Re: AlfettaGT glass & trim on a GTV6?

[James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>]

On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Paul Bayly wrote:
> If the earlier car (Alfetta GTV 2000) has a rubber seal, then the glass
> should fit into the GTV6.  If it is the bonded type off the Alfetta GT (1.8)
> it wont fit.   I would think that the stainless strips are getting rare and
> expensive, and they are rust traps around the side glass.  When fitting the

In the US, the bonded type was used on the earlier coupes, and the
gasketed type on the later cars.  We never got the 1.8 in the US, only
the 2000.  All of them had stainless trim, but the gasketed type have
the trim attached to the gasket, so the rust problem is significantly
lessened around the windscreen.  On the sides, the area around the trim
is prone to rust on all Alfettas, esp inside the drip rail and under the
trim that runs along the bottom of the windows.  The rear hatch is also
prone to rust around the glass and near the (usually clogged) drains,
so much so that it's common to see an earlier coupe with a GTV6 hatch,
which is a bolt-on swap.

I don't know if it's better metal, better treatment, or simply less age,
but GTV6s don't seem to rust nearly as much as Alfetta coupes.


> It's a long while since I looked at a V6 but check that the strips arent
> just painted or rubber coated.   They may be s/steel underneath and simply
> require a buff and polish.

The US GTV6s used an all rubber gasket.  No metal trim of any kind on the
front or the rear.  The side trims are, I think, painted.


james montebello
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