Matt82
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Whilst I was changing the heater matrix on the 4200 and had the carpets etc. out, I noticed that rear footwells and boot filled up with water after I’d cleaned the car. Upon investigation, and removal of the rear seats and parcel shelf, it became obvious that the rear screen bonding was the culprit. The rubber seal was also very perished.
I managed to find a second hand rear screen with a serviceable rubber seal and took it to the local National Windscreens workshop for them to swap the screens and bond the new one in.
Unfortunately, the previously applied bonding over lapped onto the rubber seal (on both existing and newly acquired screens), meaning that the bonding couldn’t be cleaned off without destroying the rubbers!
The very helpful fitter suggested that he thought they may have a universal seal that would fit the profile and would I like him to give it a go.
Pictures below of the result, I’m happy, screen rebonded so no leaks and I think the rubber looks decent, only slight compromise is that the rubber lip onto the glass is a bit smaller, so it doesn’t cover some imperfections that the original did. But if I didn’t know this I probably wouldn’t notice.
£108 all in
I managed to find a second hand rear screen with a serviceable rubber seal and took it to the local National Windscreens workshop for them to swap the screens and bond the new one in.
Unfortunately, the previously applied bonding over lapped onto the rubber seal (on both existing and newly acquired screens), meaning that the bonding couldn’t be cleaned off without destroying the rubbers!
The very helpful fitter suggested that he thought they may have a universal seal that would fit the profile and would I like him to give it a go.
Pictures below of the result, I’m happy, screen rebonded so no leaks and I think the rubber looks decent, only slight compromise is that the rubber lip onto the glass is a bit smaller, so it doesn’t cover some imperfections that the original did. But if I didn’t know this I probably wouldn’t notice.
£108 all in