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Has anyone got any good photos they could mail me of their screen fitment?
I am about to fit mine and am unsure of what rubbers go where?
Do I need to fit any rubbers before the screen is bonded in? or dod I just sit the screen straight onto the adhesive
I did mine much like Rich, but used standard automotive window bond. Like he said, it sticks like you wouldn't imagine, and goes off surprisingly quickly, even when it's cold out.
I dry fitted my screen several times, until I was happy I'd a) lifted the front end of the dash enough, and b) added 3 little fibre glass feet around the dash groove for the windscreen to sit on.
Take your time, and be very very careful not to crack the screen. Mine was an utter swine to remove when I chipped the screen edge, which then turned into a tasty crack.
Cheers Guys, it seems that both of you have opted for not using the screen rubber? any reasons for this?
My current thinking is that the rubber that fits along the bottom of the screen would tidy things up! I seem to remember that the marlin demo car had no rubber and the adhesive looked unsightly.
Marlin fitted my screen. When it came back from Marlin, the lower silicon was full of holes. So dug it all out and redone it. I think I have rubber going around the sides and across the top. I'll take off the screen capping tomorrow and have a look. I'll take some photos as well.
Yes capping is broke. Bit dissapointed at it. That's how it came from Marlin. Not sure why.
The only reason I can think of, but nobody else has had this problem, is to bend the surround around the rollcage to get the angle downwards.
So glad in some ways getting the body done by Marlin, but in others, see there is no perfect way of doing it. Even for the pros doing it every day.
Doing Merlinman's body after mine, kept having to tell him, "The body is not perfect fit!". Spent hours on it before giving up and accepting best fit. though not great.
Rich's is good, that there is no doubt, but it is easier to align the non-door version I would imagine. If you look at his car closely, you realise that he has had to accept compromises too, such as the level of his rear bulkhead capping.
Every car I've looked at has had different obstacles, and owing to the varying dimensions of all the parts, no two cars can adopt the same solution. The trick is to hide your known bodges as best you can.
