Chrome windscreen trim

[SaskStag]

Hi all,
So, after a 'what is that burning smell' scare, dropped off the Stag to have the windscreen seals replaced. Because the Stag is a rare beast here, the fitter had done lots of older cars, but no Stags. He got the windscreen in with new seal, looks great, but had the devil of a time with the trim and gave up after 3 hours faffing around and phoning other fitters in town for ideas.
He is keen to learn any new techniques and I've been doing the research and making some notes. But I thought here was an article 'out there' on Stag screen fitting? Did I imagine it? Could've been in the USA SOC mag, but can't find it there either.

Or, dare I say it, have a go meself, but sounds like a 'man-hands' job.

Tanya

[cjp]

Bass-ackwards...

Tanya,
My fitter had exact same problem. Turns out the trim has to go onto the seal, after the seal is fitted to the outside of the screen, but before the unit is then assembled into the car... Not the American (or apparently Canadian) norm, apparently.

Also had problems as he felt the seal was too short, but they got over that by heating the seal in a bucket of hot water and stretching it round the screen.

HTH,

Chris

[milothedog]

Hi all,
So, after a 'what is that burning smell' scare, dropped off the Stag to have the windscreen seals replaced. Because the Stag is a rare beast here, the fitter had done lots of older cars, but no Stags. He got the windscreen in with new seal, looks great, but had the devil of a time with the trim and gave up after 3 hours faffing around and phoning other fitters in town for ideas.
He is keen to learn any new techniques and I've been doing the research and making some notes. But I thought here was an article 'out there' on Stag screen fitting? Did I imagine it? Could've been in the USA SOC mag, but can't find it there either.

Or, dare I say it, have a go meself, but sounds like a 'man-hands' job.

Tanya

Mine was fitted to the screen whilst out, I'm told the best was is to fit it is put the rubber on the screen then fit the trim. Tape it all in place and leave overnight to relax, the next day the screen is ropped in completely assembled.

Ian

[jleyton]

I'm sorry to say Tanya that, perhaps second only to removing cylinder heads, refitting the screen chrome trims is widely regarded as one of the hardest jobs to do on a Stag

I think if you spend some time doing a search on here you should find various tips but I don't think anyone has the magic answer that lets you do it easily !

Good luck.

Cheers

Julian

Ps Maybe I exaggerate slightly, but only slightly

[Dave M]

hi Tanya
My screen has been refitted twice and the chrome trim was put into the rubber trim before the screen and rubber were fitted to the car. The last guy who fitted mine (old school fitter) spent at least an hour fitting the rubber to the screen and then fitting the chrome trim to the rubber. Fitting the screen to the car took only minutes. The biggest problem Ive had on both occasions has been the length of the screen rubber. The last time I took a screen rubber back to the supplier because it was too tight I asked them to check it against others and bring me a longer one, the replacement was at least 3 inches longer. Ive also had to cut one rubber out as it was too short and the trim popped out on the corners minutes after it was fitted (we had used the bucket of hot water method to stretch the rubber).
Because of these issues Ive bought screen rubbers from various suppliers in my attempt to find one the correct size and they all seem to come from the same manufacturer as their label was still attached to the packaging so can not undertand why they all seem to be differant lengths.
Im guessing you will have to remove the screen and fit the trim prior to refitting it :-(

[SaskStag]

Many thanks, I must have imagined the article - maybe got got confused with an article on refitting the hood??? You can see the logical link.....no?

Poor fitter guy, he said it's the only car that has got him stumped!! He's done all the old icons, Alfa's and Porsche etc. He only charged me $66 (about 40 quid) to put the seal in and that part looks very good. I ordered two seals (worried about the length part), from different suppliers. They ended up the same length, turned out to be correct and the fitter had no problems with putting in the seal, only to mention one was designed for a thicker 'screen so he didn't use that one.

