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Jul 15, 2012 1:01 pm
petemick Offline
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Subject: windscreen fitting
With help from some members I,ve been trying to discover whether the windscreen surround or the windscreen frame are the correct shape for my car. As you can see from the pictures the top of the screen is curved and the body top frame is straight. I bought from the club spares a replacement windscreen rubber which bears no resemblence to the one that was fitted, has anybody used the club rubber and did you fit it all round the screen?

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Jul 15, 2012 1:22 pm
Colin M34 Offline
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Registered since: Dec 01, 2007
Location: Suffolk, UK


Subject: Re: windscreen fitting
Hello,

When Brian Savill had the rubber seal made, it was specifically for the earlier windscreens such as are fitted to W2 and ST24/34 bodies in 1930-32/33. It was not specifically made for the later Frank Feely bodies which may instead have used a proprietary moulding instead. By 1939 I think there was a lot more mass-production of this kind of thing so do not place any virtue in this moulding being correct at all...

Colin M34
 

Jul 15, 2012 2:15 pm
h14 Offline
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Registered since: Nov 30, 2008
Location: Chalandray, France


Subject: Re: windscreen fitting
Hi Peter,
My V12 windscreen frame has square corners at the top, but then it is a dhc, so would have. The seal is fairly good for its age but inevitably rotted & split at the corners. I cut a sliver off & took it to Prescott hill climb, where I knew there would be a fairly good autojumble. A guy there was selling rubber mouldings, & to my surprise I came away with 3 different samples...unusual to be spoilt for choice!
It's possible, but unlikely, that the moulding is the same for the saloon. I'd recommend doing a (perhaps online) search and see what is available.
Laurence
 

Jul 16, 2012 3:29 pm
Peter S30 Offline
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Registered since: Nov 27, 2007
Location: Germany


Subject: Re: windscreen fitting
Peter,

Here is a photo of my V12 De Ville windscreen and rubber. Looks similar to your car. I can not cut a piece off for you (it is a bit old but still tight) http://www.coh-baines.co.uk have a huge selection but there should be many other (local) suppliers

Also I added a foto showing the rear window (vent window? quarterlight?). Here I exchanged the rubber and found a grey one (fits to the color of my car) with very similar profile like you are showing but much thinner and finer so it is easy to compress. Supplier was Angst & Pfister in Switzerland part no DT10 2508 9034, Dimensions 10.5x6.5 mm overall.

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