Sealing below windscreen

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headintheclouds

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• Jul 22, 2019

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My year 2000 Defender 110 is leaking on both sides now. Nothing unusual, I'm sure, but I would like to slow it down a bit.

Is it possible to replace the foam strip below the windscreen panel without taking the roof off?

 

tottot

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• Jul 22, 2019

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Yes, release the screen at the bottom each side of the dash. Remove door seals down to tub level. Remove bolts/brackets along the tub sides and loosen the ones at the back. Remove rear door. Jack the front end of roof up just enough to renew the seal.

 

Al2O3

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• Jul 22, 2019

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I'd be tempted to loosen the roof, rather than the side panels off the tub.

 

tottot

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• Jul 23, 2019

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Works either way, just less to undo along the tub.

 

Al2O3

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• Jul 23, 2019

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tottot said:

Works either way, just less to undo along the tub.

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It does, but the brackets along tub level are more awkward to put back and get the tub to side panel seals nipped correctly. Roof bolts are easy.