Woke up to 6 inches of snow this morning , so won't be taking the rear-wheel drive, no snow-tyres Stag out for a while! Maybe another 5 months for here!! So may as well try and have a go myself with the seal in.....

X3 in snow Nov 2nd 2012.jpg

My topless driving days are over, thermals now on.

Thanks for all the advice!! Stay warm
Tanya

[milothedog]

Many thanks, I must have imagined the article - maybe got got confused with an article on refitting the hood??? You can see the logical link.....no?

Poor fitter guy, he said it's the only car that has got him stumped!! He's done all the old icons, Alfa's and Porsche etc. He only charged me $66 (about 40 quid) to put the seal in and that part looks very good. I ordered two seals (worried about the length part), from different suppliers. They ended up the same length, turned out to be correct and the fitter had no problems with putting in the seal, only to mention one was designed for a thicker 'screen so he didn't use that one.

Woke up to 6 inches of snow this morning , so won't be taking the rear-wheel drive, no snow-tyres Stag out for a while! Maybe another 5 months for here!! So may as well try and have a go myself with the seal in.....

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My topless driving days are over, thermals now on.

Thanks for all the advice!! Stay warm
Tanya

"My topless driving days are over, thermals now on. "


Steady on Tanya, some of the older members might not be able to handle thoughts like that

Best of luck.

Ian

[cloned earl]

Hi Tanya

What you need to is the following...
1 fit the rubber to the glass.
2. Insert string (curtain cord should be o.k.)into lip on the inside of the rubber making a loop at either end of the pillars.
3. Making sure all old sealant is removed from the window aperture.
4. Offer up screen to the aperture making sure that loops are on the inside of the car.
5. Gently pull string whilst applying pressure on the screen the rubber lip should start to ‘string’ over the aperture lip. Only ‘pull’ over a couple of inches at either pillar otherwise the screen will shift to far one way, making the other side impossible to get in.
6. Gentle ‘tap’ the screen in (but only where the rubber lip is over the aperture lip
7. Chrome trims are the really awkward bits to do... might need two pairs of hands...
8. Insert string into rubber lip around one half of the rubber ‘align’ the chrome up to the rubber lip.
9. Press hard on the chrome whilst pulling the string out ‘slowly’ towards the centre of the screen, keeping the pressure on the chrome where you are pulling the string from.
don’t use any lubrication otherwise the new rubber will not create a seal with the body and/or the chrome and it will keep popping out...

Cheers
Phil

[SaskStag]

Okey-dokey, thanks Phil will try that - sometime
Right now, I have to get the tractor out with its snowblower, and do some shovelling

Pretty sure visions of snow suits and hats will be safe!!!
Tanya

[Westfaling]

How I don't miss that. The first snow of winter. The battle to get the snow blower started , the rush to get the winter tyres on, the annoynace that I didn't get the snow fencing in and now the ground is frozen!! At least you'll get a White Christmas.
Nick

[SaskStag]

Make that: snow suit, hat, two pairs of gloves and a drippy nose.....

Me doing snow removal and 3 men in the house!!! ????
Tanya

[KOY 23]

"My topless driving days are over, thermals now on. "


Steady on Tanya, some of the older members might not be able to handle thoughts like that

Best of luck.

Ian

You not wrong there Ian.

Great photo, Tanya, respect for living in that climate, and we moan when we get 1/2"

John.

[SaskStag]

Thanks! But everything is built around this weather. Folks were late for work that day, but that's about it. Ploughs had been out and cleared the roads by lunchtime. Most people own an SUV or 4x4 truck and the econoboxes drive in their tracks so all is good! To paralyse the city, it takes a major blizzard with snow, high winds and -40oC temperatures which might happen once or twice in a winter season. The snow is also dry, not sticky wet like in the UK.

Gotta go and use the tractor/snowblower on parent's driveway now so I can get the Stag into their nice heated double garage for its winter jobs......

Cheers
Tanya