Leaking Windscreen

[PrettyandFluffy]

Our Dethleffs A class has had a leak from the top of the windscreen for a while in heavy rain. Had it looked at and got quote for a new screen to fix it. Being a custom manufacture the price was eye watering. Any advice on alternative fixes would be appreciated. I think the problem is there is no cover piece over the bonding sealant at the top of the windscreen and the sun had made it dry and crack.

 

[Bessy765]

There is a sealer call creeping crack very good at sealing small leaks, may take a couple of goes and do it when the screen has been in the sun for a couple of hours

 

[Nanniemate]

Our Dethleffs A class has had a leak from the top of the windscreen for a while in heavy rain. Had it looked at and got quote for a new screen to fix it. Being a custom manufacture the price was eye watering. Any advice on alternative fixes would be appreciated. I think the problem is there is no cover piece over the bonding sealant at the top of the windscreen and the sun had made it dry and crack.

there is a brilliant independent in Cardiff family firm and not rip off merchants, they work off the drive way of their home or mobile , if your in the area the have contracts for many large vehicle operators and are quite creative in stopping leaks

 

[Phill D]

Perhaps a stone will get flung up by a passing truck and crack the screen, and your insurance could arrange to get it changed.. I'll get my coat...

 

[PrettyandFluffy]

Thanks for the suggestions I am quite good with the mastic gun so with the right product I will give it a go at a home fix. Any contact details for the Cardiff firm would be good and I will have a chat with them.
A lucky stone flung up may be the best solution but I think there are limits on the
insurance windscreen cover that don’t cover the cost

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[Diabalo]

Captain Tolley's creeping crack cure may do the job, you could then caulk it for belt and braces.

 

[Landy Andy]

If your windscreen insurance doesn’t cover a replacement windscreen go to an independent windscreen company not a big chain, and they will cut out the screen and properly refit it. The original sealant has dried out and started to leak, it just wasn’t done properly before. Once the bonding glue is there, it there until it’s physically removed. It doesn’t degrade with time.

 

[Just smiffy]

Change insurance company that covers windscreen…. Simples

 

[pappajohn]

The previous owner of my American A class had the same screen refitted by Auto-windscreens.*
Obviously far cheaper than replacing an undamaged screen.

* Correction.....Autoglass.

 

[Nanniemate]

Thanks for the suggestions I am quite good with the mastic gun so with the right product I will give it a go at a home fix. Any contact details for the Cardiff firm would be good and I will have a chat with them.
A lucky stone flung up may be the best solution but I think there are limits on the
insurance windscreen cover that don’t cover the cost

Cardiff Auto-screens Ltd

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[clanjones]

We had a similar issue with our A class windscreen and Captain Tolley creeping crack cured it. I applied it a few times when the screen was warm due to the sun.

It is well known in sailing circles and well thought of.

 

[Wabs]

As a semi fix,, Gorilla invisible waterproof tape, really works,

 

[PrettyandFluffy]

I tried one independent windscreen company but they said they couldn’t remove the screen without damaging it. I will try Autoglass and a few others to see if I can find one that happy to remove and re-fix it. That would be the best option. Good to know it can be done.

 

[Jake Royd]

We had a similar issue with our A class windscreen and Captain Tolley creeping crack cured it. I applied it a few times when the screen was warm due to the sun.

It is well known in sailing circles and well thought of.

It's good stuff but beware pumping too much in.
It leaks out somewhere and cures forming a blob that's virtually immovable. It's also completely clear. Ask me how I know.
But it can cure a leak where you don't know exactly where water is getting in.

 

[Smick]

Just picked up on the Captain Tolley's tip, and it worked a treat after carefully studying where the likely access point was. Needed 4 goes though, but all watertight now. It was helped by the fact that in the Lakes it was warm & dry for 10 days so had time to let each application dry off completely before testing. We've just had an absolute humdinger of a thunderstorm, and it's still dry, so judge that as a win!