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Pits750 says:

Just done this after watching video.
Right tools are key, and two people makes this less painful, getting the glass into the seal is the biggest faff, I'll add two tips to this though.

1. With the filler insert, have your second person holding the fillet in the direction you are going, this stops it twisting and trying to escape.

2. With the filler insert, go slow and with your helper holding the seal straight, put pressure just in front of your tool as it goes in (wheeey) and it should pop the fillet in nicely, it'll just be the radiuses that you may need to do once or twice to stretch it.

It's not that painful with two people, would I ever do this job again? Nope, never, ever, ever, it is a swine, you'll understand that when you have done them.

James Caron says:

I put a block and tackle in my carport so I could take off the roof rack by myself at anytime. Lower the block, tie it off on the four corners loosen lift and tie off. Move the vehicle, lower and set aside.

Momo Mimi says:

also you could have used vaseline instead of w40 mike. thanks for sharing these videos . they are great for knowledge and diy.

Thomas McCauley says:

Well done Mike for tackling it with the roof rack in place. The first time I did this job I had to cut the holes in the roof as it was a plain roof. With the glass held against the ouside of the roof, just marked around the glass with a felt tipped pen; then marked another line about 1/4" away from the first line. Drilled all along the first line with a small drill then went round again a few more times with a slightly bigger drill each time until I was able to get a key hole saw blade in and join up the holes, push out the piece of aluminium and clean it around the aperture with a half round file. Then I fitted the rubber seal and put washing up liquid in the groove that holds the glass, a bit messy but managed to get the glass in using an old dinner knife with a rounded tip and a blunt edge; without too much trouble. The filler strip was not so easy as I had not got the proper tool. I used the rounded top of a tea spoon handle which I dragged along the groove ahead of the filler strip feeding the strip in a little at a time. Again using washing up liquid. The roof was off the vehicle at the time and on trestles in my garage so easy to work on standing above it. This was for a Series III Land Rover and I also fitted roof vents and a tropical roof panel and full width external windscreen visor. It looked a treat when finished and I wish I still had that Land Rover now. Tom in the wind.

Simon Kinsella says:

I haven't done this job, but for anything involving recalcitrant rubber, I am a convert to silicone rubber lube spray. Nice and slippy, and unlike normal oils it helps condition the rubber and prevent it perishing so quickly.

Piper Mitchell says:

This is a job on my to-do list but having seen you do it I'm still intimidated. Think I'll get the professionals to do it.

Eric Davis Oz says:

Thanks for another great video Mike. I’ve learnt an important lesson – get the glassfitters in. 🙂
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Graham & Catherine Taylor - Smith says:

Cheers Mike, your videos have been very useful many thanks. I did this job a few months back and it took me a whole day of faffing about. I didn.t really have any option but to do it myself and its a learning experience not to be repeated. My wife told me that she was worried the neighbours would call the police with the expletives coming out being confused for domestic abuse.

Big M says:

For me, beer o' clock would have ticked over fairly early in the process.