Wing-Wing Installation

Robert/Texas

Robert/Texas

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I bumped into the driver side wind-wing on my '28 roadster and knocked it off. It is undamaged but I'm looking for suggestions on what to use to bond rubber to glass.

Thanks, Robert
 
I can't tell you how many I have seen fall off and break.

I use an inner tube and superglue it to the glass. I trim the rubber with an exacto knife around the brackets.

Make sure you adjust the little round screw first so that the brackets fold tight against the glass. Then tighten the others.
 
Hoo boy I’ve been through this and nothing I’ve tried worked. I caught the driver’s side wind wing just before it fell off, twice. I cracked one by clamping it down too hard. I suspect my hardware is no good. The best suggestion I’ve seen here is the fellow from Australia (sorry can’t recall your name) who had reproductions made at a local plastic shop and drilled bolt holes to anchor them.
In the meantime I found that running without them made it so much easier to get in and out , and made no noticeable difference with wind buffeting. Hard to imagine Henry would have continued to bear the expense of needless parts, but that’s my experience.
 
There is a cement that's used on more modern cars that they glue the rear view mirror to the windshield I would try using some of that it should be available in any major auto parts store.
 
We tested a wing-wing in a club car and after 2 years, still holding great.
Go to the hardware store and buy a roll of 3M heavy duty fixture tape. It's black
like the old rubber you have. Cut them out of your rubber pattern, and you will
be good to go.
Hope this helps
 
JOES31 said:
We tested a wing-wing in a club car and after 2 years, still holding great.
Go to the hardware store and buy a roll of 3M heavy duty fixture tape. It's black
like the old rubber you have. Cut them out of your rubber pattern, and you will
be good to go.
Hope this helps
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This is what i have done to the past 3 Roadsters.
 
I am considering the 3M product below. 3M products are usually top quality.
Rusty Nelson
3M Rearview Mirror Adhesive, 08752
 
wrndln said:
I am considering the 3M product below. 3M products are usually top quality.
Rusty Nelson
3M Rearview Mirror Adhesive, 08752
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I wouldn't. Go with the tape and it will be instant and strong. Adhesives
in this situation are not trustworthy.
 
wrndln said:
I am considering the 3M product below. 3M products are usually top quality.
Rusty Nelson
3M Rearview Mirror Adhesive, 08752
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That is designed to hold the little metal tab to the windshield in a modern car. It's basically super glue modifed to withstand the UV hitting it through the windshield.
 

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Thanks to all of you but I should have supplied more information. I bought the car around 1989, and these wind wings were on the car when I bought it. A few years later I installed a rear-view mirror on the driver side wind wing. Yesterday I bumped that wind wing hard while climbing out of the car and it fell undamaged on my concrete carport floor. Two of the rubber pads are still stuck firmly to the glass. The two that came loose look like they never had any adhesive on them.
 
I wouldn't. Go with the tape and it will be instant and strong. Adhesives
in this situation are not trustworthy.



Barge rubber cement- used in the shoe industry. never had a problem.


if you buy crap, well yes it could be a problem.
 
ModelA29 said:
That is designed to hold the little metal tab to the windshield in a modern car. It's basically super glue modifed to withstand the UV hitting it through the windshield.
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But will that 3M product emulate the size ,shape, and color of the OEM rubber
pads? The 3M adhesive tape I recommend is almost the same dimensions as the old rubber.
 
Yesterday I looked at the wind wing clamps again. The rubber pads feel stuck well into the clamps. The surface of clamp pads appear like they never had any adhesive on them. I plan to smear some 3M High Bond Mirror Adhesive on the pads and tighten them as hard as I can. I keep my old Fords in my barn 95 miles from my home and won't be back there for a week or so.

Thanks again for all of your helpful suggestions.

Robert
 
I finally got back to the Model A. I keep it in a barn in a rural area 95 miles from my home. I found my large screwdriver with a square shank in my barn. I tightened the two outer screws as hard as I could with a 3/8" open end wrench on the shank. I think this is going to work but if it doesn't, I'll let you know. Thanks again for your help and patience.
Robert
 
I ditched the glass wind wings years ago after they kept coming loose. I replaced the glass with acrylic sheet or polycarbonate material. Just to make 110% sure they wouldn't come loose again, I intended to drill through one clamp and the clear sheet, tap the other clamp and put in a screw. The clamp was too hard to easily tap so I drilled right through and used a small nut and bolt. Not even the slightest suggestion of any thing coming loose again. The ONLY down side is the acrylic or poly carbonate is softer than glass and scratches more easily so care must be taken when cleaning it.
 
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