Windshield installation 1966-70 B body (2025)

We were careful to protect the paint. The car has a vinyl top so the A pillars and roof were already protected.

We bought tape at an auto body and paint supply store.

That tape sure is more expensive than the blue rolls you get at Home Depot.

Here is another thing….
We all are aging and with that, our eyes don’t always work as well as they did before. We started with the car in the shop with the sunlight behind us. I was having trouble focusing on the gasket because the sun in the background made me want to squint.
We turned the car around to face the sun and that really helped us see….we still couldn’t get it done but at least we could see better.

Coelacanth said:

dadsbee, your windshield install looks great. One thing I noticed with my windshield replacement, done by my body man, the stainless trim at the bottom driver side corner isn't pressed down flush, I can see a space through there. All new trim clips were provided for the install. What could one do to prevent water getting in that corner? I can update later with a close-up pic.

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The outer edges of that bottom piece of stainless trim are supposed to have thin retention straps that attach to the body inside the door jamb.
I didn’t know about these until a few days ago when Rich mentioned it. My red car does not have them but Jigsaw does. I’ll snap a couple pictures when I’m back home.

Here we go.
I call this car “Jigsaw” since it was parted out then put back together with parts from
Numerous sources.

The edges lay down tight.

Door open…

Look close.

My red car (Ginger) probably had them but they must have been lost when I pulled the trim to paint the car 20+ years ago. Those little retention brackets could probably be made by hand with a little work but it would help to have one good one to look at to make others.
Cheers.

Kern Dog said:

The outer edges of that bottom piece of stainless trim are supposed to have thin retention straps that attach to the body inside the door jamb.

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Just when I thought I knew everything about mopars you throw this out there....just proves no matter what age you are, you never stop learning!

Well, though it's kind of hard to see, my driver side is clearly missing that piece:

This shows how much space there is; it's pretty firm there too, I can't really press it down too much; excuse the very dusty car:

And the passenger side is also missing that piece, but is seated much more firmly with just a little gap:

So the question is, should I worry about that space? I would rather not have water pool up in there. What is recommended to fill the gap?

Coelacanth said:

I provided the full front & rear window trim clip sets to my body man. It's odd that he didn't install some...

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Did ya miss the pictures KD gave you to show the retainers??!! Did you give your body man those "clips". If so go get them.. if not buy a pair. Post a WTB or just buy new ones. They are reproduced. Windshield Lower Seal Retainers 1968-70 B-Body, Moldings Windshield, 132-6002242-3 Reproduction, NOS and Used Mopar Muscle Car Parts

dadsbee said:

Did ya miss the pictures KD gave you to show the retainers??!! Did you give your body man those "clips". If so go get them.. if not buy a pair. Post a WTB or just buy new ones. They are reproduced. Windshield Lower Seal Retainers 1968-70 B-Body, Moldings Windshield, 132-6002242-3 Reproduction, NOS and Used Mopar Muscle Car Parts

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Did you miss my posts #25 and #28? Thanks but what's with the attitude?

dadsbee said:

Recommendation.... buy the two missing retainer clips and the two screws!

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If you can get them, I agree that they should be used but for the record.....I've been driving this car around without them since 2002.

Here are some pictures I pulled from Wayne's glass installation in his Super Bee:

More....

I had to do this....have sticks on both sides to keep the gasket from rolling under.

Wayne installed from the bottom up instead of the factory way of top down. His way makes more sense to me than what the manual states.

I have to do a job like this at some point. I’ll have to take more time to read each post here. Things I’ve taken note of

Pilkington is supposed to be a bit thin. Licensed repop glass is supposed to be thicker, but has a wavy look.

Detroit technologies sells a gasket they say is softer than others on the market. Implies it will seal better.

After the road trip next week, I want to look closer at where water is coming in with my car. The wiper pivots are new, the windshield and gasket were new as of a few years ago.
I've wondered if water is coming in through here:

...and then maybe leaking through the vents under the dash. I could put masking tape over it before dousing the area with a hose. I'm not sure how I will proceed. I should take the seats out so I can lie on the floor with the doors closed and look up while the wife runs the hose.