Managed to fit my new laminated windscreen this afternoon, with a bit of help from my next door neighbour. The windscreen rubber does not fir snugly against the body of the car on the outside-I presume the chrome trim strip spreads the rubber so that it fits properly?
I'm now struggling to get the chrome filler strip in. Can anyone give me any tips on how to do this? I have a trim removal tool I bought from Halfords, but it's not really much help. Is there a special tool for putting the chrome strip back in?
Is the rubber correct type for the thickness of the screen ? It should sit more or less flat the body - the filler strip just tightens it up.
Well done fitting a 'lammy' screen - they are very easily broken !
bmcecosse wrote:Is the rubber correct type for the thickness of the screen ? It should sit more or less flat the body - the filler strip just tightens it up.
Well done fitting a 'lammy' screen - they are very easily broken !
Pretty sure it is correct, seems to fit ok elsewhere, it's just at the corners where it doesn't lie flush. I've managed to get a bit fo chrome trim pushed in around one corner and that has spread the rubber to lie almost flush.
Getting the screen in was no problem, there is a bit of give in it, you just have to be careful. The experts at Autoglass don't do it any differently, so it can't be that difficult.
The new rubber on mine was nowhere near the body til I fitted the spreader strip.
As for getting it in, I used an old rounded-off flat screwdriver.. a big one with a comfy handle.. and just pried the rubber over the plastic half inch at a time
As long as the blade is rounded off you shouldnt nick or damage the rubber.
It takes absolutely ages and the corners will constantly pop out and frustrate you but persistence is your friend.. you'll get there eventually.
I've never tried using the proper tool. I couldnt find anywhere that sold them (bar online sellers) and a friend said they were rubbish anyhow.
I recently fitted a laminated screen and until the strip is fitted the rubber is turned out at the corners. The strip seemed to be harder to fit than the screen rubber, although that was not a doddle, when you install the chrome strip try to 'push it out' at the corner as the rubber does not readily go there and tends to curl into the apeture corners making little contact with the body. If you look at some Minors you can see it. Some rubbers are preformed with corners, I've found the non-preformed better.
I used the proper tool but you need to hold it at the right angle for it to move smoothly, again not as easy as some might suggest.
