How-to vent window top seal replacement?

66 Restomod

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I bought a couple vent window top seals with the shiny silver brads. Drilling out the old one is easy enough. Does everyone buy a brad gun or do something else here to install the new one? I figure we can use a urethane to glue the small pieces together but that seems like a last resort... To clarify I'm talking about the small black rubber triangle seal at the top of the vent window peak. Thanks!

 

BarnStang

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On a 66? the seal should have come with a new rivit. You will need 4 hands to do this (easily anyway). I put a punch/drift in the vise and balance the head of the rivit on it, then center punch the rivit about 3/4 down, then flatten with a punch/drift.

 

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Yep on a 66, I had a glass guy out here for something else and he called the rivet-looking thing a brad. He said he thinks there's a gun or something to install them, but he hasn't seen one in many years. But if I can install it manually that's good too. Thanks!

 

BarnStang

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Take your time with the center punch. It will split easily (which you most likely can't prevent anyway...) and can drift off center sometimes. Use a light hammer, like a body hammer.
A brad is a small nail. THis should be a rivit-hollow in the center.