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I have mentioned before that my car has on the odd occasion had terrible wind! by that I mean when travelling at speed or when driving through cross winds The car shrieks around the passenger side door/ windscreen area.
In the past I have removed the door card and door mirror on two ocassions looking for any area that might have a panel gap or faulty seal.
On Monday I was driving from Cleveland to Monkfish and the wind was blowing across the M1 and buffeting the car around. I was then subjected to wind noise from both the passenger and driver side. The good thing was I remembered reading somewhere on this forum about the poor fitting of the windscreen.
When I checked under the front screen rubber I saw that on both sides the glass bonding was coming away or had been poorly applied.
I went to my local dealer and explained the problem and likely cause, they checked with V/hall for a warranty clain and guess what no chance...
The thing is I think I can fix the problem with some windscreen sealant, but since I have bought a specialist car and it is still under warranty I feel they could have at least (as a good customer relations deal) sorted it out for a few pence worth of sealant.. would I care if V/hall went bust...well not really.
In the past I have removed the door card and door mirror on two ocassions looking for any area that might have a panel gap or faulty seal.
On Monday I was driving from Cleveland to Monkfish and the wind was blowing across the M1 and buffeting the car around. I was then subjected to wind noise from both the passenger and driver side. The good thing was I remembered reading somewhere on this forum about the poor fitting of the windscreen.
When I checked under the front screen rubber I saw that on both sides the glass bonding was coming away or had been poorly applied.
I went to my local dealer and explained the problem and likely cause, they checked with V/hall for a warranty clain and guess what no chance...
The thing is I think I can fix the problem with some windscreen sealant, but since I have bought a specialist car and it is still under warranty I feel they could have at least (as a good customer relations deal) sorted it out for a few pence worth of sealant.. would I care if V/hall went bust...well not really.
If the windscreen is coming away from the body dont be tempted to just seal it with some sealant as the windscreen of a modern car adds to the strength of the whole bodyshell,also airbag deployment.
get the screen removed and refitted properly or put a hammer through it and get it done on your insurance
get the screen removed and refitted properly or put a hammer through it and get it done on your insurance
Wot he said ^^
It was my oe screen that was basically only held in place by the weather seals, absolutely shocking and negligent build quality & factory qa - the topic link isn't working or I'd post it up
It's the one reason that I doubt I'll ever buy another Australian built car again.
It was my oe screen that was basically only held in place by the weather seals, absolutely shocking and negligent build quality & factory qa - the topic link isn't working or I'd post it up
It's the one reason that I doubt I'll ever buy another Australian built car again.
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