I've been battling rain leaks ever since I got this 2K Beetle several months back. No, it's not the stupid sunroof or the hoses. I've been down that road. I thought I had it solved finally but then the rainy season kicked in again, and I've twice come out to a car with an inch of water in it. I pulled the headliner yesterday and hit it with a hose. It appears that the windscreen seal has perished along the top, and has even gotten worse in the last couple months. I gather the bonding agent they use has age issues, or possibly heat issues being that this is TX.
I called the dealership figuring that they'd be more than happy to charge me three times what the job is worth. I was told that they don't do glass work at all, and just hire Safelite which is down the street. I called Safelite and they said, they can't do it or won't do it, and I should call the dealership. I'm caught in a loop and my mind is spinning out of control and my car is filling with water.
Any suggestions? I was thinking just plain old black rtv smeared along the inner face of the thing. The only problem I thing of is that unless the outside is sealed, water will still get behind the old seal and contact the body (rust), and I'm not sure that the RTV will hold up very long against the kind of heat we routinely get here.
What to do? I have neither the skill, the time, nor the inclination to try and tear out the screen myself.
I called the dealership figuring that they'd be more than happy to charge me three times what the job is worth. I was told that they don't do glass work at all, and just hire Safelite which is down the street. I called Safelite and they said, they can't do it or won't do it, and I should call the dealership. I'm caught in a loop and my mind is spinning out of control and my car is filling with water.
Any suggestions? I was thinking just plain old black rtv smeared along the inner face of the thing. The only problem I thing of is that unless the outside is sealed, water will still get behind the old seal and contact the body (rust), and I'm not sure that the RTV will hold up very long against the kind of heat we routinely get here.
What to do? I have neither the skill, the time, nor the inclination to try and tear out the screen myself.