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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:06 AM
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hi i am painting my saph cossie and i want to remove the windscreen rubber can i do this or do i have to take the complete screen out???
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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:35 AM
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Screen out, if it has any cracks it will go big time so be warned, expense on the way!!
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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I'm sure the rubber will come out

The screen is bonded in on a saph,so the rubber is only a trim to hide/tidy the gap between screen/body
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Old May 27, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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Yes it will come out just get hold of it and pull it out, iv just done mine

they dont go back in that easy you may nead to glue it back in with a fine beed of windsreen glue.
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Old May 27, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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it'll come out as long as it aint been replaced before. there's a chance the moulding may be stuck in the glue..
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Old May 27, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Defo will come out as the screen is bonded just had autoglass put a new screen in mine and they have cut a big chunk out of my dash in the process
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Old May 27, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by dakar
Defo will come out as the screen is bonded just had autoglass put a new screen in mine and they have cut a big chunk out of my dash in the process
TWATS hope u get some comp
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Old May 28, 2007 | 08:27 AM
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To be fair they have been very good and are paying for a new dash to be fitted
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