Posted By: hyefatman
install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/29/12 04:03 PM
does the windshield need to be out of car to install the top piece on a ebody convertible 1970 challenger -
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/29/12 05:08 PM
Originally there are phillips screws securing the trim, to get a screwdriver into the screw the windshield has to be out, if the windshield is already installed & the trim isn't you could possibly sneak in a very short hex head sheet metal screw...
Posted By: hyefatman
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/29/12 05:37 PM
i see the top screws but nothing on the side only notches for the window trim
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/29/12 05:59 PM
They may be missing but originally they should have been there... If your wanting to remove the trim remove the screws you see & see if the trim will move... It rolls away from the windshield toward the inside of the car... It doesn't extend under the glass...
Posted By: hyefatman
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/29/12 06:18 PM
... the windshield is in and now i am trying to install the trim but i do not see any side holes i take another look
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/29/12 06:43 PM
Is you vert a 70 or a 71? I've had the trim off of four Challengers & a Cuda but they were all 70's... Possibly in 71 when they added the screws to the anti-rattle cups they deleted the screws on the leading edge... Just a guess...
Posted By: hyefatman
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/30/12 04:54 PM
found the holes on side trim on bottom - no side holes on top trim
cracked the glass trying to install the screw - back to first base
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/30/12 05:10 PM
That completely sucks... Sorry to hear it..
Posted By: hyefatman
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/30/12 05:52 PM
just a small set back on a 10 year plus project -- i was just happy to locate all of the trim
Posted By: Steve340
Re: install top front windshield trim on ebody convertible - 12/31/12 10:28 PM
I remember having the glass shop remove my windshield just so I could take off the trim to get it polished. I also installed new clips at the same time.