Ridgeback Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I have water getting in at the corners of the bulkhead and It's turning everything to rust . It looks like its the seal between the bulkhead and windscreen frame. Does the roof need to come off or can the frame be lifted a little by removing the hinges and a new seal pushed in? It's also (water) getting in via the windscreen seal so I have a new one ready to replace it with. Is this a job that's easy to do with some string and a willing assistant or should I take it to the pro's to do? My mate had his done by auto glass and he said they broke they first screen trying to replace it. Was this bad luck or are they easy to end up with broken glass ? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 2 seals one fits to roof lower surface & other fits to bulkhead top surface. the roof has to be unbolted from screen frame & B post to allow screen to lift out to get access to bulkhead seal, roof seal slides into place & bulkhead seal is self adhesive roof seal item 15 or 16 http://www.numcat.ru/landrover/p/31/52749/ bulkhead seal item 21 http://www.numcat.ru/landrover/p/31/52775/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If the paint is still good it is possible to run a bead of sealant along the windscreen to bulkhead join making sure you go around the corners and behind the hinges. If you've got rust in the join then you can undo the hardtop enough to get to the seal but you'll need to kill the rust and refinish before fitting the new seal. BTW if memory serves a genuine seal has self adhesive tape but you can by the same sort of sponge neoprene strip from somewhere like Woolies trim. As regards the windscreen itself there's a picture guide care of me in the Tech Archive. I've replaced them myself in the past but haven't broken one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 BTW there's an official Defender water ingress manual that's freely available on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 BTW there's an official Defender water ingress manual that's freely available on the net. there is a link to it in our Tech Archive which doesn't work but this does work Defender water ingress manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeback Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Thanks guys I will have ago tomorrow night if the weather holds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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