On 3/2/2025 at 4:44 AM, Patcon said:

I think its easier to put the glass in first

The most challenging part was probably cleaning the old gasket off the car. Then installing the trim back in. Without the dash it took me about 15 mins to get the glass installed back in. I did buy the rope installing tool from Amazon. It makes it so much easy and like someone said start at the bottom with about 12-18in overlap of the rope.

Edited Thursday at 07:23 AM5 days by MH77280Z

On 2/9/2025 at 10:29 PM, kcpope said:

I used the one from vintage rubber, and I was happy with it. I think it was $150 or so, which is a good compromise compared to $400🫤

I installed with dash in place using the typical rope method.

As far as removal, carefully remove the stainless trim pieces, then use any manor of razor blades, putty knives, flat heads, etc to remove the old brittle rubber, being careful to not chip or crack the windshield.

The vintage rubber weather strip is just fine. It covers all four corners. I don’t think there is any need to spend $400 on the OEM. Thanks for the reference.