Civic boot leak, needs reseal, dealer useless.

xgtdec

Hi Guys

Just looking for an opinion, i have a hatchback civic, the kind with the small quarter window that looks like a see though spoiler.

The seal between the top glass and bottom is weak and is letting in water.

Ive blocked it up best i can for now.

Over the last 2 week.....autoglass say its a spoiler bring it to Honda, Honda say its a window bring it to autoglass.

And one very badly run company in clondalkin said bring it down we can fix that only not to bother showing up at the appointed time and ignore all calls.

Anyone any advise...either someone who could take it off and reseal it...or a course of action to seal it myself?

Cheers for any comments!!

Atlantic Dawn

How old is the car, have you owned it from new? Are they the original windows or have they been replaced at some stage...you will know this by checking the logos on the bottom of the windows match with all others on the car, probably Honda branded.

xgtdec

The cars an 09, I've had it 2 years, I do think the back glass was changed, it's the only pilkington one on the car. It wasn't changed by me though but would explain a leak through the seal. Dealer advised off the record to put a hammer through it, unfortunately I'm a bit more honest than that, I'm hoping to find someone who'll remove and reseal for cash.

corks finest

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

How old is the car, have you owned it from new? Are they the original windows or have they been replaced at some stage...you will know this by checking the logos on the bottom of the windows match with all others on the car, probably Honda branded.

Had similar problems with an old S Felicia windscreen,got the black window sealant tube,all weather stuff,put it on ,window leak fixed,messy,but gloves,and white spirit saved me buying a window

xgtdec

corks finest wrote: »

Had similar problems with an old S Felicia windscreen,got the black window sealant tube,all weather stuff,put it on ,window leak fixed,messy,but gloves,and white spirit saved me buying a window

Did you put it on over the existing seal or rubber strip, or did you clean out the strip first and then seal it up?

bucketybuck

Was it the dealer that didn't meet you in clondalkin? Why is the dealer "useless" but not the specialist glass company?

xgtdec

bucketybuck wrote: »

Was it the dealer that didn't meet you in clondalkin? Why is the dealer "useless" but not the specialist glass company?

No it was a separate glass company, the dealer and autoglass were clear in the placing of blame 😀

But not to ignore the fact a Honda dealer is turning away a Honda car!! Hence...the dealers useless

The one in clondalkin arranged a date and a time to do it, then never showed up, won't answer or return calls either, in the space of a week we went from "sure we can fix that" to complete radio silence

mickdw

I'm not aware of the particular piece of glass you are talking about but if it's a bonded screen, messing with sealer is not the right way forward.
Get a new one fitted.

corks finest

xgtdec wrote: »

Did you put it on over the existing seal or rubber strip, or did you clean out the strip first and then seal it up?

Cleaned it out,v messy,but done the job,be careful ref the glass,crack it easy,took me an hour I think, but neat enough job,good luck with it,its worth a lash

xgtdec

mickdw wrote: »

I'm not aware of the particular piece of glass you are talking about but if it's a bonded screen, messing with sealer is not the right way forward.
Get a new one fitted.

I agree with you, but unfortunately no one wants to quote me, they all want a hammer through it and an insurance claim!!

StereoSound

You could try seal it yourself with a silicone based sealent? I did this with my old civic, worked out pretty well. You may want a more professional job on a 09 car but considering mine was a 98 and I did a neat job I solved it pretty easily myself.

xgtdec

StereoSound wrote: »

You could try seal it yourself with a silicone based sealent? I did this with my old civic, worked out pretty well. You may want a more professional job on a 09 car but considering mine was a 98 and I did a neat job I solved it pretty easily myself.

Unfortunately I just know I'll make a balls of this, I'm good at a lot of things.....being neat isn't one of them

mickdw

The only real options are to pay for new glass, get insurance company to pay for new glass or attempt a botch yourself.
If you dont fancy the botch, you need to fork out for the proper repair.
If that glass was chipped or cracked, your insurance would swap it for you.