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MX
Member Since: 04 Mar 2006
Location: Capital of Culture
Posts: 439
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| Leaking after windscreen change ..... one to be aware of |
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Just had an interesting day thanks to Autoglass.
They swapped my screen a couple of weeks ago and when I went out to the car after it being laid up for a week due to illness I noticed the passenger footwell was full of water (not "full" but very wet!)
Went back to Autoglass at Aintree and chatted to them and they had a look today. It turns out that there is a plastic trim that fits to the pillar held in by two locator pegs and four waterproof sealed clips. When they took mine apart the locator peg at the top had snapped off and the only thing between the resulting hole and the outside world is a flimsy bit of sponge ............ Curiously, if water is poured down the pillar for some reason it is attracted to the hole in the bodywork, makes a mad dash down the inside of the pillar and jets out when it hits the weld line......who would have thought that would happen 
Long description(sorry) but one to watch out for. I think I may be making a few after market mods to the trim to make sure that there is something more substantial protecting the 80's build quality plastic pegs. 
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 11th Dec 2007 9:17 pm |
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Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26701
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Its been mentioned before, but when the A pillar trims are removed, you MUST use new clips and seals. They are very cheap. Autoglass should know this by now.
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| 11th Dec 2007 9:38 pm |
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yawlboy
Member Since: 23 Feb 2007
Location: Dubai
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Aaah that explains it. The passenger side of my disco got wet when I washed it after Autoglass replaced the windscreen. Then the trim came off at 100km/h !!!! I just pushed it back in but it did seem a bit loose. I'll ring the stealer in the morning and ask him to fit new clips - my disco is in having new rear brakes, EBP bits and an XY sensor fitted - after 22,000kms and 10 months........ 1993 Defender 110 300tdi - many mods
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| 11th Dec 2007 9:53 pm |
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Big Fish
Member Since: 31 Oct 2005
Location: Dorset
Posts: 172
  
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Been there, done that! It cost Autowindscreens a new screen and one of their fitters a major B*********G.
Feet have dried out now.
Big Fish It's silver, enough said!
Live life by one rule - He who dies with the most toys - Wins!!
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| 11th Dec 2007 10:38 pm |
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Wex
Member Since: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Knackeragua
Posts: 5173
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 Quote:XY sensor fitted
Yawl , had one fitted a month or so ago , wasn't the problem they thought it was i.e didnt rectify the fault.Interested to know what was up with yours.PM me if you like. DW
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| 11th Dec 2007 11:16 pm |
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