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Colin
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29th Dec 07 at 15:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anyone know where I can get some? Or any windscreen seal would do.

I have a swimming pool in my boot!!

Water's entering at the rear air vewnts where the seal has perished:





[Edited on 29-12-2007 by Colin]
mattk
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29th Dec 07 at 15:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Motor factors

Or silicon from a DIY shop
k e l
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have you trid to get a new seal for it might be a better fix
Neo
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29th Dec 07 at 15:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mine was a fiver on ebay

B&Q by me doesn't sell it, only things like Seriously Strong Stuff...Which is just as good.
Colin
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Normal grade silicon is corrosive / not the best for motors.

I had tiger seal when I had to bodge up the STi lights on my impreza......really nasty stuff!! Does the job though!!
RCoughtrie
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Sikaflex not do the job ?
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by k e l
have you trid to get a new seal for it might be a better fix


I think the seals are pretty shit, reports on UK MK4's of them perishing after 2 yrs.
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by RCoughtrie
Sikaflex not do the job ?


Probably would if its similar stuff. Will B&Q or Screw Fix sell it??
mattk
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29th Dec 07 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah they will do
RCoughtrie
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29th Dec 07 at 16:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got some from halfords a while back
stan_the_man
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29th Dec 07 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

A cars not a car unless it has either tiger seal or some form of wood screw holding at least one part on.
Gregor
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quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
A cars not a car unless it has either tiger seal or some form of wood screw holding at least one part on.


Gregor
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Normal grade silicon is corrosive / not the best for motors.

I had tiger seal when I had to bodge up the STi lights on my impreza......really nasty stuff!! Does the job though!!


agreed

[Edited on 29-12-2007 by Gregor]
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29th Dec 07 at 16:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

any decent motorfactors or paint shop should sell it. mines was only £3 a tube


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MALTBY
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29th Dec 07 at 16:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh sikaflex will do the job me dad works for sika its brilliant stuff half of me car is stuck together with it
c20let
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29th Dec 07 at 18:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got mines from ebay.
JM_16v
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got mine off a local paint shop it was called Texflex. same kinda stuff
big eck
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The car paint supply shop next to the Old Dairy in Bainsford sell it Colin
Tommy L
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30th Dec 07 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

got some in the van outside
ed
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Get a box of gloves too if you don't already have one
Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
quote:
Originally posted by k e l
have you trid to get a new seal for it might be a better fix


I think the seals are pretty shit, reports on UK MK4's of them perishing after 2 yrs.


Surely not a VAG
Jamie
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quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
A cars not a car unless it has either tiger seal or some form of wood screw holding at least one part on.




or a tie-wrap
stan_the_man
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