Thread: Leaking windscreen / wet roof lining - Troubleshoot?

Hi Mate,
I had two new windscreens in my disco and both time they stuffed up and it was leaking. you could not see the gap, first time round they re installed the windscreen and the second time the patched it with silicone from the inside and it fixed the issue. It could be that the windscreen does not fit your frame and the gap is to big, thus you will may have to re do the inside with silicone. What you can try is to use a spray jet with someone in the car to try and determine where it is coming from.
Good luck!
The Entertainer

Hi, it happened to a mate's D2 and was fixed under warranty so it was a while ago, i think it was the windscreen and the water would blow back in the cabin roof area. Unfortunately he is away so I cant ask him. He complained it smelt like rooting rope in his car.
It was a lining off job but he has never had an issue since.

Hope this helps

I'm annoyed that I volunteered too much info when getting the screen replaced i.e. I'm getting it done due to leak. Considering the lining is still out, may be worth driving up there and getting them to look at it again.

when i purcased my d1 the car dearler had to replace the windscreen for a road worthy it leaked had a small channel in the selant had the screen taken out and resealed they use heaps of sealant and told me the next time the screen has to come out it would be very hard to get out of course it does not leak now.

Don't even get me started!
It seems a common occurance, mine been back 3 times, headlining out, excuses made etc etc. Seems all good now, with huge amounts of polyurethane.
Advice seems to be also make sure they replace the sealing strip along the top rather than re-use the old one. Despite rumours that after market screens are slightly a different shape, a 10mm thick bead of sealant should mean there's no worries with that I would have thought?

i thought mine(windscreen) was leaking, turned out it was the roof rack rubber seal into the roof leaking, the water then ran down the lip of the roof trim down the front screen. cheap fix for me.

ill bet it is the section of rust just under the top of the windscreen at the revision mirror......?

cheers

non genuine windscreen fitted.They are a different shape and only fit/seal with bucket loads of sikaflex!!!
ITS WRONG
Try and get an insurance co to fit a genuine screen!!!
Goodluck
Andrew