Windscreen seal bit, where to get replaced?

[mb1907953]

Make sure you get a vacuum in there and get it all out. Then inspect where the filter housing seals to the bottom of the chamber and make sure there arent any spots for the water to leak in.

That other thing is the PCV valve. Unfortunately you'll either have to replace it or do a mod and chuck on a little oil catch can instead. Looks like someone hasnt bought the right hose for it, hence th pressure and the breakage.

[stefcio007]

Make sure you get a vacuum in there and get it all out.

Exactly what I'm going to to.

Unfortunately you'll either have to replace it or do a mod and chuck on a little oil catch can instead. Looks like someone hasnt bought the right hose for it, hence th pressure and the breakage.

How much would something like that cost to fix? How easy would it be to do it myself? I have a friend coming over next week. He has a complete toolset for a Jetta. Will see if he can help me out.

[stefcio007]

Why I've decided NOT to use the rubber seal.
The seal was too thick and would not fit. Where the part of the U that sits under the glass (it does right?) there was enough seal there anyway so it was not needed.

I've cleaned out all the area around the cabin air filter and the other side. Took out the leaf blower and got pretty much everything out of there. Cleaned over the rest with a damp cloth.

What I did do instead and what I plan to do.
Used Gumption to clean off the old rubber residue, then windexed the area.

What needs to be done.
The area that I talked about before about having enough seal in place needs to be done over to make sure it's properly sealed and even. I'll probably do this with some silicone, preferably black.

Why I'm doing it this way.
The two part tray catches the water and diverts it to the drainage holes anyway without the rubber. I just might need to clean out the leaves and what not that gets in there every now and then, shouldn't really be a problem. It looks better without the rubber. The windscreen disappears under the tray lip.

This is the seal I was talking about with the windscreen. There isn't enough space for that rubber I bought to fit in here.


As you can see I need to fill this gap up. The water will simply go over the lip and into the tray and drain away.


Here it is cleaned up and put back together before I get around to sealing it up properly this week.

[mattross]

I did the Clark Rubber thing that mb1907953 did, it only lasted around 2 years before it peeled off, so lastime i bought a tube of windscreen silicon (black) ~$10, and used it and had no dramas with it since then. A spatula and some water to smoothe it over once applied.

Those items are very pricey to buy from VW as when i enquired, i would of had to buy the whole windscreen water deflectors set up.

[stefcio007]

I guess it's not worth it then, 2 years is not a long time. Where can I buy some of that silicon?

[mb1907953]

I did the Clark Rubber thing that mb1907953 did, it only lasted around 2 years before it peeled off, so lastime i bought a tube of windscreen silicon (black) ~$10, and used it and had no dramas with it since then. A spatula and some water to smoothe it over once applied.

Those items are very pricey to buy from VW as when i enquired, i would of had to buy the whole windscreen water deflectors set up.

Mine just pushes onto the leading edge of the rain trays... It wont fail until the rubber itself fails which will probably be in 10 years time. What do you mean peeled off? Maybe they dont sell the smaller size that pushes and stays on anymore? Mine is going strong and looks neat and tidy so I still recommend it!

[stefcio007]

Mine is going strong and looks neat and tidy so I still recommend it!

Could you post some close up photos? and detail. Having a hard time seeing how this is meant to work, I thought it would be obvious, maybe I'm doing something wrong?
(I still prefer it like this but kind of wasted $30 on this rubber)

[mb1907953]

Will do tomorrow! Been meaning to but just havent had the time.

[mattross]

supercheap, there were a few options, i used below one:
Permatex Silicone Adhesive Sealant - Black, 80mL - Supercheap Auto Australia

My main concern was water/crap getting into the area beneathe (plenum chamber). Ensure the silicon you get has carbon black or is UV protected

[mattross]

the one i bought had a adhesive strip that i stuck onto the windscreen. It went hard and fell apart after about a 2 years, i'm in QLD so it got a lot of sun