glazing seal for windscreen

sprie said:

I have removed the glass from my 2 part series 3 windscreen:
1) to make it easier to clean up the frame
2) there was evidence that someone had tried to fix some leaks, by the presence of some extra sealant slapped around the edges.
So I thought it would be good to remove the glass, clean everything up and then use some nice new seals.

I can see various seals on suppliers websites for the thick seals that go around the outside of the frame, but initially i need the seal that goes on the glass edge (i.e. inside the frame). Whilst i could just use silicone sealant, i think the best approach is to get a rubber seal that goes on the glass, and then maybe use a little bit of sealant around this to guarantee a watertight seal.

I can see some of these rubber seals for defenders on websites, but i can't see anything listed for series.
Any advice?

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kermit_rr said:

It's not structural like on modern cars where the glass maintains stiffness.
That said i think i would be investigating liquid products that don't break down/degrade over time. Foam strips might do that?

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V8bob said:

I used a butyl glazing tape.
I can't find the actual one I used but it something like this:

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I think it was about 12mm that I used

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lynall said:

It needs to be a decent thickness, if not the weld seams in the corners can and will contact the screen causing it to crack, this I know first hand, was a heated one as well!
I used Dum Dum, but think it is NLA.

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sprie said:

I am thinking of using a dum dum like tape between the glass and the frame and butyl tape between glass and trim.

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