Windscreen rubber fitting Mk1

[Trinny]

Windscreen fitters and I failed to fit my new windscreen rubber today
(using original screen,v.good cond, as we couldn't get the inside top rubber over the metal lip)
So I searched the forum on the subject and Fred warns against this mixing of old and new ....why?
The Fitters coming round Sat to have another go.....
any tips?

[rover]

Salt free liquid soap and string

Rover.

[Neil]

change your fitter

[Trinny]

The fitter came recommended.Thankyou

At least I know my windscreen surround is solid now!

Helpful tips still welcome

[WINDSCREENGUY]

oh dear them pattern parts are a bitch to fit

[transitgeoff]

sure are, i watched you lose a few pounds fitting mine

[MK1Chris]

The fitters had a problem re-fitting my old screen with brand new rubbers.

They let the rubbers soak in warm water for a while and that helped to soften them a tad. There was still an alarming amount of "persuasion" required with fists etc to get the screen in

Luckily, using fitters meant that they were covered by their insurance. If I tried to fit the screen myself, and cracked it... £££££'s to find a replacement!

[madmark]

i can remember haveing mine done it was a bitch of a thing to get it to sit right!
but a good fitter will be able to do it in the end!

[travlinman]

oh dear them pattern parts are a bitch to fit

if you cant get genuine what else you suposed to use or do

[214si]

i need a new rubber, but i have a choice of 3 options

i can remove one from the spare mk2 we have (which may not be any good once removed)

order one from rejel

or order one from another supplier

i mean i wouldnt like to use the 2nd hand again, and ive heard rejels arnt the best, but as stated above what are we to do?

as long as it goes in and seals then well isnt it all good?

[madmark]

if i had another mk2 i would only fit the mk1 rubber with the chrome insert ,unless you want to keep that cloth handy for mopping the dash!

and one otherthing about the bitch of a mk1 rubber it dont leak!

[214si]

is that because of the 'ears' on the mk2 rubber which causes it to leak, also why would an aftermarket mk1 rubber not leak and a mk2 leak?

[bron y aur]

A up Trinny, i recognise ya avatar , btw hows suzanna.
Anyow fit the rubber to screen, feed some strong string around and in the groove where the metal lip will fit leaving an overlap on the bottom edge, place screen/rubber centrally onto bottom aperture lip (string inside), from outside exert gentle pressure working from bottom, then sides, when the screen no longer moves in, then pull the string (one end) slowly while pressure is applied to the area that the string is pulling the rubber lip over.
Do ya get me drift, this all works better if you can work with the rubber warm, but watch inside for the rubber pulling over the lip, then.........jobs a good un.

is that because of the 'ears' on the mk2 rubber which causes it to leak, also why would an aftermarket mk1 rubber not leak and a mk2 leak?

, the reason why mk1 rubbers dont leak is the silver locking strip.

[214si]

so the silver insert, spreads the rubber and pushes it in to the metalwork thus creating a tighter seal?

or am i just totally barking up the wrong tree

[bron y aur]

you got it 214 si.