Would appreciate any advice/ pointers on fitting and sealing the glass to the frame etc ina 1982 spider : what to do first ; major don'ts and minor do's. Thanks Chris

a little petrolium jelly on the rubber and be careful. dont pry or force it. it is a really easy operation, when fitting on the car align up your windshield with the vent windows, provided you have not removed or moved them. they will be a good guide. i assume you have the wiper cowl off, if not you must. if the dash is out it is also much easyer to insure the seal is properly seated. on the late spiders there are 2 13mm studs with clips under the cowl,

Try this discussion for lots of tips.

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 15&t=11831

1. Installed the glass into the gasket.
2. Slid the gasket and glass "completely" into the frame
3. installed the chrome trim piece into the channel on the lower portion of the gasket.
4. Taped the bottom of the gasket (and chrome trim piece) to the bottom of the glass with masking tape so it stays in place.
5. Used more masking tape to hold gasket and glass in frame.
6. Lifted the whole thing in place and set it on the "y" rail.
7. Secured the ends of the frame to the car but did not tighten completely.
8. Adjusted the whole unit (glass, gasket and frame) left or right so it was centered
9. Used a bent screw drive to work the rubber gasket lip over the "y" lip.
10. tightened down the frame.

http://forum.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtop ... 29&p=19159

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... ll#p128293

Thanks gentlemen Its good to get advice form people that have actually done it!! I will fit my doros and vent windows FIRST so then I align the frame properly
Chris

A trick we used for the mustang glass to get the seal over the lips was to put a piece of twine/cord in there and once in place you pulled the cord to lift the rubber over the metal rail. They are not the easiest things to get right. Now I just have a friend that does glass install for me. He knows all those nice tricks.