Thread: Alpine window rust fix?

Hi all,

I did a search and found plenty of info about people having rust under the alpine windows and some mentioned how easy it was to fix. However none went into detail about how to fix it.

Has anyone done this themselves?

How do you get the alpine window out?

Was the steel under the window rubber also rusted out? i.e. would you have trouble resealing the window if you just fibreglassed it without welding in new steel?

Thanks

I have not done it but the crash repairer did when I had a small bit of work done.

If you look at the seal, you will see a "filler strip" of rubber in the centre. Remove this & the seal supposedly collapses a bit & out it comes.

I have seen the old piece of string method used on windows. ie wrapped around & pulled away as you go around.

With the window & seal out it's just a matter of treating the rust & priming it, butyl sealant around the hole so it gets into the U channel, in with the seal, more sealant around where the glass fits & bung it all back together again.

Like I said I haven't done it, so it may a tad more difficult than I describe, but you get me drift.


Don't know about FG filler. Could work I suppose. It would depends what you found when it was in bits.

Edited........... You may find the Water Ingress Bulletins a help.

http://homepage.virgin.net/mark.hopk...terIngress.htm

Also, depending on the severity of the repair work/access etc, you may need to remove the plastic "inner wall" but window & seal out I think you should be ok.

You could always ask advice from someone like Windscreens O'Brien etc.




Hope this helps.