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[Jan Suhr]

Got myself a "new" Omega in Germany a couple of weeks ago.

Really nice 2.6L and 99.9% rust free!!!

But there are a few things on it that bothers me.

One is the rubber stripe around the windshield, the one that go up the sides and around the roof line.
The current one has sort of dried out and cracked a bit. My old Omega is going to be scraped and picked for parts. The rubber stripe on that one is good and I was thinking that I could take that one and replace the dried one.

Is just to pull of the stripe and push it back on to the other car?


Thanks

[Doctor Gollum]

If you're very lucky, possibly.

The frame pieces that the rubber trim clips into is attached to the glass with the rubber strip BEFORE the glass is fitted as the rubber is what sets the windscreen position in the aperture.

This is the only guaranteed way to get it fitted correctly. If you try and do it on the car you run the very real risk of pushing the frame pieces off the glass.

[johnnydog]

It can be done because I've done it.
To remove the good one, I would suggest using a pick tool to get the tongue started out of the retainer, and use some silicone lubricant to slide the pick tool between the lowest part of the tongue and against the retainer making sure that it isn't distorted. If it bends significantly (ie by pulling it up by hand) the likelihood it won't sit properly on refitting.
Make sure the tongue is spotlessly clean of any grit or crud, as  is the retainer. Lightly lubricate the tongue with either red rubber grease or silicone spray, position the moulding so that the top curve is exactly in position, the start gently thumb the tongue into the retainer at one end regularly checking that the top corner will still sit in the correct position. Go easy on it and take your time exerting a firm constant pressure as you go round the moulding, and it will go on easily. You will feel when it slots correctly into the groove on the retainer.
There is a good chance that some of the bonding used on the windscreen fitment may be in contact with and  support the retainer in part but don't be hamfisted and keep its profile as flat as possible when removing/ refitting and you should be able to do it ok