[jonfromhamilton]

When things get a bit muddy I get mud and stones up under the rubber wiper trim and it gets trapped against the glass.
when the window gets wound up and down it puts scratches in the glass.

what have you guys done about this ?
Ideas ?

[shep]

i threw the windows away.

[jonfromhamilton]

har har har
it's my daily and if the windows weren't there then mud would (and has) come in the window to sit on the seat with me.

[shep]

there are some downsides. upside is you can make the top of the door a good height for resting ya arm on.

[christover1]

Better wheel coverage by your flares helps,
and front mudflaps can help.
That's what my Sierra had.
Have done the same for the Vit,
also keeps door handles cleaner.

It is because your tyres are now outside of the body work.

[christover1]

Sierras often have the mounting points for front mud flaps alread there.

[mrw82]

Stay out of the mud. It wrecks everything.

[Mike57]

I got a big scratch in an arch across the drivers side of my windscreen on the Toolangi trip. There must have been a stone in the wiper with the mud and when I put the wipers on it scrtched pretty bad. If you find a good way to polish out the scratches without making it worse let me know. I was going to try tooth paste.

[doish]

use cerium oxide with an electric polisher/buffer

[Mike57]

Where would I get cerium oxide from?

[christover1]

http://www.aussiesapphire.com.au/index. ... ts_id=1421

[jonfromhamilton]

The mud was above my wheel arches in the hole I dropped into.
I think that staying out of that sort of mud is a good idea, the mud was over everything in the engine bay.

[Mike57]

Yep I spent 6 hours cleaning mine. Wnder why I bothered really.

Thanks for the link Christover.

[christover1]

Mike57 wrote:

Yep I spent 6 hours cleaning mine. Wnder why I bothered really.

Thanks for the link Christover.

I found mud jammed from my cross member right up through diff
and touching bottom of the motor,
thus inspiring the sump guard build.

[jonfromhamilton]

Mud nearly made it into the window.
I think the mud got too close to the windowfrom the bank when I was leaning on it.

[Matthew]

Jon, you don't need much dirt/mud to scratch your windows, best bet is to get a second set of doors and cut them. Only other thing is to carry extra water and wash your car down more often.

[jonfromhamilton]

zomg
I need some sort of window toothbrush and to be more prudent in post mud procedure.

[christover1]

I carry a weed sprayer hand pump full of water.
Handy for cleaning radiators, windows and whatever bits get dirty

[Matthew]

Jon, FYI don't forget you have to clean all lights, plates and mirrors before hitting the highway.

[christover1]

[sogone]

Jon. That image is awesome!

[Mike57]

It should be your new avatar Jon. I am still to load ther one you sent me.

[jonfromhamilton]

Nah, I'm going to keep the fag one I have now.