[DeTomaso] Pantera window gaskets

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/13/13 19 12 42, coreyjprice at gmail.com writes:


> A vendor said that the rubber windshield gasket I have will be a real 
> pain to reinstall and look good.  The vendor said that the gasket has already 
> taken a "set" and not want to seat properly.
> 

>>>What gasket are you referring to?   Is it your original one?   I can 
tell you that not all replacement gaskets are created equal.   The really 
expensive ones, like Roland and Mr. Fiat sell, are original, and expensive, and 
right.   Some of the cheaper ones out there actually come with an instruction 
sheet telling you how to cut them up to make them perhaps work, which does 
not inspire confidence!

Lots of people here have had bad experience with the latter.

I would suggest that if your original gasket is still moderately useable, 
that plus a healthy supply of 3M windshield sealer (NOT conventional 
silicone, but rather the 3M product made specifically for sealing windshields) 
should see you through.

Others have advised to defer to the experience of professional glass 
installers, and I would agree with that.

FWIW once upon a time I bought a new windshield rubber for a replacement 
windshield for my VW Scirocco, and the glass shop preferred to reuse the 
original rubber, saying it was a better fit.

Mike