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Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Yahoo Message Number: 114413
My windshield seal seems to have developed a leak during the winter :-(
It is dripping from the top near the center and getting the dashboard wet by the swinging tray. The glass itself is fine, and the rubber gasket/seal seems to be in good condition, but it is definitely dripping from the top inside of the seal.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a windshield seal repair in the Minneapolis area?

Thanks,
Mark M
1998 Intrigue #10661

Re: Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 114415
Are you sure it is not condensation from the front cap? That used to happen to mine when running the heater on a cold morning. I have since insulated the front cap with spray insulation to stop that. It used to drip on dash, run down visors, and I kept chasing leaks on the roof or windshield until I discovered it was condensation. If it is condensation you have to either throw a towel on dash and not worry about it, or remove TV and spray in insulation. I will say the insulation is awesome, really quiet rolling down the road, like being in an airplane.

Greg
06 Magna

2006 Magna Rembrandt C13
2016 Jeep GC toad

Re: Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 114418
Mark,
Don't overlook the possibility of a clearance light leaking. I had that happen on our '01 Intrigue. I have replaced many of the clearance lights as they have gotten brittle and cracked with age.
I also had the windshield rubber leak between rubber and fiberglass body. My windshield guys tried to convince me it wouldn't leak there, but I prevailed and it hasn't leaked since they pulled the rubber back and squeezed in some sealant. $50. However I did some serious diagnosing and could observe the water droplets coming over the top of the seal inside the coach.

Don
Yuma, AZ

Re: Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 114419
Could be leaking from the marker lights. A little silicone could fix that.

Tom
2007 Allure # 31570
'02 Silverado M&G Braking System

Tom
2007 Allure 430 Hood River Triple slide
#31570
'18 Silverado w/ M&G Braking system

Re: Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 114421
I used Stillwater Glass last Spring and had a very good experience! Darryl is the owner and was great to work with!

David

Re: Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 114436
I would certainly try sealing the clearance lights above the windshield. Mine was doing exactly what you said. Dripping on the dash. I was skeptical that would be the fix but it was.

Dennis Holmes
2006 Intrigue
#12055
 

Re: Windshield repair in the Minneapolis area

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 114444
I had similar issue when I was parked in wet and cooler weather for the first time. Was noticing water was dripping on to the dash. First thought was a leak which led me to reseal all the clearance marker lights and then got some dicor lap sealant out to double check roof items. Still happened.
Then I ran in to a savvy RV tech who suggested condensation. He also noticed something else that was likely contributed. My old box TV above the driver's seat had long since been removed and replaced by a flat screen. There were gaps between the overhead compartment that used to hold the box TV and the new flat screen; and the former space that the box TV used to occupy was hollow and not insulated. About midway along the dash there is a rectangular vent to vent some of the electronics that are in the overhead compartment. This tech suggested between the gaps in the TV and the preexisting vent, and the big hollow cavern that was left behind from the former box TV, I was getting a nice circulating flow of warm interior coach air through the overhead compartment and along the cold under-insulated fiberglass of the cap, hence, condensation.
We wound up filling the space the box TV formerly occupied with roll type insulation, adding a lot more insulation all over the overhead compartment, and using sheets of that aluminum looking type rolled insulation as the bottom layer to keep any condensation that might form in cold weather from dripping on the overhead electronics. Also taped off gaps in area where TV and compartment meet and sprayed spray foam from the inside to seal the gaps. I've only had dripping reoccur once since we did all this and I'm currently parked in snowy Utah.
Having said all that, I didn't think of spraying the spray insulation directly on to the fiberglass of the cap from inside the overhead compartment and will likely go back and do that.

Keith
02 Affinity 42' tag #6123

On Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:50 AM, "dennisjholmes@... [Country-Coach-Owners]"  wrote: