windscreen seal

[Luke]

well the dead give away would be the lack of rubber round the edge. What would you use? The stuff for putting in later screens?

fred i would bond in the seal i have

[FredTransit]

ah right I am with you, I misunderstood, thought you meant bond it in on it's own without the seal, like the later vans, that's why I though it would look cr*p!

[Luke]

toptint didnt work for me, looking strait through the tinted bit

thing is i'm planning on building a roof console so i need something like the banner to cover it from the front i was thinking a top tint would look nice

[AndyG]

toptint didnt work for me, looking strait through the tinted bit

thing is i'm planning on building a roof console so i need something like the banner to cover it from the front i was thinking a top tint would look nice

Are your seats that low

[Luke]

toptint didnt work for me, looking strait through the tinted bit

thing is i'm planning on building a roof console so i need something like the banner to cover it from the front i was thinking a top tint would look nice

Are your seats that low

well in the mk4 ive got the banner and it causes me no problems

you got me thinking now better check it out before i do it

[sidspop]

I believe caravan places use stuff called "creeping crack cure" which you dribble under the rubber to seal it

[Steve4x4]

Hello Luke
I only did my screen a few weeks ago. First time a few years ago I bought a repro Mk 2 seal and that was too short across the top. It did go in and I sealed it up as well but the ears slowly unstuck and started to stick up.
This time I bought a Mk1 seal. This would be ok (or so I thought) but was a complete waste of time as well. I struggled with this for hours and ended up tearing part of the lip off. It looked like it was 2 pieces stuck together but I'm not sure.
Out of desperation I got the old original and spent hours cleaning all the sealer off and used that. It went in in 5 minutes. I haven't been round with the sealer yet but have some 3M stuff that ought to be ok. I can only hope this seals up ok as I can't afford to spend another £60 on another new one.

I had a screen fitted on my Mini by some pros who said it wouldn't need sealant. It leaked like nobodies buisiness so I sealed it up with sealer and it has been fine since.

[WINDSCREENGUY]

ah ha a thread for me lol, to be honest mk1's and 2's are prone to leak i would fit the screen if it dosent leak all good (but they normally do).

if it does then i suggest using arbomast windscreen sealer this is what i would use between the glass and rubber esp at the bottom corners,

and between the body and rubber hope this helps and do not use a toughned windscreen please.


Arbomast Autograde made by Ashead Ratcliffe
in Derby 01773 826661.It is an oil based product and takes 2-3 weeks to cure.

[AndyG]

It is an oil based product and takes 2-3 weeks to cure.

Can you not use the van during this time

[WINDSCREENGUY]

get to bed

of course you can it actually stays wet for months /years/decades/ so on so on

[AndyG]

get to bed

of course you can it actually stays wet for months /years/decades/ so on so on

Goodnight then

[WINDSCREENGUY]

lol

[rover]

The Mk2 I have outside my house had a new laminated screen fitted as the original was toughened, the seal leaked for months quite badly and we kept having to sok up the water every day it rained, but one day it just stopped Through all the rain we have had recently it is still bone dry

Rover.

[Steve4x4]

Can I bring my van round ?
I have heard about acid rain etc but not windscreen sealing rain !

[baconsdozen]

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