Plus 2 screen rubbers

[alanr]

They are easy enough to fit when the screens are on rubber. It is if you have the bonded in variety as on later +2's that it becomes interesting!

Alan.

[wotsisname]

The rear (which was the original 1968 one) was my first and was not too bad. Took two of us.
I recommend having
A suction cup thing for windows (not a double due to the curvature)
some soapy water and a brush
the plastic tools for removing door trims
the tool to fit the infill
Beer in the fridge
IIRC - I popped the seal in the airing cupboard overnight and then fitted and glued it a few days before fitting the glass, using tape to keep it positioned

the front was a bit harder (new screen made of thicker glass) and it was quite tricky to get all the corners in at the same time. if you have an offcut of the infill it could be used to prevent the screen moving at the wrong moment,
just poke some of it into the groove (leaving a tail to pull out).

[mbell]

I would class my rear as "easy", I was expecting a bit of battle but it dropped in and using plastic trim tools was easy to get the window into the seal. I think it will vary depending on the size of opening, window and seal you have.

I did it over a few days, so cut/glued the seal and left it to settle for a while, then fitted glass. I think I did it around July time, so pretty warm here in Texas.

[NYK]

I would class my rear as "easy", I was expecting a bit of battle but it dropped in and using plastic trim tools was easy to get the window into the seal. I think it will vary depending on the size of opening, window and seal you have.

I did it over a few days, so cut/glued the seal and left it to settle for a while, then fitted glass. I think I did it around July time, so pretty warm here in Texas.

When you say cut and glued, are you referring to the mitred lower corners, or something else. Assuming it’s the corners, did you just use super glue?

Early March in the U.K., just a bit more chilly than Texas in July I’m guessing!

[mbell]

When you say cut and glued, are you referring to the mitred lower corners, or something else. Assuming it’s the corners, did you just use super glue?

Yes the cutting and gluing the corners. I used some off the shelf rubber glue, type of stuff you get for puncture repairs on bikes. The seal had been rolled up on the shelf for a year or two so want to give it time to settle out. I also followed the advise here to jam as much seal as possible in the window opening, give give maxim time before seal shrinkage poses a problem.

July in Texas is more UK August heat wave. Can always stick the seal in the the airing cupboard or somewhere warm for a while first and use heat gun to warm it a little.

[wotsisname]

My experience sounds remarkably like that of mbell (except the outdoor temp- although I did mine on a nice sunny day). you should have a fair amount of seal left over [but do force into the curves as mentioned] so I'd recommend (after measuring !) cutting a couple of inches off to play with (glue test, etc).. if you make the first cut a mitre and as correct as possible you can check your logic without too much waste. I used "superglue". on the front I wasn't completely happy with the join (appearance - it seemed to stick OK) so I used a glue sold for shoe repair to "fill" the join slightly.. again- use small offcuts to check it out.
from memory I stuck some masking tape at the corners of the window opening and marked the angle I wanted, then transferred that to the seal and just popped a thin chopping board under the seal to make the cut, so that I didn't have to take the whole seal out (I used tape to hold the seal in place as I worked). I may have also marked the angles on the chopping board
you'll find it is not as bad as you imagine

[NYK]

Thanks all, these sound like some really good tips