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PostPost by: bexylou » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:30 pm

Hi Guys; what is the best way to fit front and rear screen, put new rubber on screens 1st or put rubber on aperture then fit glass?

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PostPost by: pharriso » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:38 pm

I put the rubber seal on the front screen, rope around the outside “gully” then pull the screen into the car...
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PostPost by: bexylou » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:08 pm

Thanks, but what does rope around screen mean please.
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:11 pm

I sort of think its about the same on all cars, with press seal as opposed to glue

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PostPost by: mbell » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:40 pm

For the rear screen, I went rubber on frame and glass into rubber.
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PostPost by: pharriso » Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:58 pm

bexylou wrote:Thanks, but what does rope around screen mean please.
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Just as in the video that h20hamelan has posted
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PostPost by: Lotusian » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:44 am

Do it like it says in the Lotus workshop manual - rubber on body, glass into rubber, locking chrome strip.
Can be done by one person alone.
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PostPost by: AndyWhite » Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:27 am

I did mine as above. rubber on body glass into rubber then chrome insert. Get a tool for the chrome insert or you will be there all year. I tucked the glass into the bottom first then worked around it with an old credit card and a couple of plastic picks. In my experience they flop about all over the place until the strip goes in and tightens it all up.
That being said who knows what had happened to mine over the years.
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PostPost by: gherlt » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:11 am

AndyWhite wrote:Get a tool for the chrome insert or you will be there all year.

True.
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PostPost by: nmauduit » Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:15 am

gherlt wrote:
AndyWhite wrote:Get a tool for the chrome insert or you will be there all year.

True.
And it is cheap, btw


Yet the best quality one would have my preference, as the pressure and precise angle to use it effectively can make the lock insertion a somewhat hazardous and strenuous job. Have soapy water at the ready and don't try to rush it.
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PostPost by: The Veg » Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:54 pm

AndyWhite wrote:I did mine as above. rubber on body glass into rubber then chrome insert. Get a tool for the chrome insert or you will be there all year. I tucked the glass into the bottom first then worked around it with an old credit card and a couple of plastic picks. In my experience they flop about all over the place until the strip goes in and tightens it all up.
That being said who knows what had happened to mine over the years.


Same method I used for both front and rear glass a couple of years ago. No prior experience and it went really well. I think that putting the rubber onto the glass works better when you have a seamless rubber, but when it's just a long piece with ends the advice I've read is to put it on the body first, so that you can cram as much of it on as possible to allow for future shrinkage.

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