Charles Griffin Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 I need to remove my windscreen to replace the rubber strip which it rests on. The two nuts which secure each side bracket are obstructed by a thin black metal plate which appears to be held in place by black self-tappers into the frame - I'm not keen on removing these until I know what else they might be fixed to. I also want to avoid dropping nuts, washers, etc into the void behind the cockpit side lining. All ideas gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buda Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 if the black plates are inside the car then they are knee protectors, untighten and remove, there is a black rubber trim strip behind this which just slots into place (its a bit but not a lot fiddly to put back first time) behind that are two lock nuts which hold the stanchions in place, just undo, mine has a channel below so they shouldn't go anywhere, anyway the socket will hold them, youll find two wires one on each side these are for the heated screen, you need to cut the spade connector off the windscreen side to get them through the holes, then crimp a new one on when refitting, the windscreen rubber is just pull off, its a bastard to get back on though you need loads of fairy liquid and then you can curse and swear as you try and get it flush and the cut lines propper. There are other threads which describe the rubber strip bit better than I can, I was lucky, it worked ok first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red SLR Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 You should not need to cut the spade connectors, remove the rubber cover off the spade connectors and they fit through the hole... or they did for me! See X777CAT here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Smith Posted April 27, 2003 Share Posted April 27, 2003 You could just remove the screen from the stanchions (sp?) by undoing the 3 little bolts on the sides of the screen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buda Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 the rubber will be trapped underneath the stachions, well it would on mine, havnt tried that method although I would suspect you still need to loosen the assembly to get a snug fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Grundy Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Charles, the most frustrating part of the job is to get the rubber to sit flat on the scuttle. Do not cut the rubber before fitting it. I made this mistake and tried to trim it to match the old one. Fit the screen and then trim the rubber. Agree with the above you do NOT need to snip the heated window wires. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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