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[RobinHood1]

Hi First of all a big Thank you to everyone who helped with the problem I had with the suspension on the mini. All sorted.

I am going to have some bodywork done on the car and it needs to have the windscreen removed. I have been told that I will need to have a special tool to remove the silver trim that surrounds it.

Can anyone tell me what this tool is called and where to get hold of it.

Thanks in advance.

[lrostoke]

No tool required for removing, should be a metal clip near the top, flick this out with a small screwdriver...then just use screwdriver to pull the first 1" out of the trim, then just carefully pull it out..

You do really need a windscreen insert tool for putting it back though, minispares sell them, but you can get a better one with a roller on it, just can't find a link

found it

http://www.frost.co....?productID=8104 pretty expensive though

The minispares one

http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=37420

Edited by lrostoke, 06 June 2008 - 09:23 AM.

[RobinHood1]

Many thanks for your help.

[pantera2075]

You don't NEED a filler strip tool - I use a very blunt old screwdriver, some fairy liquid, a steady hand and patience. Filler strip tool does make it a lot easier though.

Silver semi rigid trim is a lot easier to work with than the flexi black version.

[lrostoke]

First one we did we used a screwdriver, what a ball ache we've got the cheaper minispares tool, and last one we did was a doddle, like you say fairy liquid helps loads

Another thing we just tried as well and seems to be working, bro in laws seal used to leak slightly (new seal) , so when we just had to change a chipped screen we smeared vasoline around the window frame before fitting the rubber..so far no leaks

[998dave]

surely fairy liquid bubbles for a bit, and the salt is corrosive? I know it works, was just wondering if anyone's tried baby oil?

[Juju]

surely fairy liquid bubbles for a bit, and the salt is corrosive? I know it works, was just wondering if anyone's tried baby oil?

If you want to lube/waterproof a rubber seal, then you should always use a non-oil-based product....as all decent Family Planning Clinics will tell you.

[Lacuna]

Yea, I've also been advised against using washing up liquid because the salt will attack the windscreen...

~ Lacuna

[lrostoke]

I wouldn't worry about the salt in it, doubt theres that much in it, and your car probably gets subjected to far worse from road salt.

Besides when we recently removed a windscreen that was chipped, the metal work and screen looked fine, and we'd fitted it 2 yrs previous using washing up liquid.

Just tried a search about it, MG Owner club even have a page about fitting screens which says use washing liquid

http://www.mgcars.or.../mgbgtwind.html

Not saying its right though

Edited by lrostoke, 06 June 2008 - 11:36 AM.