Fitting bonded windscreen

Spit62500

Hi,

My bonded windscreen was leaking as it had started to detach from the adhesive - I've removed it and am wondering if I should refit it myself or is it a professional job? Has anyone here done this kind of thing? I can't find much on the web about it and don't want to try something that anyone with sense would avoid. On the other hand it just seems to involve a couple of tubes of windscreen adhesive and a steady hand when fitting it.....

Anyone here tried it?

MercMad

I've done, several times. We used to do all the glass fitting at the main dealers I worked at. We then entered a deal with Carglass so it became more practical to use them !

You have done the hard part if you have the glass out. You need to try to cut the remaining bead of original bonding down to a flat level. They always advised not to remove it completely, just cut it flat and level. You will need a precleaner top use on the remaining bead, both the glass and the car. remove the bond completely from the glass.

After that, depending on the model of car you will need to either refit/replace the screen trim and figure out whether it should be installed afterwards or at time of fitting.

With the aid of a helper you place the glass in and press it down firmly until it is sitting at the right level and in the right place. We would used a couple of ropes in through the car and around the screen, tie them in place and then insert some wooden blocks to apply pressure to the glass. Leave it then for about 4 hours !

Good luck !

Spit62500

Thanks - that all makes sense. I was wondering what to do with the remaining adhesive - its really difficult to remove it. The ropes are a great idea too.