Windscreen Top seal

AMD66 · Oct 30, 2023

Has anyone had this happen on the windscreen top seal . Flush fit on drivers side but raised 5/6cm on N/S. I don’t appear to have any water ingress, yet. If you have had this did IG do a repair or replacement.

bemax · Oct 30, 2023

I checked and fund some similar openings. But I am not sure whether this is the seal itself. Looks ore like a cover to me.

Wueste · Oct 30, 2023

On my car, the rubber lip is close.

AMD66 · Oct 30, 2023

A very neat finish, clearly mine needs attention.

AMD66 · Oct 30, 2023

bemax said:
I checked and fund some similar openings. But I am not sure whether this is the seal itself. Looks ore like a cover to me.

I wasn’t sure either, I’ll let them have a look at it and see what they recommend.

HorstVoll · Oct 30, 2023

AMD66 said:
Has anyone had this happen on the windscreen top seal . Flush fit on drivers side but raised 5/6cm on N/S. I don’t appear to have any water ingress, yet. If you have had this did IG do a repair or replacement.

I noticed the same at my car, if I remember right it was loose for even more than 10cm and only at the top. I noticed this already at pickup of my car and showed it to the dealer who responded (not really convincing) it “should not be an issue as this should not be a seal”. I did not see any water ingress at the windscreen or A-pillar at either side which I had opened at installation of the dash cam.

However, in my opinion this might become an issue at some point because if it is open at top and glued at the bottom it creates a water pocket that can hold water for a longer time which I guess sooner or later could lead to water ingress at the windscreen seal. I will ask my dealer again to get it fixed next time I get there.

I will let you know what the outcome was in my case and I am also curious if/how it was fixed for others.

Krabby · Oct 30, 2023

HorstVoll said:
...dealer who responded (not really convincing) it “should not be an issue as this should not be a seal”...

Provided they're going to repair it, I can agree with that. However, should they imply there's no need to rectify the matter, I would be royally upset.

IGL · Oct 30, 2023

HorstVoll said:
However, in my opinion this might become an issue at some point because if it is open at top and glued at the bottom it creates a water pocket that can hold water for a longer time which I guess sooner or later could lead to water ingress at the windscreen seal. I will ask my dealer again to get it fixed next time I get there.

And not to mention that the water in this "water pocket" can freeze in wintertime and lead to serious damage.

trobex · Oct 30, 2023

Dirt, grim, etc will sit in that pocket and spoil over time as well. Ill have to look at mine in the morning but first recall seems to be it was ok...

AMD66 · Oct 30, 2023

The freeze thaw action in cold weather is a concern, I won’t leave it like it is because it will possibly cause damage long term. I have an excellent supplier who I am confident will work with me to sort this ….I’ll update when they get a chance to respond.

IG_in_AZ · Oct 30, 2023

Not acceptable, particularly since it's potentially pooling water against the paint, which will eventually lead to rust at that location.

trobex · Oct 31, 2023

I inspected mine today in good light, it is fitting very well and no signs of any offset in seal. Yours on face value looks faulty... it should be fixed soon as dealer can attend to it in my view.

AMD66 · Nov 1, 2023

trobex said:
I inspected mine today in good light, it is fitting very well and no signs of any offset in seal. Yours on face value looks faulty... it should be fixed soon as dealer can attend to it in my view.

Being inspected on the 7th November…. I’ll post the proposed action.

AMD66 · Nov 8, 2023

Inspected and repaired with sealant. Flush with no gaps now. Defect noted by dealers and if any future problems it is recorded.

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