Reply to "Vendor/s for Windshield & Gasket/Rubber"

I have purchased the original factory windscreen rubber from Roland in Hamburg and this has now arrived in Oz. Very nice, soft and pliable.

There was only one windscreen available in Australia and I had it shipped the 2000 km from Queensland, only to find today that it is exactly the same size as my Surevue that came out.

The installer fitted the rubber to the QLD Oz screen and placed it into the hole, and was able to confirm that the screen ideally should be 5-7mm each side larger to fit properly.

So overall measurements 10 - 14mm each direction larger. The new rubber on the glass doesn't even cover the bodywork when fitted. Looking at the information here, it appears quite common to put a bit of 3/16 cord in the slot first and then the glass so the rubber stretches a bit and the screen doesn't need to have so much recessed into the rubber and this inturn would provide a bit more body coverage.

They are looking at the glass mould to see if they can produce another screen about 10mm larger using the same mould.

So the baby sits in the shed. Near a month now, with no glass in it whilst the sun is shining and Summer aproaches.

Life sucks!