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Subject:Re: leaky windshield
From:Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Sun, 31 May 2020 16:55:49 -0400

My windshield did the same thing after hours of research on the samba
decided to seal it myself. I finally siliconed the window side of rubber
and body side On the outside and no more leak. Originally I just did a
third up the side on the inside like one fella suggested but that didn’t
work. I used regular silicon but this stuff is way better. Good luck
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000FW61EW/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_3?smid=A1UMBRA5ZTBCX8&psc=1

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 4:25 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well, one possibility would be to try the third (second #2) on your list,
> and if that doesn't work, then go for hiring someone.  But regardless, if
> it were me, I might take photos, contact the original shop that did the
> botched fix, and try for some reimbursement.  Of course, that's a real long
> shot, since you are not local, and the shop might just brush you off.  You
> might have a better shot at that if you use a local shop, and document.  I
> once had a dealer in Little Rock replace a water pump.  It went bad just
> 800 miles later, and in Colorado.  I had Rocky Mountain Westy in Fort
> Collins replace it, documented completely, and the dealer in Little Rock
> reimbursed me for the failed pump and labor.  I did have to return the bad
> pump to the dealer.
>
> mcneely
>
> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 12:30 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > hi all...
> >
> > leaky windshield here... 6 months ago my wife's van had a cracked
> > windshield.. she brought it to the mechanic who hired a windshield guy
> > replacing the glass with new seal (from GW), he didn't use any sealant...
> > and now it's leaking... (no rust around the windshield)
> >  - it leaks on the driver side corner, around the clutch pedal...
> > the problem is the shop's more than 1000 miles from where we live... so
> > drive it there for warranty repair is out...
> > so here I am thinking about... I need your input for the best solution...
> > thanks
> >
> > 1. hire a another glass guy to pull out the windshield and replace the
> seal
> > with sealant this time.
> > 2. hire a another glass guys to pull out the windshield and the seal put
> > the seal and glass back with sealant this time.
> > 2. use some sort of clear caulking under the lip of the seal ... a DYI
> job
> > by myself...
> >
> > thanks again
> >
> > dan
> >
>

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