Who would you trust to replace your window seal

[ctaylor738]

Phillip Bright, Virginia Glass. He operates out of Foreign Service in Tysons. He replaced the seal in the rear window in my beloved 280C.

[Mark DiSilvestro]

Rear windows are usually tempered glass which is more tolerant of stress. Windsheilds are much more tricky to remove safely. Many years ago, I successfully changed front and rear glass in a '68 Opel Kadett and my '61 Ponton 180b, however, much more recently, I tried to save a windsheild from an '86 BMW 535i that was headed for the junkyard. Despite cutting off all the external portion of the gasket, the glass was also glued in place with some type of sealant, so when I attempted to push it free it cracked!

Happy Motoring, Mark

[mamali]

Originally Posted by ctaylor738

Phillip Bright, Virginia Glass. He operates out of Foreign Service in Tysons. He replaced the seal in the rear window in my beloved 280C.

Thanks Chuck and everyone else I will give a glass shopsa try. I also have a dumb question. In order to replace the headliner does the glass have to be removed??

[280EZRider]

The glass should be removed to replace the headliner properly because it must be glued to the frame under the window/shield seal. It can be done without seal removal, but will look like excriment.