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David1

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Hi All

So we know that the windscreen rubber chafes the front scuttle. Mine squeaks away nicely.....Question..has anybody tried to remedy this? I am thinking that I might try either a) Vaseline under the rubber to lubricate it or..b) Silicone to stick it!!
Any ideas?
Regards
David
 
This is an old favouritr on the forum. OPC and specialists put a strip of special tape around the paint work where the rubber seal beds onto the painted frame which works fine however after owning my car for 4 yrs it does come back. Some one on this forum did mention a lubricant from Halfords which I bought and that killed off all noises dead immediately. All you do is poke the nozzle under the rubber and run it round the window, it comes out as a fluid liquid but dries like a wax and for a couple of quid, does the job prefectly and lasts. No idea what its called but I'll check tonight and post tomorrow if I remember.
 
Yep, lots of posts onthis subject. As mentioned previously, make sure you have the teflon tape on the body of the vehicle. If the tape is present you have two options; either use a lubricant, I found Halfords dry bicycle chain lubricant to be very good or alternatively have the seal replaced. The seal hardens with age and starts squeaking. I had mine changed as part of some other repairs on the vehicle. The new seal is far softer and more maleable than the original and now no squeaks and no need for lubricant.

Good luck.

pp
 
Had the same problem and could not get the teflon tape anywhere all the OPC's said they do not stock it any more. I bought a new seal (about £30 OPC) and gave the surround a proper clean before fitting it. It is very easy to do and now I have no sqeaks at all.
 
It is the windscreen surround that is squeaking....so....new rubber, windscreen out...refit???? £30 OPC?

Regards

David
 
ORIGINAL: David1

It is the windscreen surround that is squeaking....so....new rubber, windscreen out...refit???? £30 OPC?

Regards

David
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The rubber is just a finisher. Changing it doesn't require removing the windscreen. Just lift the old one out and push the new on in.

pp
 
A little squirt of Waxoyl works for me once a year & hopefully will fend off the rust worm if the paint's been broken at any time in the past [:)]
 
On my car the screen has started to de-laminate in both of the lower corners. So I presume the rubber seal is past its best.

If the rubber is just a 'finisher' is the screen glued in?
 
From what I'm aware, the rubbers have nothing to do with delamination its an age of the screen thing. My 993 is a 1994 version which went the same way!
 
Thanks for your views on this Chaps.

I think for approx £30 it will have to be a new seal.

Once again many thanks

David
 
Hi Fulla,

replacing the rear seal is pretty easy, just make sure you get the right one. Early 993's have a different channel the screen sits in and the seal attaches to and the seal has a differnet part number.

Having said all that, you will need to sort the rust properly if you plan on keeping the car. Being galvanised, once the tinworm starts it tends to get worse quicker than on normal unglavanised cars. The rear rust thing is common, you can sometimes have it sorted withour removing the bonded screen. If it needs removing, you need to budget on around £500 to sort it properly. A good bodyshop will give you a lifetime warranty on the work. Leaving it means that when it does get bad enough, they have to cut a section of metal out and weld in new. Not something you want on your pride and joy.

Regards
GR
 
Check your Porsche body Warrenty 1st, as I mentioned above mine was covered for exactly that issue and done FOC at an OPC!
 
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