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08-21-2022, 12:25 PM
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BlahBlahBlah
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wa.
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Windshield install cord?
I cant find the cloth cord Ive used in the past to install a few windshields, it'll turn up after I buy new.
I'm just trying to remember what the best side cord is to use. I feel like mine was standard clothes line size. Does that sound right?
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08-21-2022, 12:33 PM
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Location: Safford,AZ
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Re: Windshield install cord?
You can also use pull cord from a small engine
https://www.amazon.com/Affordable-Pa.../dp/B07C235QW6 |
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08-21-2022, 12:36 PM
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BlahBlahBlah
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Re: Windshield install cord?
Hmmm, thats a good idea. Never even crossed my mind. Probably a little stronger than clothesline cord
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08-21-2022, 01:34 PM
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At the body shop.
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Re: Windshield install cord?
1/4 paracord at home depot.
Or weed Wacker string too
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08-21-2022, 04:25 PM
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BlahBlahBlah
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Re: Windshield install cord?
Another good recommendation thanks!
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08-21-2022, 04:29 PM
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Re: Windshield install cord?
We would use cotton cord but first we would coat it with bees wax . Just put a glob in one hand and run the cord threw a few times . Makes it that much easier to manipulate in the rubber
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08-21-2022, 04:35 PM
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Re: Windshield install cord?
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I wouldn't recommend the weed wacker string. There is a good chance that it could cut the rubber gasket if you have to pull on it very hard . Just my 2¢ worth.... LockDoc
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08-21-2022, 04:40 PM
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BlahBlahBlah
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Re: Windshield install cord?
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08-21-2022, 05:32 PM
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Location: TX
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Re: Windshield install cord?
I got one of these:
https://www.prp.com/product/detail/1...ools1&type=All It worked great. It's a little thinner that what I had used in the past... Used their lubricant on the glass side of the weatherstrip. https://www.prp.com/product/detail/3...ools1&type=All Sprayed the truck with plain water and I'm not afraid of doing windhshields anymore... |
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08-21-2022, 05:50 PM
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At the body shop.
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Re: Windshield install cord?
Weed wacker string works on old gaskets when they're not cooperating.
And that is the only thing I had that wouldn't break pulling that hard. But the paracord works well on a fresh (er) gasket
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08-21-2022, 06:46 PM
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Re: Windshield install cord?
My preferred pull-in cord when I was running my glass business was 3/16 hollow braid nylon. Nylon slips over the rubber more easily than cotton.
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08-22-2022, 01:12 AM
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Re: Windshield install cord?
Using a cord or rope a bit thicker than paracord makes install much easier and will save time and frustration.
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08-22-2022, 01:55 PM
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Location: Rancho Cucamonga California
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Re: Windshield install cord?
I used old phone cord in the past
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