Fitting the windscreen: Notes

Fig 1: Fitting Windscreen

Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

CAUTION: The bonded joint does not have its final strength immediately. The vehicle must not be used until the curing time has elapsed.
In order to ensure that the bonded joint is sufficiently strong, the following boundary conditions must be adhered to:

Time between applying adhesive and inserting windscreen: max. 10 min
Temperature: at least 10 °C
Fixing time: approx. 1 hour
Curing time: 3 hours

NOTE:

The removed windscreen can be reinstalled if there is no prior damage to the windscreen and the windscreen was removed without damage.

Fitting Windscreen

No.	Procedure	Instructions
1	Fitting surrounding section -1-2-	Position the surrounding section -1-2-
1	Fitting spacer blocks	Clip in spacer blocks and press in body-bound rivets.
2	Fitting defroster covers -4, 5-3-	Check the fastening clips -6-4, 5-3-
3	Marking the bonding area Only with new windscreens	Before applying the adhesive material, mark the course of the adhesive bead in accordance with the dimensions -A-B-
4	Activating the bonding section of the windscreen Only with new windscreens	Apply activator -H3-
5	Preparing 2-component bonding material for processing	NOTE: observe open time of 15 minutes! The open time is the time within which the bonding material must be applied and within which the windscreen must be put into the body.
6	Applying bonding material to the windscreen	Using the bonding gun, apply 2-component bonding material to the windscreen along the cover trim in the form of a triangular bead. Apply the adhesive material in accordance with the markings in the lower part of the windscreen. Dimension -X-
7	Inserting the windscreen into the body	Apply suction cups -F-
7	Cleaning the fields of vision	Adhesive which has oozed out must be removed immediately and the affected fields of vision must be cleaned using cleaning agent -H1-
8	Attaching the windscreen antenna	Insert the plug of the windscreen antenna into the antenna amplifier.
	Installing the A-pillar trim	Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING TRIM OF A, B AND C-PILLARS
	Installing cowl panel cover	Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING COWL PANEL COVER
	Removing masking of wing corners	Pull adhesive tape off wing corners.
	Bonding on the interior rearview mirror Only if the windscreen is replaced	See BONDING ON THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR
	Installing the interior rearview mirror	See REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR NOTE: the interior rearview mirror may only be installed after a curing time of 3 hours!
	Closing the door window