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I would put some liquid silicon in a cup and apply around windshield edge and somehow force between rubber and glass on both sides - maybe with a nylon spatula or bondo putty nylon applier.  Care needs to be taken tightening any of the bolts - or you'll have more than a squeak to worry about.  Maybe drive around and run your hand along to see if you can determine where the squeak is coming from.

Install / Reset your windshield.  Discover why is  the windshield " squeaky"  ( frame or actual glass issue ?) You can easily reseat the windshield by first loosening the 7/16 nut at the base of the mirror rod, then alternating left to right loosen the 9/16 post bolt a half turn until both are loose. Visibly confirm that the glass is seated down into the base rubber slot. Then ...lightly … rock and push down ( I use a rubber mallet) on the top of the windshield frame.  Begin by tightening the passenger post bolt until you just begin have tension then repeat on the driver's side. Go back to the passenger side and turn the bolt 1/2 turn repeat on the driver's side. Now being sure the mirror rod slot has captured and seated to the windshield frame, snug the mirror post 1- 1/2 turns past where it bottoms to the underside of the dash and.... Stop....  Go back to both windshield posts and tighten another 1/4 turn plus  until you are comfortable with it and you can barely rock the windshield frame assembly, now go back and give the 7/16" mirror post bolt a turn plus until you feel there is just enough tension there.  I've done this dozens of time  and only broke one ( it had an existing edge chip) 

Last edited by Alan Merklin

Ok, let me be the first to say that 99% of the members on here will never use Alan’s well written fix, no matter that is a VERY credible set of instructions and will  (and has) worked very well in the past.

The re-post of the CMC installation instructions is probably the most helpful thing on here (without all of the background info), because at least you can see what is involved, but just go to a NAPA store, buy an aerosol can of silicone lubricant and literally spray the living hell out of any glass-to-rubber or fiberglass-to-rubber intersection on your car and see if that helps it.  If not, THEN pull everything apart, silicone re-lube it and re-seat, including the glass to base rubber gasket, using Alan’s great set if instructions.  THAT should certainly cure it, but that approach is certainly more involved and NOT for the faint of mechanical heart.

Or, you could just turn up the volume on your radio!

Good luck. 

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