When I got my '62 GMC, it had no rear glass because it had a camper shell that was recently removed. Because the truck is old and rusty, I figured no one would even think about breaking into it and didn't care that the glass was missing. I was wrong, a stray cat decided that the cab of the truck would make an excellent home and made himself comfortable in it at night. Then, there was the issue of getting it insured. For some reason my insurance company would not cover the vehicle until the rear glass was reinstalled. So quickly, I called up Brothers Mail Order Industries, Inc. for the parts and went away with the install.
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Brothers Mail Order Industries, Inc.
801 East Parkridge Ave.
Corona, CA 92879
(800) 977-2767
www.brothertrucks.com
1. Here is what I got when...
1. Here is what I got when the big brown truck came to my house; the replacement glass and weather-strip with locking strip.
2. What I used for the install...
2. What I used for the install was WD-40, Super Glue, Gorilla tape, and a putty knife. Since I was in a hurry to get this glass in, I used the putty knife I had instead of getting the proper window install tool.
3. On the weather strip you...
3. On the weather strip you can see that slots on both sides are in different sizes. The thin slot goes around the sheetmetal of the cab while the wide end holds the glass in place. The shaped slot is for the locking strip that will keep everything in place when done.
4. First I unraveled the weather...
4. First I unraveled the weather strip and glued the ends together like so.
5. Then, I placed the pre-measured...
5. Then, I placed the pre-measured weather strip on the cab of the truck. I chose to put the seem on the bottom end clean looks when done.
6. On the top end, I used...
6. On the top end, I used the Gorilla tape to hold the rubber in place while I got ready to put the glass in.
7. The weather strip will...
7. The weather strip will naturally do this at the corners. Don't worry about it, once the glass is in, it will straighten out.
8. Before I put the glass...
8. Before I put the glass in place, I sprayed WD-40 on the rubber for lubrication and ease of install. Then, I dropped the bottom side of the glass in first.
9. To get the rubber around...
9. To get the rubber around the rest of the glass, I carefully used the putty knife.
10. To keep everything solid,...
10. To keep everything solid, I used my trusty putty knife to feed the locking strip in the rubber.
11. As you can see, when complete...
11. As you can see, when complete the corners wrapped around the glass nicely.