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[woodsy483]

My windscreen was leaking when I drove the car home from buying it. Since then its been layed up while I'm refurbing it.
I've already bought a new winscreen seal but just noticed the one fitted has no fillet strip inserted

Before I order a fillet strip can anyone tell me if fitting the strip will solve the leak or will I be better of renewing the whole seal and fitting the fillet.

[Big_Adam]

The fillet strip helps to lock the rubber down to the body (pushes the rubber onto the screen and bodywork) so it would help.

[ado15]

Since you have the new seal, you might as well use it. The old one is likely to be hard with age.

As Big_Adam says, the seal is not complete until the locking strip is fitted.

[woodsy483]

The fillet strip helps to lock the rubber down to the body (pushes the rubber onto the screen and bodywork) so it would help.

I was hoping this was the case, I think I'll order the fillet and give it a go before renewing the whole seal as I dont think the old one is in such bad shape

[mikey72]

Ours had actually shrunk slightly, and had a gap at the bottom of the seal, I filled that with silicone, and it's been dry since.

[mk=john]

My windscreen was leaking when I drove the car home from buying it. Since then its been layed up while I'm refurbing it.
I've already bought a new winscreen seal but just noticed the one fitted has no fillet strip inserted

Before I order a fillet strip can anyone tell me if fitting the strip will solve the leak or will I be better of renewing the whole seal and fitting the fillet.

Before you fit the fillet strip, you can inject some silicon between the rubber and the glass (not the body). Thats what I did. I found a really good silicone is made by permatex, and American company. It flows nicely which is the main advantage I guess, and it's made specifically for windscreens.

I think I have a spare tube, but click here to see the stufff you want. I am sure you get it through a British company or Ebay

Edited by mk=john, 04 November 2010 - 04:42 PM.

[woodsy483]

My windscreen was leaking when I drove the car home from buying it. Since then its been layed up while I'm refurbing it.
I've already bought a new winscreen seal but just noticed the one fitted has no fillet strip inserted

Before I order a fillet strip can anyone tell me if fitting the strip will solve the leak or will I be better of renewing the whole seal and fitting the fillet.

Before you fit the fillet strip, you can inject some silicon between the rubber and the glass (not the body). Thats what I did. I found a really good silicone is made by permatex, and American company. It flows nicely which is the main advantage I guess, and it's made specifically for windscreens.

I think I have a spare tube, but click here to see the stufff you want. I am sure you get it through a British company or Ebay

Thanks for that John

I will give that ago before I fit the fillet, I have a tube of black Sikaflex knocking around somewhere in the garage that I got from work, it is what is used to seal in windscreens in on trains so that should do the trick

[mk=john]

My windscreen was leaking when I drove the car home from buying it. Since then its been layed up while I'm refurbing it.
I've already bought a new winscreen seal but just noticed the one fitted has no fillet strip inserted

Before I order a fillet strip can anyone tell me if fitting the strip will solve the leak or will I be better of renewing the whole seal and fitting the fillet.

Before you fit the fillet strip, you can inject some silicon between the rubber and the glass (not the body). Thats what I did. I found a really good silicone is made by permatex, and American company. It flows nicely which is the main advantage I guess, and it's made specifically for windscreens.

I think I have a spare tube, but click here to see the stufff you want. I am sure you get it through a British company or Ebay

Thanks for that John

I will give that ago before I fit the fillet, I have a tube of black Sikaflex knocking around somewhere in the garage that I got from work, it is what is used to seal in windscreens in on trains so that should do the trick

Just make sure its flowable enough and has a thin spout which can fit under the rubber and on top of the glass as you drag it along. Just a thin bead will do. You probably find the screen will leak more in the bottom corners and scuttle as thats where it will collect.