Just gone to fit the above. The two side quarter windows fitted perfect and reasonably easy too. Gone to fit the rear (very rear) and using a brand new seal, its incredibly tight. We have been trying for about 3 hours and its like trying to push a 10mm bolt into a 8mm hole! We can get the four corners inside the rubber seal but not the top and bottoms. Ive heard the 'string' technique works but how do i do this? Basically i need to get the top and bottom rubbers round the polycarbonate now. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Fitting Acw Polycarbonate Windows
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GreenMini17
, Jun 03 2012 06:17 PM
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 06:17 PM
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 07:09 PM
You lay a length of strong string inside the grove of the rubber. Get one corner of the window into the grove and then carefully pull the string towards you as you push the window into place. The string/thin rope just pulls the rubber lip clear as the window is layed in. Washing up liquid or talcium powder will help lubricate as you do it.
It still isn't easy though!
Bob
It still isn't easy though!
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 08:49 PM
Thanks for that, so how does the string stay in place? Surely as soon as you pull on it, it will just fall out? Sorry if i sound a bit dim :/
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 09:04 PM
Some tips I have gained - leave the seal in warm water for a while before you start, to soften it up a bit more, and washing up liquid is a baaad move (apparently lots of salt in it, which then gets to work rusting the window surround).
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 10:29 PM
how iv used string tekkers before.
put the rubber seal on the screen.
leave a tail of about 6 inches outside the seal draped into the inside of the car
wrap the string round the outside of the rubber (where the metal sits)you want to go round at least once and drape that to the inside of the car aswell
with assistance pressing on the outside of the screen... quite hard against it.
inside the car, pull the tails you left inside of the car so that it lips the seal over the metal lip. ie if your string is in the seal at the top of the screen, pull it downwards. it pulls that small section of rubber downwards and as you pull the string it lifts back over the lip.
put the rubber seal on the screen.
leave a tail of about 6 inches outside the seal draped into the inside of the car
wrap the string round the outside of the rubber (where the metal sits)you want to go round at least once and drape that to the inside of the car aswell
with assistance pressing on the outside of the screen... quite hard against it.
inside the car, pull the tails you left inside of the car so that it lips the seal over the metal lip. ie if your string is in the seal at the top of the screen, pull it downwards. it pulls that small section of rubber downwards and as you pull the string it lifts back over the lip.
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 05:42 AM
how iv used string tekkers before.
put the rubber seal on the screen.
leave a tail of about 6 inches outside the seal draped into the inside of the car
wrap the string round the outside of the rubber (where the metal sits)you want to go round at least once and drape that to the inside of the car aswell
with assistance pressing on the outside of the screen... quite hard against it.
inside the car, pull the tails you left inside of the car so that it lips the seal over the metal lip. ie if your string is in the seal at the top of the screen, pull it downwards. it pulls that small section of rubber downwards and as you pull the string it lifts back over the lip.
Thanks but this wont work. Its a flat polycarbonate screen that you have to bend to get into place. The rubber will not sit on it outside of the car. Plus if u push hard in it, it will just invert.
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 12:13 PM
thats why you have assistance from a friend. they will have to bend it to shape... either that or ditch it and go to plastic4performance and buy a thermoformed rear screen
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Posted 04 June 2012 - 04:44 PM
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Doubtless other ways may work, but the way I do it is to fit the rubber into the metal aperture. Lay a length of string into the slot where the window will sit. The string must be long enough to go all the way around the grove, plus a bit.
Lubricate the rubber channel (I have never had problems using detergent - it really shouldn't have any salt in it - but talcum powder works equally well). Then, and having someone to assist is very helpful, place the new window into part of the channell where one end of the string is - as much as you can, and then pull the string at right angles to the window aperture (in other words, just pulling the lip of the rubber out as you and your helper apply pressure on the window) and go all around the window pulling the string out as you settle the window into the grove. The string is just there to ease the lip of the rubber out.
It really does work and it is the method most professionals used to use, but it isn't easy to describe it!
Good luck.
Bob
Lubricate the rubber channel (I have never had problems using detergent - it really shouldn't have any salt in it - but talcum powder works equally well). Then, and having someone to assist is very helpful, place the new window into part of the channell where one end of the string is - as much as you can, and then pull the string at right angles to the window aperture (in other words, just pulling the lip of the rubber out as you and your helper apply pressure on the window) and go all around the window pulling the string out as you settle the window into the grove. The string is just there to ease the lip of the rubber out.
It really does work and it is the method most professionals used to use, but it isn't easy to describe it!
Good luck.
Bob
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