Gen6GT Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 My Gen 6 vert has a problem with the rear window. Basically the top of the window has become detached from the hood and needs rewelding or gluing in. I'm looking for a recommendation for some trimming company who might be able to do this, any companies within, say, 100 miles radius of Oxford would be appreciated. Cheers, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have this on one side of my back window, googled it and found gorilla glue was recommended so i got some and i'm going to wait for a couple of days of good weather to give it a go. When i asked the local trimmers was met with an intake of breath and ooh you'll need to have a new window fitted, dont think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen6GT Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Gorilla glue? Unfortunately I don't have a gorilla which needs gluing!!! Seriously, the problem with mine is that with the hood up the top of the window is below the area it should be glued to. Maybe it might be do-able with the hood half down? I'm not sure how I could clamp the glass to the hood for the 30 minutes or so it takes to cure. I found this on the Saab owners group: 1. Open up the hood 2" or so to release the tension on the rear panel. 2. Cleaned off as much old mastic from edge of fabric and glass as possible. 3. Wiped down fabric and glass with water to remove dust/ dirt and make as clean as possible. 4. Wiped over glass and fabric areas to be bonded with metolated spirit and allow to dry. 5. Masked off window on line of where fabric hood will bond to prevent mastic overspill onto glass. 6. Applied about a 6mm dia bead of mastic adhesive, i used SIKAFLEX 221 BLACK POLYURETHANE SEALANT, got it on ebay. 7. Starting from the middle working out to both sides, cafefully and firmly pressed the hood fabric down onto the glass. I held it in place with duck tape every 6" or so. dont worry about mastic oozing out of the joint onto the masking tape. Found that this could easily be carefully removed with a sharpe stanley knife once it had cured. The only difficult bit to bond it the 1 1/2" of fabric that overlaps each end of the window. As its under the fabric, i just gunned in a blob of mastic, pressed the fabric down and put a heavy weight ontop to hold it down. seems to have done the trick if not the most elegant solution. 8. Some suggest holding the fabric down with weights. Thought this may be diffucult as it would press on the excess mastic. Took someones elses suggestion to prop the rear window outwards with wooden battens between the rear or the rear seat and base of the window. did this at both ends and it helped keep the fabric flat on the window. 9. Once done leave for at least 16hours (left mine 24hrs). Dont be tempted to fiddle with the mastic as this may kill the bond. 10. Once fully cured, i took off all duck tape and cut off excess mastic. Seal is now holding well and very neat. Let me know how you get on, Arizona Edited May 22, 2013 by Gen6GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Yep its not doable with the roof up, hence needing the good weather - having part open until its in the right position and using the baton method from inside to push against the glass is what i'm intending. How easy it will be i dont know but i'll be sure to post up pics when i do it later in the summer. Have the pita job of the rear quarter window motor replacement to come too, still havent done that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen6GT Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hey, Arizona, have you done the repair yet? I'd be really interested to know how it went, especially as my vert is now sporting its lovely newly-acquired tonneau! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Makes all the difference sporting that tonneau doesnt it No not done the repair yet, its trying to tie it in to my alternate weekend working along with getting a decent weather guaranteed window of opportunity, just now its been a bit unpredictable. The last thing i want to hear is rain when i'm in bed and the roof's half open outside while its setting Edited June 9, 2013 by arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen6GT Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I think I'm going to order some of that Gorilla stuff and give it a go. Kate, the lady I bought the tonneau from, has a black gen 6 vert, UK model, which has exactly the same problem as mine. She's taped it all up with duct tape, which holds it in place and stops the water getting in, but looks awful and is rerally only a stopgap. Also she has the same problem as I do, which is browny-yellow spots of what looks like mould on a half a dozen places on the hood fabric. I'm going to have to find something which will kill them off... I've bought an Auto Glym fabric hood-cleaning kit, see if that will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) I think I'm going to order some of that Gorilla stuff and give it a go. Kate, the lady I bought the tonneau from, has a black gen 6 vert, UK model, which has exactly the same problem as mine. She's taped it all up with duct tape, which holds it in place and stops the water getting in, but looks awful and is rerally only a stopgap. Also she has the same problem as I do, which is browny-yellow spots of what looks like mould on a half a dozen places on the hood fabric. I'm going to have to find something which will kill them off... I've bought an Auto Glym fabric hood-cleaning kit, see if that will do the trick. I was going to order mine but found it by accident in my local hardware store. Dont think the autoglym will do it, i have that kit and though i dont have any mould i've a feeling it wont be enough to remove it, maybe treat those bits first with a product for dealing with mould and then give it all a go over with the autoglym kit? Someone, sometime has put the roof down when its damp V. important to follow the instructions on the glue, dont do what i did when i used it on something else, not read and then wonder why it didnt work Wonder if this stuff is any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOULD-ALGAE-REMOVER-250ML-CONVERTIBLE-HOOD-ROOF-/260694000192?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item3cb292c240 Edited June 9, 2013 by arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen6GT Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I was going to order mine but found it by accident in my local hardware store. Dont think the autoglym will do it, i have that kit and though i dont have any mould i've a feeling it wont be enough to remove it, maybe treat those bits first with a product for dealing with mould and then give it all a go over with the autoglym kit? Someone, sometime has put the roof down when its damp V. important to follow the instructions on the glue, dont do what i did when i used it on something else, not read and then wonder why it didnt work Wonder if this stuff is any good? http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3cb292c240 Good link... I've ordered some, since it will be good for mky leather upholstery too, every time I leave the car with the hood down it seems to attract birdcrap! What a useful source of info you are, young lady, it was your link which led me to the tonneau on Ebay for just £75... thanks once again:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Good link... I've ordered some, since it will be good for mky leather upholstery too, every time I leave the car with the hood down it seems to attract birdcrap! What a useful source of info you are, young lady, it was your link which led me to the tonneau on Ebay for just £75... thanks once again:) pleasure in fact while looking at their other products i found some fabric roof dye for getting it back to a nice black colour so have saved that on my watchlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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