Hi,

the past few months I've been very busy replacing the complete windshieldframe. It was rusted out on all 4 sides. I am now at the point that I can weld my new upperdashpanel to the cowl & the lower dashpanel. Since de rust went through 3 layers of sheetmetal at de upper dashpanel, I had no exact referencepoint of the original measurements. So now i'm afraid there will be a slight difference between the original measurements and the current situation.

My question is, is it possible to compensate this difference with the sealent when installing de windshield? It's a matter of a few millimeters.

Does anyone has experience with this?

Thanks, Marc.

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I would call 3M's tech line and see which product they recommend for your application:

http://3mcollision.com/products/mech...ss-replacement

 

Thanks, i'll try that!

 

Some people use a combination of the rope seal supplemented with additional material from a tube to take up the extra space.

 

Thats sounds encouraging, I think there must be a solution for filling up the extra space. Thanks!

 

If you are talking about a small step that's the thickness of the sheet metal on the pinchweld lip where the windshield seals, the butyl tape is probably thick enough to compensate for this. If you do need to use an additional sealant, don't use silicone, use butyl windshield sealant. Also, don't use screws to attach the clips for the stainless trim, use the correct "nail" style weld-on studs. A stud welder (normally used for dent pulling) can easily weld these on.

 

Thanks Joe,

I think now i'm ready to weld the upperdashpanel on the lowerdashpanel. As long as I can compensate the minor differences, there won't be a problem with that.