411 windscreen and rear screen removal

[californiabristol]

I am dismantling my 411 s2 for restoration and would like to know if anyone could give advice on removing and installing
the glass. I am hoping the seals can be reused.

So far, I have removed the interior including the Webasto
sunroof. Next step is glass and other body trim.

Thanks,

Greg Woog

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

Congratulations on your project and here is hoping that things go well. The seals are likely quite old,and as such, will probably need replacing, unless, of course if the windscreen had been replaced at some time. But, the others are old, dry and be much too brittle re-use. I am fairly sure that new seals can be found, and some member of the club can direct you to a supplier.
As to removal, you will find that a Stanley or carpet knife makes a good tool to cut round the seals to remove the glass. It is very easy to break the glass when pulling it, as any force on the glass might shatter it. Best advice is to hire someone to do the glass removal.

[californiabristol]

Thanks for your advice. You are definitely correct about hiring an expert,
but "hope springs eternal' and I am eager for the challenge.

Greg

[Janne]

I agree. I cracked the windscreen on my S5 ( large stone) and had problems finding a replacement. Autoglass replaced the rubber ( standard H-shaped black rubber) on the back screen, and fitted the new front one.
Thank God my Insurer tok the cost........

[GREG]

ACCS have the screens and rubbers at a good price

[californiabristol]

Thanks for the information. I will get a quote from ACCS.
Greg Woog

[GREG]

Does your car have a sun roof ? It makes the job harder and the roof may need a push up whilst fitting

[californiabristol]

Yes the car has a Webasto sunroof. Do you have an email for ACCS. I sent a message via a classic car resource website. ACCS list no email or website.
Thanks,
Greg Woog

[GREG]

Martin Barnes

Brisparts@aol.com

[californiabristol]

I have gotten both the front and rear screens on the 411 out, and rather easily at that, or perhaps just lucky.
A common recommendation is to use ones feet to push the screens out.
A colleague tried this on his 911 at the advice of an experienced painter, but cracked his screen. So I was initially reluctant to try the same method.
A Triumph club post had instructions about pushing screens out while wearing soft shoes. I tried it, and it worked.

The interior was already out of the car, and in preparation, the rear-view mirror was removed from the glass using a hair dryer to heat and loosen the silicon. The wipers also were removed, and these can be pried off their splines with a screw driver.

Starting on the rubber seals, I removed the chrome trim taking care not to bend the trim. Next, I pulled out the central rubber core from the seal.
Then, I loosened the rubber from the body and glass by hand.
I thought some lubrication might help, so I put some 3-in-1
oil between the glass and rubber seal along the top screen edge. I put a plywood board on the floor, and laying on my back, gently pushed the top center and corner of the screen using my feet pressed flatly against the glass. The screen popped out of the rubber seal at the top edge. The screen was laid down on the body(on padding), and the seal was removed from the body flange. Then I moved the screen to a storage rack. This worked well on both front and rear screens. It will be a while before a decision is made about replacing the front screen which has some pitting. Now I am stripping out the doors...