QUOTE(luskesq @ Mar 2 2011, 08:39 PM)
QUOTE(mgphoto @ Mar 2 2011, 03:23 PM)
Hello,
I am slowly redoing the rubber surrounding my windows, I am about to replace the "gasket for roll bar" as they are called in the PET, part #'s 914 531 143 10 and 914 531 144 10, more commonly know as the roll bar to window seals.
I have the factory repair manuals but I can not find any section related to the roll bar coverings, seals or the anodised trim for that matter.
It seems like there might be a channel for the rubber to slide into? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
If what you are referring to is the gaskets that are on what I call the leading edge of the sail panel and the rear of the door windows, there is a trim piece the goes there secured by 3 or 4 screws. The trim piece has a lip on both sides (i.e. vertically if that makes sense) that the rubber goes into. It is a fairly easy install if you push one side in from top to bottom (or vis-a-versa) and use a little silicon grease on the other side and use something like a popsicle stick to press it in.
Hope that helps.
Keith
Hey Keith,
Thanks for the reply, I tried to do it but the new rubber is much to stiff for a popsicle stick, I worked it for an hour and got about 2 inches into it and broke 2 sticks (although the ice cream treat is a welcome diversion) , I replace the old gasket using the popsicle stick method without problem.
I will look for something a bit sturdier than the stick and I think I may need to take off the interior piece so I can work it from inside out, the outside lip of the gasket curls around the trim piece making it very awkward to push the edge into the groove.
Hope that makes sense.
More suggestions are very welcome.
Thanks again,
Mike