Windscreen seal...
#1
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Windscreen seal...
Hi all,
2007 Hawk.
My windscreen seal is now looking very perished and full of tiny cracks etc, needs replacing.
Question is (and it may be a silly one) but does the windscreen have to be removed to remove and re-fit a new seal?
I doubt a new seal is cheap of course, but can I replace it without having a windscreen place remove the screen etc?
Many thanks.
2007 Hawk.
My windscreen seal is now looking very perished and full of tiny cracks etc, needs replacing.
Question is (and it may be a silly one) but does the windscreen have to be removed to remove and re-fit a new seal?
I doubt a new seal is cheap of course, but can I replace it without having a windscreen place remove the screen etc?
Many thanks.
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Thanks Shreks...I hadn't considered that. My screen at the moment is in a pretty bad way with chips I guess. I would want a genuine screen though ideally, not a copy...would my insurance company allow genuine OEM bits?
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The seal (molding) has a "U" shaped channel where it is glued/bonded to the edge of the glass, so effectively can only be replaced when the glass is replaced.
See pages 3 & 4 of Windscreen glass pdf attached, it will give you a better idea of how/where it goes
Some glass fitters try and reuse the old one, but it's usually ineffective.
As above: If you have a new screen fitted ask for a new seal as well.
Seal is "Molding - Front Window" 65058FE010
Marked 65058D below
See pages 3 & 4 of Windscreen glass pdf attached, it will give you a better idea of how/where it goes
Some glass fitters try and reuse the old one, but it's usually ineffective.
As above: If you have a new screen fitted ask for a new seal as well.
Seal is "Molding - Front Window" 65058FE010
Marked 65058D below
Last edited by Don Clark; 22 September 2022 at 07:47 PM.
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