windshield

[skylinedreams]

I noticed today on the passenger side of my wind shield i few drops of water when i stuck my finger up to the spot where i assume the water came from it was quite wet. I'm almost positive its my windshield leaking but i figured i'd ask anyone if they had any other ideas or if this is common etc. just want to get some input before i crack the winshield so my insurance will give me a new one ( gotta love glass coverage )

[PGBrian]

sounds sort of like the ILLEGAL practice of Insurance Fraud.

anyways, is your window leaking or is the moulding leaking?

[skylinedreams]

its kinda like the crease where the window meets the molding i think its the window cuz when you wipe the wet area with your finger the black stuff they use to seal the window comes off on your finger not a lot but like a smear you know what i mean. Ive looked/felt every were in the area of the leak for wet spots and this is what i ended up with for a conclusion.

[bcar240]

you might be able to convice your insurance that your windshield is defective as it is. They might replace it. Maybe try telling insurance that the glass is seperating from the car, and you are worried it might pop out one day. It could work... Possibly... Hopefully who ever fixes it does a good job with the molding and such.

[skylinedreams]

Yea i was thinkin of doin that but ive only had my car since nov. its like all the problems started happen just recently. to late for the lemon law but i love my 240 anyways. i figured if i break the windshield its just easier. one call to ocean glass then they handle everything else. ive never had much of a problem getting a new windshield. even when i almost put my fist through my geo's windshield. i just told them it was a big rock got my windshield changed.

[phuphyter]

i had the exact same problem, but on the driver's side. it sucked bad because water leaked onto my seat and i had to sit on towels for a while to keep my butt dry. here's a link to my post about it: http://nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=88293

i just did like he said, but i used black silicone (bought from any auto parts store) on the outside and inside to match the black moulding on our 240's. actually, i had to do it twice. the first time worked great, but i didn't apply the silicone in a good enough length along the outside moulding. it started to leak again a month or two later.

for the outside, i tried to dry the moulding as much as i could with a hair drier. then i laid down a line of silicone between where the moulding meets the roof. then i used my finger to press that stuff into the crevice. you might want to tape off the metal roof so you don't get silicone on it. i did that twice to make sure there were no air pockets and that it was really in there.

for the inside, i dried it, scraped away the usless, soaked foamy black stuff you mentioned, and applied the silicone there too. i'm not sure if i was correct in applying it, but it worked for me.

oh and use rubber gloves
Modified by phuphyter at 1:18 AM 1/20/2005