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RogerL · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 4

I am putting the finishing touches to a 1950 Morris Minor lowlight tourer. It’s more or less done except for refitting the screen chromes, which I just can’t back in. There seems no way the wide ‘U’ shaped chrome can get a purchase in the rubber moulding. Does any one have any words of wisdom?

Roger

47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

How about spraying the moulding with some rubber lubricant
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RogerL · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 4

The problem isn’t that I can’t get the chrome into the rubber moulding, it’s that it won’t stay there. The chrome is shaped like an elongated ‘U’ with nothing to stop is slipping out. The shape is a bit like; [ . The curved corners are particularly difficult.

Roger

peppiB · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject:

Do you have the correct tool to put the trim in? It is very difficult to do without one

Brian M · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:06 am Post subject:

Watched a friend use one of these and the trim went straight in - and stayed in.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8104&frostProductName=Windscreen%20Installation%20Tool
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bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

just used one of those to fit the insert on my hunter screens and it went in without any difficulties on the rear, the front rubber was a used one not new like the rear and was a bit more difficult but still managed it in around 20-30 minutes!!
great tool to make life a bit easier!!

dclf1947 · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject:

Notice on the description of the tool it states "not suitable for metal filler strips". RogelL says his is chrome. All the same I would think that Frost probably has an alternative that maybe suitable for metal filler strips.

arossco · Joined: 15 Oct 2008 Posts: 35 Location: Glasgow

My '56 Cresta has clips which fit around the circumference of the windscreen rubber - in the middle of the rubber - to hold on the chrome trim.

These clips fit into a central groove and another thin strip of rubber fits on top to fill the gap and hold them in place.

The chrome trim has the same kind of profile as yours and just snaps on to the above clips.

Hope this makes sense - if not I could try and draw a diagram ...

Ross

RogerL · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 4

Thank you all for the suggestions. Unfortunately, the Frost tool, as someone has mentioned, is not intended for metal strips and Frost has no othert offering. Does anyone know where a suitable tool may be found?

Carcruiser · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Worcestershire

Hi,
I don't think theres a suitable tool for doing this. The workshop manual reccomends fitting a piece of string in the channel and then pulling the string out away from the chrome as you push the chrome in. I have done it this way and it does work to a certain extent! I think some of the problem is new screen rubbers not being quite grippy enough to hold it.
One side went in fine for me, but the other side one corner kept popping out so I cheated and glued it in, clamping it in place with a G clamp and a piece of wood round the screen pillar overnight. That worked!