Windshield gasket

[TICKLE ZOMBIE]

Hello. Just noticed my windshield doesn’t have a gasket or weatherstripping surrounding it.

Noticed because my wife’s car has one so I thought all vehicles do.

Attached is a picture of my windshield.

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[P. A. Schilke]

Hello. Just noticed my windshield doesn’t have a gasket or weatherstripping surrounding it.

Noticed because my wife’s car has one so I thought all vehicles do.

Attached is a picture of my windshield.

Hi TZ,

Yep...by design....it is "glued" in no rubber gasket....

Best,
Phil

 

[RedDakooter05]

Normal, none of the rangers have them.

Does look a little unfinished to me, and I am kind of looking at seals to slap in or on there. Merely for appearance reasons.

 

[TICKLE ZOMBIE]

During Hurricane Ivan it rained on my truck hard and no leaks so whatever they do works!
I wonder if a gasket would help with wind noise, which is not bad by any means but IMO could be a smidge quieter.
But, whew, glad to know I’m not missing a seal.

Normal, none of the rangers have them.

Does look a little unfinished to me, and I am kind of looking at seals to slap in or on there. Merely for appearance reasons.

 

[KennethOwenReid]

I just got a recall for a windshield seal. They want to take mine out and replace it. Something about it being faulty from factory. But if you have a rock chip or a crack they cannot guarantee that the windshield won’t break and if it does you need to go through insurance to fix it. I said I’d wait till after winter. Hopefully nothing bad happens.

 

[Lone]

It's an excellent place to catch small leaves and tree debris. I've been cleaning mine out for a couple of years.

 

[RedDakooter05]

During Hurricane Ivan it rained on my truck hard and no leaks so whatever they do works!
I wonder if a gasket would help with wind noise, which is not bad by any means but IMO could be a smidge quieter.
But, whew, glad to know I’m not missing a seal.

There's a recall for our(2022 model) rangers, which may or may not help in wind noise.

Personally, I'm not in a hurry to drop my truck off for a few days and have some shop cut the glass out to reseal.


That said, you can find seals and weather stripping on amazon for cheap.

 

[KJRR]

Pretty sure it was deleted after the 2019 model year.

Just stirring the pot...
?

 

[TICKLE ZOMBIE]

Mine is a 2022 and it’s very never been told of any recall. I did just buy it though. Tomorrow I am taking it in for an expensive window tint, I would hope I don’t have to get the windshield removed and risk having the tint damaged. ?

There's a recall for our(2022 model) rangers, which may or may not help in wind noise.

Personally, I'm not in a hurry to drop my truck off for a few days and have some shop cut the glass out to reseal.


That said, you can find seals and weather stripping on amazon for cheap.

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