Just kampers window rubbers

[dly49]

Hi guy's looking for help anyone had problems fitting jk window rubbers on a 71 bus I've just smashed two windows :x now I've fitted plenty of glass before but these seem to be real tight :shock:

Cheers

 

[ZedBed]

I've fitted loads of them no probs.
Which ones are you breaking?
Top tip - make a loop of cord at the top AND the ends at the bottom - or vica versa. Pull the window in at top and bottom and you shouldn't have to bruise your hands.

If it's rear side windows - they can be strange. I fought one all afternoon to get it in, walked to the opposite one and it plopped in in a few minutes. Too many layers of paint don't help...

 

[dly49]

Ahh it's the rears just painted the bus it's had a few Coates high build primer and four Coates of paint maybe that I'll just have to keep trying

Cheers for the advice

 

[ZedBed]

What made me think of that is the bus I'm prepping at the moment has 9 coats of paint - I mean it's been painted 9 times with 9 coats of primer in between. After repairing the rear arch and bare metalling in the process I couldn't get the slider to close flush by about 3mm. Took all the paint off and bingo. :lol:

Yours doesn't sound like paint build up.

I've had rear sides bulging out an inch, but not broken one yet.

 

[Graham L]

You may find its the rubbers themselves not you, suggest you try an alternative rubber from Custom & Commercial or Status, make sure its a viewib one, bit more money but they fit.

I don't know of many people that use rubbers from JK anymore,

 

[ZedBed]

You may find its the rubbers themselves not you, suggest you try an alternative rubber from Custom & Commercial or Status, make sure its a viewib one, bit more money but they fit.

I don't know of many people that use rubbers from JK anymore,

Hi mate - you're right there. They are hard to fit but I learned a lesson with some Dormobile rooflight seals. I failed to fit some hard ones from somewhere then got some "better higher rubber content" ones from Dormobile. They fitted easily, but a year layer they were perishing at a rate of knots. Now when I get hard rubber (ooer missus) I think mmmmm plastic :lol: