Ridered4583
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Raleigh NC
Just picked up a 99 Sport 4x4 Auto as a winter beater. Needed to do a heater core in the wife's DD 98 and I didn't get to it before the cold came. Got this one with only 160k on the clock and everything working for about the price of having the heater core on the other jeep done at a shop so I'm happy. Only problem I see so far is the seal around the windshield is shrunken to the point that it is only attached along 3/4 of the top and the middle of the bottom. I have a small leak in hard rain up top. Do I need that seal? I can order a new one but without removing the windshield and reinstalling with new sealant it doesn't seem like it would help keep any water out. So my question is; Is it needed? Could I just remove the shrunken rubber seal (which is mostly gone already) and apply a solid bead of sealant in that gap? If so what type? I have heard NOT to use silicone in windshield applications. Roofing sealant? Automotive GOOP? or why wouldn't silicone work? I know this is super hack and I should really just get a windshield (and do my heater core for that matter) but money is tight and just want to be warm and dry on a budget.