Ford Mustang Auto Glass Seals
Fords Mustang has been in continuous production since the model year 1965, and it has gone through six generations of updates, redesigns, and style changes. This two-door sports car is available in a coupe or convertible body style. Exposure to extreme heat or cold, moisture, corrosive fluids, road salt, or ultraviolet radiation could cause the Ford Mustang auto glass to fail, necessitating a replacement.
What are the features of Ford Mustang auto glass seals?- Waterproof materials: These Ford Mustang parts are made from rubber and felt. These materials repel moisture, which prevents water droplets from getting into the door panel and window accessories.
- Installs with adhesives, splines, or clips: The weather stripping and seals can be pushed into place with a flat head screwdriver or held in place with the metal clips that are already attached to the Mustangs windows. The molding seals for the auto glass use a butyl glue adhesive to keep the glass level and secured within the seal.
- Made to Original Equipment Manufacturer standards: The seals and weather stripping accessories are made to factory specifications for an exact fit in the Mustang.
- Choose the placement on the Mustang: Choose the part of the Mustang that needs to have its seal or weather stripping replaced. There are options for the bottom, sides, and tops of the drivers side and passengers side windows, the front windshield, and the rear windshield.
- Select the style of seal: Select a piece of weather stripping with a rubber bottom and felt top or a rubber seal that fits all around the Mustangs auto glass. There are also glass molding seals if you are also replacing the panel of glass that fit into the Mustangs door parts.
- Choose a manufacturer for the Ford Mustang parts: Weather stripping and seals for Ford Mustang auto glass are produced by Ford as the Original Equipment Manufacturer. There are also auto glass seals made by other manufacturers, including 1A Auto, AM Auto Parts, and others. You can also select unbranded or custom auto glass seals for your Ford Mustang.
The weather stripping for auto glass helps to prevent dust, dirt, and other contaminants from entering the vehicles body parts, electronics, and engine. After thousands of times opening and closing the door and raising and lowering the glass in the cars window, the weather stripping seals around the glass may need to be replaced. To do this, use an adhesive solvent to remove the old adhesive from the old seal. Then, use pliers to pry off the old weather stripping seal. Clean the glass with one part water to one part vinegar solution. Then, dry the glass with a microfiber cloth. Next, fit the new seal around one corner of the glass and apply the adhesive. Continue wrapping the seal all around and finally, allow the adhesive to cure for 24 hours.