Front window replacement
03-22-2007, 05:56 PM
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Front window replacement
I have been having some electrical problems lately and noticed the water coming in from around my front windshield. I also noticed the gobs of silicone that were under/around my windshield trim. I took my truck to the local glass shop and he told my that silicone on the trim was about the worst thing that could have been done to my windshield. Apparently it traps the water in between the metal and the trim and rots out the frame very quickly. I ordered a new windshield(windshield was cracked as well) so he could put fresh urethane in and stop the water from coming in.
When the guy pulled the windshield, there was not much metal left holding it in. I took the truck to a friends and we welded in a new frame for the windshield to be glued to. The glass guy said everything looked fine. I picked up the truck last night and drove home in the rain. I can't believe how quiet the truck it without all that wind blowing in! Also I had a couple of drops of water hit my leg from the top of the windshield???
I have yet to take the truck back to the guy and ask why water is still coming in. I am assuming the answer is going to be that since the frame is a repair job I am on my own.
I asked the glass shop if I could have the flush type rubber gasket installed to make the windshield level with the roof/pillars. He says nope, have to use the stock urethane glue and metal trim method.
Is the silver trim for anything other than decoration to cover the gap between the glass and the roof and pillars? I saw what 4crawler did and this is kind of similar to what I wanted done. I have drawn an example of what I want. The top drawing is the stock setup and the problems that I see with it where water can collect in the blue area. The bottom drawing is using the same urethane glue-in method for the glass but also filling the gap(red area) with urethane and putting in a "T" type rubber molding in that will hold tight to the glass and the metal. Wouldn't this keep a lot more water out? Is there such a molding available to buy to do this myself?
When the guy pulled the windshield, there was not much metal left holding it in. I took the truck to a friends and we welded in a new frame for the windshield to be glued to. The glass guy said everything looked fine. I picked up the truck last night and drove home in the rain. I can't believe how quiet the truck it without all that wind blowing in! Also I had a couple of drops of water hit my leg from the top of the windshield???
I have yet to take the truck back to the guy and ask why water is still coming in. I am assuming the answer is going to be that since the frame is a repair job I am on my own.I asked the glass shop if I could have the flush type rubber gasket installed to make the windshield level with the roof/pillars. He says nope, have to use the stock urethane glue and metal trim method.
Is the silver trim for anything other than decoration to cover the gap between the glass and the roof and pillars? I saw what 4crawler did and this is kind of similar to what I wanted done. I have drawn an example of what I want. The top drawing is the stock setup and the problems that I see with it where water can collect in the blue area. The bottom drawing is using the same urethane glue-in method for the glass but also filling the gap(red area) with urethane and putting in a "T" type rubber molding in that will hold tight to the glass and the metal. Wouldn't this keep a lot more water out? Is there such a molding available to buy to do this myself?
Last edited by dgomes; 03-22-2007 at 06:10 PM. Reason: window..windshield.. the glass you look through out the front
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