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From: Jamie Austin[SMTP:jamie.austin@austingroup.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:03 AM
Subject: Re: [D90] windshield
I've replaced the screen on several defenders, and they're really easy.
You need a couple of people really, and some washing liquid, and a length of smallish (4~5mm) cord or string.
1) lay the screen, face down, onto a workbench or floor, then run the cord around the lip on the rubber seal,then pull it tight and hold the ends of the cord (or tie it in a knot). note: you're NOT trying to pull the rubber lip in at all, it won't go.
2) spear the seal with the washing liquid (or anything else similar...vaseline etc)
3) with the extra pair of hands you've commisioned to help you, lift the glass up into the big hole where the old glass used to live, and get it as far into position as you can.
4) whilst someone outside the vehicle (Easyest to stand on the bonnet/hood) hold's the glass in place, you go inside the vehicle, and take hold of the end of the cord that you tied around the seal.GENTLY, pull one part of it into the cab, and, with the aid of a blunt knife, the rubber seal will 'pop' into place where the rope gets pulled off from, so basically you are 'chasing' the seal all around the edge of the glass.Note: don't put too much pressure on the glass from the outside when holding it into position, as it isn't laying 'flat' in the frame and could crack.
That's it! with practice, i've got it down to about 10 minutes to fit. i'd presume the heated glass just requires the electrical connections to be made.
Jamie
'96 Tdi D110
'92 V8i D90
'85 Tdi D90
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From: Gomes, David
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 10:04 AM
Subject: RE: [D90] Winter Wiper Blades
"....I have never found a winter blade to fit the defender,...."
When I went looking for winter blades for my '97 SW, I measured the blade
and found them to be an unusual size. I can't remember now if they were 10"
or 11"....Anyway.....My auto parts store had winter blades that were 1"
longer than the stock LR ones. I took one out for a test fit, and it didn't
hit the rubber seal around the glass at all, so I bought them. That extra
little bit of cleared area near the top of the glass seemed to make a real
nice difference too, given that the swept area of the stock blades always
had me feeling like I was looking out a porthole in the winter! :^)
-Dave G.
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The D-90 Source Bulletin Board: Sliding window replacement help
Posted by mountaindavis on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 12:54 am:
I have aluminum sides/top on a POE top, so I don't know whether or not you have
the same top, but I did replace the glass (same piece) as you. At least on my
top, I don't know how you can replace it without removing the entire assembly,
but that is not really a big deal--it just seems like it would be. For mine,
first take off the rubber trim--just find the break and pull it all off--it goes
back in pretty easy. This will reveal rivits that hold the window in. Drill
these out--it will take under 20 minutes. The window frame then pops out. At the
top of the frame where the vertical cross member is, you will see
a screw (there is one at the bottom too, but you only need to remove 1 screw).
When you take the screw out, the frame will be able to flex up--this will allow
you to take the window out. Assemble in reverse order and re-rivit it back
together. It is VERY easy. When putting the rubber gasket the covers up the
rivits back on, I used liquid detergent/water and a plastic putty knife thing.
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From: KC[SMTP:kcmares@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:54 PM
Subject: Re:Tinted Glass
--- StevHutch@aol.com wrote:
> I too, after several near melting episodes, decided to try tinting the
> glass on my Series III fish bowl in order to keep it cooler in the heat of
> summer. I'd suggest you do what I did , use that window film you can get at
> any large auto parts store. That way if you don't like it is easily
> removed. (and its relatively cheap!)
Cheap window tint blocks light, but not much heat. Most heat from the sun
comes from the near-infared spectrum (~52%). Some from the visible
spectrum--which you do NOT want to block 'cause you gotta see out--and a
little from UV. So the glass or applied film or coating must block the IR.
Otherwise window tint is nothing more than darkening your windows making
them hard to see out. Windows, window film & coatings should be rated. Check
for these ratings before buying to be sure your time and money will work for
you yet not hurt your eyes.
Tvis= visible transmittance. % of visible light that makes it through. Want
high, like >70%.
SC=Shading coefficient (similar is SHGC). ratio of solar transmission to the
tranmission through a 1/8" clear glass. Want this low, as this will keep out
solar heat load.
Ke=emissivity or visible light transmission while rejecting solar heat--you
want this number high to allow light in and easy to see out of at night.
near 2 is great.
r or u=insulative value--temp. diff. b/w two sides of a window. Not as
important as solar heat load control, as above.
Cheap tint is of little to no help to keep heat out. Good tint or coatings
should list these values.
KC
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From: David Rosenbaum[SMTP:rosenbau@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [D90] Questions (Convex mirrors)
Dear Cliff,
I got mine (Convex mirrors) from Rovers North. They weren't cheap, but as others told me at
the time, they are *great*: the visibility that they provide is a
tremendous improvement over the stock flat mirrors.
Best wishes,
Dave Rosenbaum
Seattle
'94D90
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From: RJSEsqAntq@aol.com[SMTP:RJSEsqAntq@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: [D90] Conductive glue to fix rear defroster
Hi Y'all,
There is a "Duro" brand adhesive formulated specifically for that
purpose. It is available in my local "Autozone". But if you can't find any
you can just use epoxy with a lot of copper powder in it as a filler. In fact
I think JB Weld will even work, since it is epoxy with a carbon filler. Any
filler that is conductive will work. Another alternative would be security
window tape (the silver ribbon that is applied to glass for security alarm
purposes) this is available from Radio Shack.
Kind Regards Sam Simpson.