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Nutch11 · 05-04-2020, 03:03 PM

I will be putting my Starliner back together this summer. The car is down to the sheet metal. Should I install the dash before the windshield? I can do either way. Best choice? My thinking is easier without the dash. Opinions?
Thanks

mercman from oz · 05-04-2020, 06:48 PM

Be very careful installing the Windshield in your Starliner, as the only models that these Windshields fit are the 1960 Edsel Hardtop and the two years of the Starliner, 1960 and 1961. They do not interchange with any other models, just these three. Take care.

packrat5 · 05-04-2020, 07:52 PM

Put the windshield in first, before the dash. Then you can check to see if it leaks before the dash and everything else is installed, and gets soaked in your first rainstorm. I assume you have the car painted before you are planning to install the glass?
And good luck finding an installer who knows how to do a rubber set windshield.

Ford blue blood · 05-05-2020, 07:06 AM

Get the headliner installed before the glass. Much easier to pull/stretch and fasten with no glass. Some of the early (50s and 60s) hard the rear portion of the headliner wrap on the pinch weld to hold it taunt.

JeffB2 · 05-05-2020, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ford blue blood

Get the headliner installed before the glass. Much easier to pull/stretch and fasten with no glass. Some of the early (50s and 60s) hard the rear portion of the headliner wrap on the pinch weld to hold it taunt.

Great advice ! The Ford Shop manuals will tell you that when installing a bow type headliner to R&R the rear glass so be sure to have both new seals on hand.

JimNNN · 05-08-2020, 12:05 PM

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And don't wait for a rainstorm to see if it leaks. Use a garden hose.

05-04-2020, 03:03 PM	#1
Nutch11 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 7	Install Windshield 1961 Starliner I will be putting my Starliner back together this summer. The car is down to the sheet metal. Should I install the dash before the windshield? I can do either way. Best choice? My thinking is easier without the dash. Opinions? Thanks

05-04-2020, 06:48 PM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,368	Re: Install Windshield 1961 Starliner Be very careful installing the Windshield in your Starliner, as the only models that these Windshields fit are the 1960 Edsel Hardtop and the two years of the Starliner, 1960 and 1961. They do not interchange with any other models, just these three. Take care.

05-04-2020, 07:52 PM	#3
packrat5 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 301	Re: Install Windshield 1961 Starliner Put the windshield in first, before the dash. Then you can check to see if it leaks before the dash and everything else is installed, and gets soaked in your first rainstorm. I assume you have the car painted before you are planning to install the glass? And good luck finding an installer who knows how to do a rubber set windshield.

05-05-2020, 07:06 AM	#4
Ford blue blood Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 814	Re: Install Windshield 1961 Starliner Get the headliner installed before the glass. Much easier to pull/stretch and fasten with no glass. Some of the early (50s and 60s) hard the rear portion of the headliner wrap on the pinch weld to hold it taunt. __________________ Bill, certified Ford nut. 2016 F-150 2016 Focus 08 Shelby GT500 57 Ford Ranchero 36 Chevy, 351C/FMX, 8", Mustang II

05-08-2020, 12:05 PM	#6
JimNNN Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 522	Re: Install Windshield 1961 Starliner Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) And don't wait for a rainstorm to see if it leaks. Use a garden hose.