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Rear glass stainless steel - how to reinstall?

SDCoronet

SDCoronet

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Hey guys, slowly get the car back together, and I guess this piece separated from the glass. Tried to force it on by hand, But that didn’t work when I tried it. I’m very paranoid because with my luck I’ll destroy the whole thing.

Can somebody tell me how to put this back on?

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You need glass setting tape... Go to Moparnations pinned GTX resto thread and find the index table on page 117 and find "Glass".

Here's me doing a vent window...

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there is a fiber tape or some type of tape/glue all in one for that. like the window channel for side windows. uuummm i cant think of the term help me hear gents
 
As others have said you need glass setting tape. There is a issue though no one has addressed, what size. i have the same channel that I purchased the tape for and determined that I needed 1/32 glass setting tape for that piece. Yours should be the same. What you do to confirm is measure the inside channel with a slide calipers, then the thickness of the glass. Subtract the glass thickness from the channel width then devide by 2 in order to determine the proper tape thickness.
 
aeon280 said:
As others have said you need glass setting tape. There is a issue though no one has addressed, what size. i have the same channel that I purchased the tape for and determined that I needed 1/32 glass setting tape for that piece. Yours should be the same. What you do to confirm is measure the inside channel with a slide calipers, then the thickness of the glass. Subtract the glass thickness from the channel width then devide by 2 in order to determine the proper tape thickness.
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As dadsbee mentioned above...

Addressed in post #749 and 760
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...gtx-restoration.127388/page-38#post-910728762


The tape needs to fit snug and one too small will eventually loosen through time........
 
Then I have one more favor to ask. Does anybody have 2 to 3 feet of scrap setting tape they are willing to sell me cheap? It seems most of the tape that I see for sale is 10 and 20 foot long rolls.
 
Sorry, I only have .060" and .025" and by Justin's thread you're looking for 3/64th.... or 1/32 if you want to try aeon280's suggestion.

Any local glass shop should have tape. Used for setting glass in sliding display case tracks, etc.
 
SDCoronet said:
Then I have one more favor to ask. Does anybody have 2 to 3 feet of scrap setting tape they are willing to sell me cheap? It seems most of the tape that I see for sale is 10 and 20 foot long rolls.
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Layson's sells it by whatever length you need...
 
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