The molding is glued back in with urathane, the same product you use on the glass. You will need to "open up" the space CAREFULLY with a razor knife. Trim off about 1/3 of the part that will push back into the chanel, it will fit a lot better that way. Have a lot of rags and solvent handy to clean up the mess, wear gloves! GO SLOW and you will be able to do it. DO NOT put any preasure on the glass when you are opening up the chanel so it will fit back in. If you do, the new strip will go in very easy when you are replacing the glass.
While we are on this subject, could everybody give some suggestions on this windshield molding. I am going to doing a color change from silver to yellow. I want to take the old hardened molding out so i have dont have to worry about getting any tape lines. First of all how do i go about removing the old molding. Should i cut with a razor blade or with some snips? Also how much of fight is it going to give me? I am going to buying a replacement from the fierostore. When i get ready to put the new molding back in, how do i do it right? Where do i buy this urethane glue and am i going to have to modify anything to get the new molding to set back in and look good? Sorry for all the questions and i hope nobody takes offense to me asking these questions in there thread. Any help would be great since i know nothing about windsheilds. A + to everyone that helps.
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Electrathon Member
Posts: 5241 From: Gresham, OR USA Registered: Dec 2002
While we are on this subject, could everybody give some suggestions on this windshield molding. I am going to doing a color change from silver to yellow. I want to take the old hardened molding out so i have dont have to worry about getting any tape lines. First of all how do i go about removing the old molding. Should i cut with a razor blade or with some snips? Also how much of fight is it going to give me? I am going to buying a replacement from the fierostore. When i get ready to put the new molding back in, how do i do it right? Where do i buy this urethane glue and am i going to have to modify anything to get the new molding to set back in and look good? Sorry for all the questions and i hope nobody takes offense to me asking these questions in there thread. Any help would be great since i know nothing about windsheilds. A + to everyone that helps.
It just pulls out. Usually it will come out without much trouble. Urathane is available at any glass store and most good auto parts stores. You definatly do not want to paint the car without pulling it out, you will end up with a bad paint line. What I described above is pretty much all there is to it. It just takes time and being carefull.
Electrathon, Okay so i understand everything but where you said about "opening up the channel". When you said you have to cut 1/3 of the material of the new molding strip. I have not personally seen one yet but do you mean that the molding has like a fin going down the center. And then what do you mean about cutting the channel around the window? Thanks for the help so far and its going to make it that much easier.
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Electrathon Member
Posts: 5241 From: Gresham, OR USA Registered: Dec 2002
Yes, the molding actually looks sort of like a T. You will need to cut as much of the urathane out of the gap as you can to be able to get the new one back in. This is where you can mess up and break the glass if you get carried away. Glass is very fragile if you chip it on the edge.
The new piece will go into the chanel about 3/8 of an inch. To make it easier to get back in, trim a little bit off the bottom of the piece that goes into the chanel. It will fit back in easier and is more likely to sit straight that way.
When my windshield was replaced I was told they used a rubber molding for a Ford Scorpio (!) It is quite flat and remarkably wider and sits real flush over the edges of the windshield and roof section...looks like many "universal" moldings could work...
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pollock Member
Posts: 424 From: denton, texas, usa Registered: Sep 1999
This question has pretty well been answered, but I'll throw this in for posterity.
When I worked in auto glass, we kept this type of molding in stock, and used it for many different cars. We called it "roll molding" because it came in bulk, on a roll. It installs on the glass prior to gluing the glass to the car.
I suspect that, at least on Fieros, you could easily replace the molding as described above without removing the glass. If the windshield has been replaced, and the installer got sloppy with the urethane, it will be difficult.
