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Belt mouldings (chrome) and squeegee help please
Hello everybody
I bought the repops from Ames, exterior chrome belt mouldings for my 65 GTO. I also bought what they called the "better" matching squeegee kit (Wiskas ?) The problem I have is when the window, especially the rear quarter glass, goes up the bottom of the glass holder hits and lifts the squeegee/moulding forcing it up. Almost like the new mouldings are too fat or the glass goes up too high... I know it can't go too hight because all the weather strips are new and the glass seems to be well adjusted. I am guessing I have to drop the quater glass to get to the center screw? I can try to adjust the glass more inside-ward but I dont want to lose the relationship between the glass and weather strip. For the doors, does the small vent glass (vent window) has to be removed for the mouldings to be installed? Has someone wrestled with this? Any advice? Thank you Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk |
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Did you get all of the screws in? Every time I do this I end up having to drop the window some. You can get to a few on each end but the glass usually covers the ones in the center.
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Is it your experience that you have to tight the three screws in order for the squeegees to sit tight? Thanks Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk |
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They are terrible repo parts & the inside lower edge is too thick & grabs the glass holders. Trim the lower lip off with razor knife -score until through.
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Thanks for chiming in Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk |
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Once bent they are trash , send them back & get a new set & trim bottoms off before install.
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Whether hardtop or post, the vent windows need to be removed before the belt moldings can be removed and installed. Can someone describe the best way to do this? I assembled mine on my'64 post coupe six years ago, but now want to remove and polish or replace them--both the doors and quarter belt moldings.
I had the belt moldings polished on my wife's '64 hardtop before installing. They were not anodized, but I'm happy with the end result. About once per year, using chrome polish brings them back to life. Same with my grilles. The anodizing was removed and grilles polished. Not a big maintenance issue.
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Closer view of wife's polished grilles.
Belt moldings and post window trim still anodized, but many scratches. A reminder to myself--Do these pieces before assembling the doors!!
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How about the belt line moldings in the doors? Aren't the wing windows in the way of the screws?
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yes ,1 screw towards the front . The vent assy would have to unbolted & pulled up a few inches.
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