flush mount rear glass

^^ i should add that this is only that simple in most FLAT glass applications...

i see what you mean about gettin glass made, but i would just rather get a glass from another year that way, should anything ever happen to it, it wouldnt be an ordeal to get another one.

actually i will have to see what it looks like when the slider glass is out b/c it might already have something of a lip or flange, might need modified but hey thats the whole point. i'll take a look at a dakota at this dealership to get some measurements

Originally posted by lucky_brew



^^ i should add that this is only that simple in most FLAT glass applications...

Not true...If you can make a good pattern or mould then it is not that hard to get glass made. I do Glass for a living.

f150s have no exposed seals. the glass has bolts bonded to and bolts through the back wall seals with butyle(sp)tape adhesive.

Aarons idea sounds interesting and fairly simple. My only question would be how would you go about adding a band around the outside edge of the window so you couldn't see the urethane? I don't think its just paint but maybe I'm wrong, seems like its baked to the glass on a windshield.

Aaron's idea will work, I have done it before. The band around the glass is the frit. Its there to keep the UV light from breaking down the urethane and to hide it. In some applications the glass arrives with no frit on it, so we paint one on. Not regular paint but with proper windshield primers.

I never thought about the UV breaking the urethane down but it makes total sense, you do learn something new everyday I guess. Is the paint used for the fret something thats readily available to glass shops or do I need to look to a specialty source?