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Windshiel gasket

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Ok, for all you detail guys; Im about ready to spring for a new windshield and gasket. Around $300, and I want to know if anyone has any experience on the brands of windshield gaskets?

There's probably some different brands, and I want a nice one, closest to factory and well made.
Does anyone have any feedback on this? Keep on truckin'!
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I bought one from LMC and can say you don't want that one. The trim wouldn't stay in it so I pulled the trim off and it was still a pain to put in. I've put in about 10-12 windshields and that one was the hardest. Good thing it's only in until I paint it.

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Thats good to know. I'm going to be needing one to for mines and it has the trim too.
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Just bought one for my rear window from LMC before reading this post. Hopefully it's a better fit. No trim to deal with fortunately.
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I avoid LMC's rubber and soft plastic products is because their rubber/soft plastic formulation doesn't hold up to UV and heat. I bought some seals from LMC and they literally dried up, cracked, and fell apart in about two years. Aggravating.

Sometimes they just resell Dennis Carpenter's higher quality parts and that's a good thing. But why not just get it directly from Dennis Carpenter?
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So there stuff is that much better than lmc's ?
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Big specht wrote:So there stuff is that much better than lmc's ?
HELL YES! LMC sucks in general...overpriced for some of their stuff and shipping is stupidly expensive IMO.
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Mac's Antique Auto Parts 1967 F100 thru F750 windshield seal $69.45 :thup: I bought one from these folks for my '59 Edsel and it fit perfectly.
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fastEdsel, where are their windshield gaskets made? for only about $70.00+ shipping are they made here or offshore? thanks for any help on this.
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I'd say they are from DC. You can call either place and get an idea. The DC one I installed went in well enough (other than the normal windshield install cussing and grunting)
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Ranchero50 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:39 am
I'd say they are from DC. You can call either place and get an idea. The DC one I installed went in well enough (other than the normal windshield install cussing and grunting)
Ha-ha you and I both Jamie, (on the cussing part), but mine went in much...easier once I found out I was trying to put it in backwards LOL!
Looked and can't find the ebay seller, (his username was "rubberthe rightway") that I got mine from (and it arrived in a DC bag).
Do yourself a favor and don't wast money on LMC rubber-bet you'll be glad you did. :thup:
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