Replace that cracked seal and maybe even treat your land Rover Defender to a new heated windscreen. We show you how to do it yourself, save money and point out the differences between aftermarket and genuine windscreen seals.
LR058447 – DEFENDER FRONT WINDSCREEN – WITH TINTED GLASS AND HEATED SCREEN
https://www.lrparts.net/lr058447-defender-front-windscreen-with-tinted-glass-and-heated-screen.html
LR056278 – WINDSCREEN SEAL FOR LAND ROVER DEFENDER – FITS ALL YEARS FROM 1983-2016
https://www.lrparts.net/lr056278-windscreen-seal-for-land-rover-defender-fits-all-years-from-1983-2016.html
Drop down for genuine Land Rover seal.
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I've had a couple of attempts at fitting mine and now going to get someone in to do it. Cracked the original screen through rushing it and inexperience. Got another second hand screen (travelled quite a distance to buy it) and it was nearly in bar the last 6 inches of cord to pull out, and a tiny 'tink' noise and a crack from top to bottom. Cracked only on one piece of the glass (outer piece of the laminate – inner was perfectly fine). Well pissed off. Hind sight is a wonderful thing but I should have had a bit of pressure on the screen from the outside as I pulled the last bit of cord out.
Brilliant guide – Thanks 🙂
I’ve used 3 different screen fitting companies that refuse to fit a screen if it’s not a genuine seal.
My windscreen man reckons my Defender was the worse car he had ever fitted glass to, I had a britpart rubber, which he claimed did not fit, so he glued the screen in place, looked pants, but did not leak. I the smashed the screen, and he ordered a new screen and rubber, was hreatly troubled, rang me up to say he would have to glue it in, something I declined. He reckened there was something wrong with my screen frame, that itwas distorted. I went to the workshop totale some diagonal measurements, and he had fitted it, albeit the rubber is a bitwonky on one side. He reckons the screen is under pressure, and had asked me not to come back if it needs replacing! Everyone says the Britpart rubber is OK, next time I think I will have to try it myself, hopefully there will not be a next time..