having headlining done this week so its time for the windows to go in. I have been told you dont have to use sealant is this true??
and yes dave I have new rubbers:P

at work we dont use it when we use new rubbers

mind you trhey are mostly new cars, so inturn are all the window edges good (the lip on the body)

if they are, then nope no sealent required :cool

all edges good and drain holes not blocked

sounds like you'll be fine then

thanks pyro

YEP no sealant n new rubbers work well.

Just make sure as said before the holes are clear run a small drill through them by hand to remove any glue or bog etc etc

Also cut back the trim so its only on the lip face and not running up the edge of the body work.... it will make the rubber sit in correctly

make sure you center the joins in the rubber at the top of front n rear screens use a tape measure n texta to measure center on the glass.... makes it looks better.

Is it a Kombi or Bug.... if Bug center the joins on the side windows half way up the B Pillar.

Are they Cal or OEM with the chrome trim..... With trim you have to fit rubber to glass them chrome trim to rubber the the assy to the car..... bit of a trick but you get there in the end.

Let me know if u have any more quieries.... they can be a buggar some times.

Forgot to say use a nylon cord to fit the rubbers ( incase u havnt done before)

thanks dave using nylon washing line,and Cal look rubbers for ease of fitting

And go gentle gentle if it starts getting stuck - nothing more furstrating than tearing a rubber...... :cry

Although "sealing" new rubbers is not required on vw's , it is needed on alot of other cars.
The best thing for your new rubbers is a very light smear of rubber grease. It will provide a wet seal , not a permant one , will ease the fit of the glass , help keep the rubber moist and is easy to clean.

15 years with O'briens !


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Dan
thats a great idea use rubber grease n it stays wet n wont bond
must remember that next time.

LOL must have been talking about vw's etc but t'day i had to refit an early Ghia screen on a resto!:P

Dan

One other thing. If your doing a restro and have your new rubbers and glass , fit the rubbers to the glass asap , then store again. This helps pre shape the rubber heaps and makes fitting alot easier.

Dan

yeah i put a new windscreen and rear window rubber in my kombi, the trick is to use a nylon type string and lots of baby powder works a real treat!!

Baby Powder!:o New one on me:duh

Dan:P

I heard that a bit of KY jelly does the trick as well.
Not just for those "dry" nights I guess!? hehe

putting seals on windows at the moment ,just giving hands a rest

LOL , yea it's like that, try fitting a new coach rubber!!!:bounce. Smell like a condom and have forearms like Popeye by the time you finish!

Dan:P

yeah no joke next time you put a new rubber in put heaps of baby powder on the rubber and itll be really easy to put the rubber in:thumb and it doesnt smell funny!

anyone have an instructions and tips for fitting outer window scrappers for a beetle?

Never heard of the baby powder but I do use rubber grease, works great, they just pop in.

Cheers
Dave

I DID hear of someone using armorall on the window rubbers and when they closed the doors, one of the side windows popped out....
as its too slippery and takes a long time to dry....
I have always put them in with nothing.....
but the cars weren't that old , back then so the rubbers weren't hard either....
I think someone told Me to use soapy water on windscreen & rear windows....
I used to carry a piece of electrical pvc covered wire back in the late 60s & 70s.... as the Windscreens would shatter very easily back then.... one small stone would do it...
and then You would be covered in glass if doing 100 KPH etc..
Was NOT a nice thing!!
After a while, You thought that every car coming towards You was going to throw a stone at You... YIPES!

Do You have a laminated windscreen or a Toughned glass windscreen?? [Toughened is the shatter type]

I wasn't putting in the original shatter type, I bought a new Laminated windscreen....

If Your windscreen rubber lets water in under the rubber, just remember it will go down behind the door hinges...

Its best to anti rust down there with Fish Oil to stop any rust already there and any stop any further rust from starting...

Lee

if you are concerned re rust use fish oil as the lube

Rubber grease is castor oil based, sometimes easier to get.

'motion lotion' works really well for those $#@%&# ones, dont know about them popping back out but I wouldn't ne too suprised!

the rubber grease worked quite fine,made it nice and slippery :thumb , just dont get it on any upholstery or it will stain

you should of tried the baby powder, no joke it works the best, and there no real mess to clean up, and if u get some on something it will just come straight off:thumb
good to see you get em in!

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Back in the good old days????

You could buy a tube of Windscreen sealant....
it was grey and sticky and was supposed to stay soft & sticky forever....
Well it didn't and it was messy trying to put a windscreen in with that stuff everywhere....
Had to use Kerosene to get it off.....
I think it was something like Butylmastic....

Long before silastic etc..... [and baby powder??]

I think many windscreens leaked in the old days... as windscreens were renewed every time a stone hit them...
and that could have been 3-5 times a year.....
and rubber was certainly much harder back in those days...
VW windscreens didn't leak - it was mostly all those other brands that have disappeared.....

Lee

i used good olde dialooted washig up liqiid, dries very quick and made it a breeze, also used packing twine from the post office, too easy i say, pwd would also do hte twik, good tip!

Andy