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Rear Screen Fitting

Martin Perry

Martin Perry

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Looking for a bit of advice...

My 3.2 is in this week having a small rust patch sorted - it's on the bottom left corner of the rear screen aperture.

The bodyshop is one I've known for ages and is an excellent and reliable outfit, but with limited experience of 911s. They've removed the rear screen to get proper access to the repair area, and have found that the wiring for the heater elements is run in the screen rubber itself. A new rubber is on order for the re-fitting, the old one having perished in palces.

Does anyone have any experience of re-fitting rear screens and the associated wiring, and, if so, are there any particular do's and dont's? The guy seems reasonably confident about the job, but I said I'd nonetheless see if there was any useful advice available.

Thanks

Martin
 
Martin,
They're going to love you, the body shop that did my respray a few years back, who have quite a lot of experience of 911's, reported the job to be one holly b1tch !!

Good luck!
 
Martin
As Phil said it is supposed to be a very awkward job to do try and find a screen fitter who has done these before. When I had the head lining replaced in my SC the glass was removed at my own risk. Fitting the alloy sealing strip is the hard bit. If you are buying a new rubber it might be worth looking at getting a latter one which is rubber for both bits this might help stop leaks which cause the rust.
Baz
 
I put the screen in and out 5 times before it went in without popping the chrome strip out!!! The chrome has to be spot on the right shape or you don't have a hope. Hopefully your garage were very careful when they took it out....[&:]

When refitting fit the rubber to the window first feed the wires round inside the lip of the seal. Then lay the chrome on top to see if the profile matches up, any distortion can be corrected with a delicate 'tweek'. However if it's anything more than slight you need to get new strips. Desparate desire to finish building my car forced me to use the old ones which to be honest were past it.

Lubricate up the rubber with plenty of washing up liquid and pop the chrome into the seal, eventually you will find a technique! Then slip a length of lubricated thick nylon rope into the outer seal groove with the ends overlapped at the top. Lubricate the flanges ([8|]) and the put the assembly into the aperture, top first. You should then be able to press the screen in to seat it. Get your helpful assistant on the inside pulling the rope whilst you lean on the outside. Work evenly in both directions. Fingers crossed you will get the rope all the way round and the seal flipped out inside without the chrome falling out! Once you get it in pump plenty of screen sealant (big tube of black muck from your local motor factors) around the inner seal to the glass and the outer seal to the body.

You may need several goes but it all works in the end! The RAC turned up to do mine and gave up after an hour declaring it too hard...if you want something done, do it yourself!

Good luck!!

 
Thanks guys.

Got the car back yesterday and all was well. Surprising lack of expletives from the bodyshop owner! Apparently it wasn't too bad getting the screen back in. Perhaps more luck than judgement...

They've done an excellent job on matching the paint, and the car is now externally rust free. Just needs a bloody good clean - why did I buy a black one?[:mad:]

Martin
 
why did I buy a black one
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Because either you have shares in a water co. or even a wax production facility.

Alternatively, it's because you are brave. My only black car, was one re-finished myself. It looked great for about 1hr... In driving it from the lock-up to home, I wrote it off.

I'll never get another black car, but good luck with yours

PS - I can see where you've missed a bit already !
 
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