How to install on a 1959 gmc - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

SCHRUMGMC · 03-22-2013, 01:50 AM

How do I install windshields including the Door ones as well
then put in Door Rocker panels ?

tubbed55 · 03-22-2013, 12:23 PM

Not my videos but found them on you tube...

Here is the side glass....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ7iLf5VZfc

Here is the windshield... different year truck but done the same way....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOU_0HpS7To

On the windshield I did not need the tape to hold the seal in place.. I pulled the seal apart and made sure it was fully seated on the glass. I used automotive electrical wire instead of rope. I was told it slides on the rubber better without cutting seal, and I use spray silicon lubricant on seal and pinch weld. Line up the window in the frame and push it in. Before you pull the wire the seal should be all the way against the pinch weld. That way the only thing that is needed is for the lip to go over the pinch weld... Mine went in nice and easy....

Mac the Yankee · 03-22-2013, 01:46 PM

Just a thought- windshields are rather expensive and NOT fun to clean up. It might be worth the $90-100 to have a company install it... that way, if they break it, THEY replace it

OrrieG · 03-22-2013, 01:50 PM

thanks for posting the video on the windshield, will be helpful soon.

**buggy5872** · 03-22-2013, 02:10 PM

make sure you use a made in usa or original windshiled. Those cheap mexican made windshields are thin and not the correct shape.

dicer · 03-30-2013, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buggy5872

make sure you use a made in usa or original windshiled. Those cheap mexican made windshields are thin and not the correct shape.

Where do you get made in USA one?

I read a write up someplace along time ago about a guy that installed a windshield by himself on a TF truck.

63 & 64 Bowties · 03-22-2013, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac the Yankee

Just a thought- windshields are rather expensive and NOT fun to clean up. It might be worth the $90-100 to have a company install it... that way, if they break it, THEY replace it

I was told a couple years ago by two "big nationwide companies" that guarantee only applies if you buy the windshield from them. I don't know if they're all like that, but you might check first. Maybe they've changed their policies since then, I dunno.

SCHRUMGMC · 03-22-2013, 02:09 PM

Thanks for the video man, I will need it soon

sqrlnts · 03-22-2013, 02:31 PM

If I had to do it all over again I would pay to have it installed. I tried 3 different times with 2 different friends and we finally broke it putting it in the 3rd time. Whatever you do absolutely no metal tools near the windshield, once you think you have the windshield centered, measure a couple times to ensure its dead center before starting to install, lots of soap and the string trick. Good luck!

SCHRUMGMC · 03-22-2013, 04:43 PM

I appreciate all of the concern...The 59 still has one of the small windows in the Passenger side window..Its bubbled with yellow and crap ..I was floored how old it was

SCHRUMGMC · 03-22-2013, 04:58 PM

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sqrlnts · 03-22-2013, 06:56 PM

Carl Spackler says "The first truck sounds great but the whole 17, 20 offset rim package is a no go.

SCHRUMGMC · 03-22-2013, 07:12 PM

So you thought he sounded like him too LOL ?

What a CLASSIC

SCHRUMGMC · 03-23-2013, 11:18 AM

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/3615737382.html

Any thoughts ?

_Ogre · 03-23-2013, 03:08 PM

i had to laugh at the guy ''I do have a clean and clear title which is rare to find on a truck this old.''
we have a lot of rare trucks on this site

imo it's a little pricey, it might be worth it if it had a motor and trans so you wouldn't have to tow it home.
it will still need rockers, cab corners and floors, call him in 2 mths when it hasn't sold and offer him 1500 to 1800

SCHRUMGMC · 03-23-2013, 06:56 PM

Oh I aint going to buy it

just wanted yall to see it lol...Made me chuckle

tubbed55 · 03-30-2013, 11:25 AM

I know my dad installed the windshield in his 57 Chevy Bellaire by himself.. That glass has about the same shape. He just used suction handles on the inside to pull while pulled the rope... I was lucky to have a friend help me when I put the windshield in my truck...The windshield I used was made in China and the rubber was from Classic Parts... No problems and went right in...

SCHRUMGMC · 03-30-2013, 06:43 PM

I'm going to learn soon

03-22-2013, 01:50 AM	#1
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	How to install on a 1959 gmc How do I install windshields including the Door ones as well then put in Door Rocker panels ? __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

03-22-2013, 01:46 PM	#3
Mac the Yankee Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Winder, GA Posts: 274	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc Just a thought- windshields are rather expensive and NOT fun to clean up. It might be worth the $90-100 to have a company install it... that way, if they break it, THEY replace it

03-22-2013, 01:50 PM	#4
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc thanks for posting the video on the windshield, will be helpful soon. __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

03-22-2013, 02:10 PM	#5
buggy5872 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Beaver TWP PA Posts: 833	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc make sure you use a made in usa or original windshiled. Those cheap mexican made windshields are thin and not the correct shape. __________________ ___________________________ 1959 Apache Short Fleetside, 1959 Apache NAPCO Long Stepside, 1957 3100 with 59 fleetside bed 1957 5700 LCF Crew Cab "Big Bertha",1959 GMC F370 1958 GMC 600, 1946 Chevy, 1959 Viking 60 LCF 1974 Elcamino SS, 1979 6500 GMC Tilt Bed Wrecker Big Bertha Build

03-22-2013, 02:09 PM	#8
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc Thanks for the video man, I will need it soon __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

03-22-2013, 02:31 PM	#9
sqrlnts Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chandler AZ Posts: 750	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc If I had to do it all over again I would pay to have it installed. I tried 3 different times with 2 different friends and we finally broke it putting it in the 3rd time. Whatever you do absolutely no metal tools near the windshield, once you think you have the windshield centered, measure a couple times to ensure its dead center before starting to install, lots of soap and the string trick. Good luck!

03-22-2013, 04:43 PM	#10
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc I appreciate all of the concern...The 59 still has one of the small windows in the Passenger side window..Its bubbled with yellow and crap ..I was floored how old it was __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

03-22-2013, 06:56 PM	#12
sqrlnts Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chandler AZ Posts: 750	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc Carl Spackler says "The first truck sounds great but the whole 17, 20 offset rim package is a no go.

03-22-2013, 07:12 PM	#13
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc So you thought he sounded like him too LOL ? What a CLASSIC __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

03-23-2013, 11:18 AM	#14
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/3615737382.html Any thoughts ? __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

03-23-2013, 03:08 PM	#15
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc i had to laugh at the guy ''I do have a clean and clear title which is rare to find on a truck this old.'' we have a lot of rare trucks on this site imo it's a little pricey, it might be worth it if it had a motor and trans so you wouldn't have to tow it home. it will still need rockers, cab corners and floors, call him in 2 mths when it hasn't sold and offer him 1500 to 1800 __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

03-23-2013, 06:56 PM	#16
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc Oh I aint going to buy it just wanted yall to see it lol...Made me chuckle __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

03-30-2013, 11:25 AM	#17
tubbed55 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 98	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc I know my dad installed the windshield in his 57 Chevy Bellaire by himself.. That glass has about the same shape. He just used suction handles on the inside to pull while pulled the rope... I was lucky to have a friend help me when I put the windshield in my truck...The windshield I used was made in China and the rubber was from Classic Parts... No problems and went right in...

03-30-2013, 06:43 PM	#18
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: How to install on a 1959 gmc I'm going to learn soon __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100

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