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Picked windscreen and rubber up today. Had a quick look and I can not for the Life of me see which bit or even which way the screen actually fits in to rubber before putting string in. gaps do not seem wide enough to fit in to side of screen if you get what I mean.

It is very stiff / rigid with been new . Should I soak it in the soapy water an hour or so before I start fitting or can soak it first then fit when Im ready ??
 
border said:
Picked windscreen and rubber up today. Had a quick look and I can not for the Life of me see which bit or even which way the screen actually fits in to rubber before putting string in. gaps do not seem wide enough to fit in to side of screen if you get what I mean.

It is very stiff / rigid with been new . Should I soak it in the soapy water an hour or so before I start fitting or can soak it first then fit when Im ready ??
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I used hot water, with some form of glass cleaner in it, but make us some of that mix and put it in a spray bottle so you can apply it directly to the seal when fitting. I had the water in a bucket, you couldn’t put your hand in as it was too hot. The hotter it is, the more supple it will make the seal.

The slot for the screen should be the largest. Without having the seal in my hands, it’s difficult to explain which bit does what. It’s not as obvious as you would expect.
 
mick 1986 said:
I used hot water, with some form of glass cleaner in it, but make us some of that mix and put it in a spray bottle so you can apply it directly to the seal when fitting. I had the water in a bucket, you couldn’t put your hand in as it was too hot. The hotter it is, the more supple it will make the seal.

The slot for the screen should be the largest. Without having the seal in my hands, it’s difficult to explain which bit does what. It’s not as obvious as you would expect.
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Ill post a pic of it tomorrow, none of the slots look wide enough to fit the screen in.
 
Right still cant get jhow the screen fits in to the Rubber First before it is placed on to car.

Took these pics, The only 2 slots I can see on one side in first pic, where I think the screen should go, the one i have a hold of is deeper and flat , the other has curve on it but not very deep to fit glass in, , other side pic 2 just has grooves , but dont hold the glass in place.
 

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I have just had to have a new screen in my L200. It was done by National Windscreens through my insurance. I had to take it to their workshop 15 miles away as it has a forward facing camera and some reprograming was needed. I asked the guy if he could fit one in my Defender, not through the insurance......Yep, Got them in stock............£150 supplied and fitted. So £50 for the screen and £100 for 30minutes to put it in.
Now you know why your Insurance is so expensive.
 
@TR3a you should have asked how much your screen was for the L200.They always crack behind the n/s wiper.after 3 in 18months insurance not happy.
if your getting a LR screen fitted check the price of a heated screen
 
border said:
Right still cant get jhow the screen fits in to the Rubber First before it is placed on to car.

Took these pics, The only 2 slots I can see on one side in first pic, where I think the screen should go, the one i have a hold of is deeper and flat , the other has curve on it but not very deep to fit glass in, , other side pic 2 just has grooves , but dont hold the glass in place.
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From looking at the photos, I think the screen goes into the gap below your thumb in the first photo. Like I said before though, it’s not exactly obvious.
 
Last screen i changed in a Defender was about fifteen years ago. I removed the normal one and fitted a heated one. I just used the handles of two spoons to open the rubber groove and Fairy washing up liquid for lube. My cousin gave me a hand and after we'd finished he said he was impressed. I asked what he meant. He said normally when you change them in weather this cold, (it was about 5 degrees C), they crack!
He tends to use furniture polish when trying to lube metal or glass into rubber now. He reckons it's more effective than washing up liquid, plus it smells nicer:)
 
yfo866 said:
Last screen i changed in a Defender was about fifteen years ago. I removed the normal one and fitted a heated one. I just used the handles of two spoons to open the rubber groove and Fairy washing up liquid for lube. My cousin gave me a hand and after we'd finished he said he was impressed. I asked what he meant. He said normally when you change them in weather this cold, (it was about 5 degrees C), they crack!
He tends to use furniture polish when trying to lube metal or glass into rubber now. He reckons it's more effective than washing up liquid, plus it smells nicer:)
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Washing up liquid also has an additive that leads to rust forming.
 
Got it fitted in the end, the bit where glass goes is 0n my second pic above, looks like its just a small gap but it goes deeper, what a job we had getting the glass to stay in there, but once it was in we put string in and with the usual swearing and banging about finaly got the dam thing in.
 
Just searched on youtube and found this video from America with two guys using the string method on a pickup rear window. Flat glass as in a Defender. It looks so much easier than how me and my cousin did it!

 
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