Rubber trim around the windscreen
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Lin Walker
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Hats off to anyone who can remove/replace the top portion of an E86/Coupe windshield gasket with the windshield still in place! Attached is a picture of my DIY solution. It retains the metal portion and hard plastic lip of the original gasket as a foundation, as it didn't leak and was structurally sound. It also uses the windshield pillar portions of a new gasket. Give me a call at 252 241 4359 and I'll tell you how you can do it. Best regards, Lin
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On the verge of doing this myself. Ripped the old one out tonight. I bought one from sytners the other week. Took the car for a run after taking the old one out as I was running out of light and wanted to try and rekindle the love. It was really loud with the trim missing once I went over 50 mph. Looking forward to new one in.
Mine is split, but my screen is also badly pitted from driving on gritty airfield track days and now (around 18 months and counting) has a 15mm stone chip. I think I'll just hand the new trim to the fitter who replaces the screen when I eventually get around to it 
Just done mine. It’s actually pretty easy to fit, it just pushes into place. I did mine by taking the roof down and standing in the car so I could push down on it.
Taking the old gunk off was the time consuming part. At first it thought I’d taken enough off, but ended up taking it out and doing it again as there was a little gap at the top in a couple of places. Once I’d stripped all the gunk out with a screwdriver and put it back it in sits flat now though. Easy enough diy job!
Taking the old gunk off was the time consuming part. At first it thought I’d taken enough off, but ended up taking it out and doing it again as there was a little gap at the top in a couple of places. Once I’d stripped all the gunk out with a screwdriver and put it back it in sits flat now though. Easy enough diy job!
