> the seal around the > front windshield is notorious for exactly that sort of leak. I wouldn't be > surprised to hear an older rear window seal was doing the same thing. I > finally got my windshield to quit leaking by filling in the space under the > outer outside lip of the seal with 3M Heavy Drip-Chek sealant I got a new windshield in '01, using the same seal. The glass shop just pushed the old glass out (with their feet) and put the seal on the new glass and zipped it in. They didn't remove the plastic "chrome" strip. The windshield leaked a little and they put some sealer around. I just got a new windshield and used a new BusDepot seal--the one without a groove for the chrome strip. The glassman had to work quite a bit to zip it in and I notice that it covers much better on the outside. Places on the corners that I could see before are well under the rubber. The glassman thought it extremely solid and couldn't imagine it could ever leak. I think the original seal had shrunk and contracted over the years, and that a new rubber seal is worth the price. Plus, the black rubber seal and the new black gutter strips replacing the old "chrome" ones make the front of my white Westy look much better. :-) Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado |
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