Right. I'm sure we all have seal on our windows that look like this:





So, what does one do about it? RESEAL!

Tools for the job:

Pinstripe tape
1" blue tape
Utility knife
ISR (its what we use at work for window / door seals)
Rubbing alki
Dish soap with water
Rags
Patience and Beer.



Step one: Cut out old seal or at least what is visible. I did not remove the windows to do this job. Rubber was very brittle / cracked and literally crumbled in my hands.





Step 2: Clean areas with rubbing alki and rags. Didn't take pictures because.. i was cleaning.

Step 3: Tape off area around windows, first with the pinstripe tape to establish the line on the body and then go over with the 1" tape to catch any squeeze out. Didn't tape off windows because I just scrapped off / cleaned off any ISR that got on windows when finished.



Step 4: Used the caulk gun loaded with ISR and fill the gap between the window and the body. No pics because.. the heat was working against me and i had to move quick before things started setting up. Used fingers and dish soap to create an ascetically pleasing looking seal. Pull tape and clean up any squeeze out with with rubbing alki and water for dish soap. Things get messy quickly

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That is all.

 

Looks good. One of my alpine windows is raised up higher than the other so I think I'll just be taking mine to a glass shop. If the price is too high I'll be back with pics of my diy lol.

 

I recondition my seals with A silicone type lubricant just to keep them conditioned so they don’t crack

 

Nice job saturnine, I’ve been putty mine off for too long. Hate the black streaks after a wash

 

I’m afraid to even look at my alpine window seals out of fear that they will turn to dust under my gaze

 

Do what i did and dont worry about it again

 

Looks damn good!!!!
I haven't worried too much about my D2's rear window seals since they have seemed to hold up even though being cracked all to hell.
My old Disco 1 needed the widow seals replaced because they constantly cracked at the corners and let in water.

 

Slightly different setup on the 110 it’s a rubber gasket that the window sits in that fits in a channel in the roof

 

What does "ISR" stand for?

Thanks!

 

I've been wondering if using caulking for this application is really a good idea or not. My thought is this... sort of a basic homebuilding pillar... "if it can't dry, it'll die"... the thought in this application being that if the sealing on the roof of the alpine windows, for example, isn't perfect, water will start to creep past the caulking into some recess of the alpine window, and since it can't dry, will being to rust. That original foam-ish seal that's falling apart on all discos might be foam to allow some drying if water gets past it. That foam seal is just cosmetic. The real weather-sealing properties come from the cement the alpine window is bonded to the body with.

TLDR; I think caulking that joint is going to lead to accelerated corrosion since water that will certainly get past the caulking can't dry.