18 months ago I had some minor rust repair done above my windshield and the body shop subcontracted the glass replacement out to a third party. I provided the OEM glass & gasket along with the FSM instructions for windshield replacement. The guy didn't follow them and I got water through the gasket. I was pretty ticked, so I went to the glass installer who told me they didn't typically glue the gasket to the vehicle, and would never do it the way Toyota recommends. Their solution was to apply glue around the windshield gasket from the outside. I let them do that and moved on.
Looking at it today, I realized that the bottom edge of the gasket is resting on top of the cowl and doesn't appear to be glued at all. The sides and top are (now) glued, but the bottom is just lying on top of the cowl. So my question is this:
Is the cowl supposed to be removed, the windshield gasket glued to the body, then the cowl reinstalled over it so that the gasket is tucked underneath? Is it ok for the bottom edge of the gasket to lie on top of the cowl or is this incorrect?
I haven't noticed any problems, but I'm not above going back 18 months later and telling them, for the second time, that they screwed up. If necessary, I could find a better glass shop to pull the windshield and do the job all over again. FWIW, the body shop did great work.
Looking at it today, I realized that the bottom edge of the gasket is resting on top of the cowl and doesn't appear to be glued at all. The sides and top are (now) glued, but the bottom is just lying on top of the cowl. So my question is this:
Is the cowl supposed to be removed, the windshield gasket glued to the body, then the cowl reinstalled over it so that the gasket is tucked underneath? Is it ok for the bottom edge of the gasket to lie on top of the cowl or is this incorrect?
I haven't noticed any problems, but I'm not above going back 18 months later and telling them, for the second time, that they screwed up. If necessary, I could find a better glass shop to pull the windshield and do the job all over again. FWIW, the body shop did great work.
