I need some advise/help on how to install this part. What type of glue? how to center it. Just any little secrets I should know about. Dan
Dan, I did mine about four years ago. I sanded the top rail down to bare metal. It had small rust spots I cleaned out with a wire wheel then filled with bondo. Get the bondo as smooth as possible and it will save you a lot of time sanding afterward. Once I got everything smoothed out, I painted the rail with a light coat of POR 15. Again keep it as smooth as possible. It's a lot of sanding work to smooth it out after it dries. After everything is dry and smooth, I used 3M spray adhesive on both the rail and vinyl. Let it set up for about 30 seconds and lay the vinyl on the top rail. I used a wall paper roller to roll the vinyl smooth. You need to roll it fairly quickly because the glue sets up pretty fast. Mine still looks great today.
Any photo's of the work? Does that piece require any cutting? Is it straight forward as for centering it? Dan
Dan, I don't have any pictures. You should lay the vinyl on the rail to see how it fits before gluing it. You can trim the major excess with scissors. After gluing, you will need to cut it (particularly around the clips for the windshield trim) with a razor blade. I removed the clips before installing the vinyl.