[Vwdiesel] 91 whistling windshield

[Val Christian]

Figures.  My experiences that dealers under warranty will avoid anything
they can.

> 
> That's pretty common Val.
> 
> It's an easy thing to do wrong really. The urethane sealant/adhesive has 
> to be applied in a tall fillet like an upside down V, to ensure contact 
> 360 degrees around the window when it is placed on the car.  That's the 
> part that is easy to screw up- bump the fillet, make one part of the 
> sealent strip not high enough, push it down too hard in one spot the it 
> springs back up leaving a void.  My 89 had the same thing exactly, and 
> exiting a touchless car wash through the blower drier pushed bubbles out 
> inside the car.
> Dealer knew exactly what the problem was, just wasn't willing is my take 
> on it. They might have had to replace the glass when it was new- broken 
> in the lot or shop or something before you came along, and wasn't 
> willing to throw more money at it.
> -james
> 
> 
> Val Christian wrote:
> > When new, my 91 whistled.  Not all the time.  The wind had to be 
> > right, the window's had to be closed.  A rag stuffed right above 
> > the speedometer area cut it down.  The dealer seemed unable to 
> > find or repair the problem.
> > 
> > One day a dump truck dropped a 2" rock which bounced for 10 or 15 seconds
> > before finally hitting the windshield.  The replacement didn't whistle.
> > I assume the factory window had some small gap in the sealant.
> > 
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