Kaamos Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hi all Recently I got some problems with the plastic joint around the windshield, it was getting out of its place in the upper middle, above the interior rear view mirror. I went to the local carclass to have it fixed and they told me they could not do anything relyable because there was either a conception fault of the windshield had been badly replaced and was a little bit too low.... Yesterday night on a long highway trip the joint (which I had been told by the carglass guys was actually more a cosmetic thing as it doesn't seem to be involved in waterproofness) got half-torn by the wind, in the middle of the roof, and as it was damaging the paintwork on the roof I had to remove it completely. Now the question is, what do I have to do to get things back on track : - have my "joint" stuck again, properly - get a new joint - have the windshield replaced (in which case I'll need to know if rhd and lhd supras have the same windshield because I'm in france and local Mr T only has lhd parts, and they said lexus, at least, had different lhd and rhd windshields but they couldn't tell me for the supe) - other solution I hope I made it clear, I'll try to attach some pics soon if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I don't know what it looks like cosmetically with the part you're talking about being missing, if it looks okay I would probably buy some black windscreen sealant and fix the leak myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaamos Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 As far as I have witnessed there is no leak, But I didn't (want to) drive the supe under havy rain since the joint is no more...... here are some pictures, I hope they are helpfull...... I'l make a picture of the joint alone asap..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i cant see why the screens would be any different.. might be favoured having the glass pulled out and have the seal replaced instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I've seen this on a few Supras now. I have it to a lesser extent on mine. I think its down to having the windscreen replaced at one time or another...a breakage or re-spray perhaps. On mine, the windscreen got cracked and replaced. The first time the job was done the finishing strip came loose after a few days. I took it back and they did the whole job again...this time the finishing strip stayed in place but is not as good a fit as original....theres a few lumps and bumps along its top edge. If it helps, the water tightness of the screen does not rely on the finishing strip, as long as the glass has been installed correctly. IMO, If the glass is installed too high, or too low, or too much sealant is used, the finishing strip cant seat itself and clip in to the rebate as its designed to do. Hopefully someone else on here who has done this job before can add to this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaamos Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 You're right Ewen, this is what i've been told by the carglass guys, the windsscreen seems to be sitting a little bit too low, preventing the finishing strip from fitting correctly..... Now I have no idea wheather there is a means to re-fit it without having to take the whole windscreen off because it might get broken in the process ang getting one here in France sure will be rather complicated I fear :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Good luck Kaamos. In my case (Autoglass) they seemed to remove the old cracked glass pretty easily, and also remove the new glass the second time without problems either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaamos Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Autoglass and carglass seem to be the same company, here in France we have carglass..... but they would not just remove the glass and re-fit it because they have a lifetime warranty and only use new parts. Thus I'll have my flawless windscreen removed and replaced by a brand new one + new finishing strip only because it must have been fitted too low after a re-spray...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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