far enough into the 
> rubber for the bend to reach the groove. I have worn out my fingers trying to 
> get the trim in far enough, and it just won't go. I like to think that I'm a 
> fairly intelligent man, but I just can't seem to make this work.
> 
> Before anyone asks, I'm pretty sure that the trim has not been modified in 
> any way. The (broken) windshield that was in the car before I started was 
> original, the new windshield is NOS.
> 
> _____________________________________________
> Lonny Clark