Any how tos about for fitting metal trims to a Back Glass?

[Biff]

Hi

Not done one of these before and i don't seem to see any how tos on line - maybe i am not using the write towards? The glass is a little thicker than 3/16 so i have purchased some ultra thin double sided tape, and will cut a few patches of this.

Do i apply the tape to the glass or the trim - or does it not matter?

Would you recommend heating glass and trim a bit prior to insertion?

I really want to avoid knackering £400 of new back glass

Grateful for your thoughts

Cheers

JB

 

[mplayfield]

Sorry no tips on fitting this but don't ever heat glass it will break.

 

[AlanJ]

Usually the glass is thinner than the metal channel - have you got the right channel thickness for the glass, there are 2 different thicknesses of glass, with similarly sized channels 1/8" and 3/16"?

Then I put some tape in a few layers around the glass to make it tightly fit into the channel, Not the full length - just two spots either end about 2" in and 1.5" long each. Any tape that has some thickness will do, insulation tape, masking tape, cloth tape etc.

 

[Andy_B]

If the glass is a bit thicker than 3/16 it is likely to be 5 mm.
Does it actually fit in the trim?

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[DAD]

The 3/16" trim I bought fitted 5mm glass in comfortably. I lined the inside of the trim with standard electrical insulating tape - sticky side to the trim (away from the glass)