as far as gaskets, I have purchased the one that andy bernbaum sells and,
quite frankly, it leaves a bit to be desired. I saw one installed (after I
purchased mine) and due to the gasket being an extruded type (as opposed to
a two part and a lot cheaper to make) the edges NEVER rest flat on the
inside of the car...so you get a water tight seal but an unsightly interior
view. the inside rubber is all rippled. perhaps the person I saw did not
know how it install it, but logically, a straight rubber surface wants to be
straight and if bent will ripple. so mine sits in a box...and my rear window
rust/body work gets worse.
gary goers used to have the two part type as it was called if I recall
correctly, but I don't see them listed any longer.
does anyone know of other repro gaskets for the front or rear windows,
ideally the two part type.
...glenn.
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on 01.05.02 08:44 AM, Wayne Graefen at [wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] pecked:
> Marty and other glass seekers:
>
> Almost any glass shop in the country (US & Canada) will be aware of
> one of the obsolete glass locating services but you will pay a
> retail price unless your local shop is a friend of yours and does
> not take the large markup available to them.
>
> I highly recommend Vick Phillips, classicglass@xxxxxxxx, as a source
> for replacement windshields and back glasses or even side glass.
> Vick has his own large inventory and searches diligently for
> anything he does not stock. I have bought several pieces from him
> and saved money doing so.
>
> If there is a reproduction gasket available for your car, any
> installing glass shop is going to want you to provide one. There is
> too much risk of them breaking the new glass while trying to use the
> old hard gasket plus it will provide a more weathertight seal for
> you in the future. Mopar glass gaskets were very good quality
> rubber and some are still usable, if the shop will agree.
>
> Wayne Graefen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marty Stewart
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:29 AM
> Subject: 56 Plymouth Windshield
>
> Can any one tell me what the general availablility is for a
> windshield for a 1956 Plymouth Plaza? Is it likely I can order one
> from a local glass shop or is this something that is going to have
> to be found NOS somewhere in the unknown? I am in Canada.
> Thank you in advance.
>
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