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[dengru]

having trouble getting windscreen and rear window back in can anyone advise me on how to do it

[tonic2k]

i done a windscreen at the weekend i brought the rubber that said it goes on window first but we couldnt do it that way
it kept falling off, we did it rubber on car first then window in then fillet although we didnt have the fillet tool we used a
kitchen untensil with the ring on the handle to hang it up, we used this as a tool and the fillet was in in seconds

o and lots of fairy liquid once you got rubber into car and when putting fillet in

Edited by tonic2k, 09 June 2009 - 06:16 PM.

[jt89]

Make sure you use arbomast to seal it up, they are common leakers, seal it on the outside between the rubber and glass and around the outside between the body and rubber, that is if its an old rubber, new ones are usually ok, after you have sealed it you can then put the filler strip in, I Know this because im a windscreen fitter lol

[tonic2k]

Make sure you use arbomast to seal it up, they are common leakers, seal it on the outside between the rubber and glass and around the outside between the body and rubber, that is if its an old rubber, new ones are usually ok, after you have sealed it you can then put the filler strip in, I Know this because im a windscreen fitter lol

yea i got the new wider rubber from minispares so didnt need the sealent it aint leaked yet (touch wood) lol

and the back was leaking due to no fillet, but after i fitted one thats stopped leaking too

[dengru]

yeah but how do i get the windscreen in tired today to no avail

[tonic2k]

yeah but how do i get the windscreen in tired today to no avail

put it in car first then put fairy liquid around the window edge
easier with 2 people but put a bottom corner in first then work across the bottom then both work up the sides
then push the rubber from inside the car to lip over the screen i used a flat tool to run along the top to get it in.

this is the way i did it at the weekend and it worked well, but others may suggest another method

then if you havent got the fillet tool for the fillet strip have fun lol as this is difficult

[lrostoke]

Fit the rubber seal to the frame

lubricate the rubber seal, I actually use washing up liquid but some people frown on it , but you can get rubber lube.

fit the windscreen bottom edge into the seal as central as poss.

then you want something flat to go round the seal peeling the seal over the glass. I actually use a flatblade screwdriver, just be carefull don't damage the seal.

then fit the fillet strip, theres another topic on that, in the first few pages on this section was only asked yesterday about that.

[padnic]

yeah but how do i get the windscreen in tired today to no avail

put it in car first then put fairy liquid around the window edge
easier with 2 people but put a bottom corner in first then work across the bottom then both work up the sides
then push the rubber from inside the car to lip over the screen i used a flat tool to run along the top to get it in.

this is the way i did it at the weekend and it worked well, but others may suggest another method

then if you havent got the fillet tool for the fillet strip have fun lol as this is difficult

I dont think fairy liquid is a good idea,im pretty sure its not good for your rubbers and paintwork, thats what ive always been led to believe.

[tonic2k]

yeah but how do i get the windscreen in tired today to no avail

put it in car first then put fairy liquid around the window edge
easier with 2 people but put a bottom corner in first then work across the bottom then both work up the sides
then push the rubber from inside the car to lip over the screen i used a flat tool to run along the top to get it in.

this is the way i did it at the weekend and it worked well, but others may suggest another method

then if you havent got the fillet tool for the fillet strip have fun lol as this is difficult

I dont think fairy liquid is a good idea,im pretty sure its not good for your rubbers and paintwork, thats what ive always been led to believe.

ive always used fairy liquid on my rubbers and to wash all my cars and ive never had any trouble,
but like someone else said, some people dont like using it other do, but it makes life easier, jst wash it off paint and screen when ya done

[dklawson]

See this article from the FAQ section.
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=10693

Regarding the rubber lube... the best, readily available, harmless thing to use is "personal lubricant" (a.k.a. KY Jelly). This was proposed to me after the FAQ was written and since then I've had the opportunity to try it on some non-Mini windshields. It works, it's water soluble, and it's harmless.

[nicksuth]

See this article from the FAQ section.
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=10693

Regarding the rubber lube... the best, readily available, harmless thing to use is "personal lubricant" (a.k.a. KY Jelly). This was proposed to me after the FAQ was written and since then I've had the opportunity to try it on some non-Mini windshields. It works, it's water soluble, and it's harmless.

Yeh, but try explaining that to your wife when she finds a tube of it in your garage, or evene worse, in the back of your car

[tonic2k]

See this article from the FAQ section.
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=10693

Regarding the rubber lube... the best, readily available, harmless thing to use is "personal lubricant" (a.k.a. KY Jelly). This was proposed to me after the FAQ was written and since then I've had the opportunity to try it on some non-Mini windshields. It works, it's water soluble, and it's harmless.

Yeh, but try explaining that to your wife when she finds a tube of it in your garage, or evene worse, in the back of your car

lol now that is funny, and pretty hard to explain

[nicksuth]

I used to do some of the Ultrasonic NDT inspections at work and the kit came with a tub of KY Jelly, the girls in the office never felt safe after seeing that and would never believe me that it was an "Ultrasonic Couplant".

Sure one of them put some sand in it one day

[midridge2]

did they use lubricant at the factorys fitting them, nope, all done dry.

[dklawson]

did they use lubricant at the factorys fitting them, nope, all done dry.

Maybe the factory didn't use any lube. However, I've put windshields and glass in several cars over the years and I would not begin to try this myself without some lube on the rubber. However, whether or not to lube is entirely up to you.