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Evil Elsie

Member Since: 25 Feb 2023
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 201

Side Windows (again)

Greetings..🖖
A couple of weeks ago I drilled out the securing rivets and removed my side windows due to rain ingress. I'm really glad that I did.....

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Yuk..!!

Cleaned the frames and sides up then refitted with copious amounts of Sikaflex and new rivets.
Now, feeling as smug as ......... a very smug thing I awaited the inevitable rain.

me..!! It's still getting in...!!
It's not leaking in through the frame to side join so I've sorted that but rain seems to be getting in around the front edge of the glass and running down inside and dripping off the window runner. Hard to explain so I'll try to photo it....

I'm wondering if I have a seal missing..??
Anybody else ever had water dripping in and cured it (my initial thought was just to mastic the whole bloody lot shut/sealed)..??

Cheers, Dave 2002 Land Rover 110 Td5 Utility
1990 Suzuki GSXR 1100L
1980 Yamaha RD 350LC
1976 Yamaha RD 400C

12th Nov 2023 1:12pm

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2102

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

That’s a real shame as you bit the bullet and did things properly.

Mine don’t leak but I sealed them up when I first got the Defender to stop rattles! Occasionally I wish they would open, but not very often.

I think if I were to remove them like you have, then I’d be replacing with the single fixed pane or the opening gullwing.

Having just looked at mine I think it’s possible that the vertical felt seal between the two panes might be suspect on yours?

Don’t forget that the ‘leak’ may be tracking in from somewhere else. Have you checked your alpine light seals and the join between the roof and gutter?

Good luck 🤞

12th Nov 2023 1:36pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3414

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

I believe that the early frames have a joint somewhere (recall some screws as well), and possible that that joint is leaking. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

12th Nov 2023 1:38pm

Evil Elsie

Member Since: 25 Feb 2023
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 201

Cheers both... 👍👍

Just taken some photos which show where the drips are (same on both near and off sides);

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The rain seems to be making its way around the front edge of the glass and tracking down the inside, around the bottom corner then hitting the runner and dripping off...

There is a joint in the frame with two screws securing the halves of the frame together but these frames are never being separated from the sides again - not without wrecking the sides anyway.... 2002 Land Rover 110 Td5 Utility
1990 Suzuki GSXR 1100L
1980 Yamaha RD 350LC
1976 Yamaha RD 400C

12th Nov 2023 3:30pm

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