Windshield Assembly Overview

Fig 1: Windshield, Assembly Overview

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN UNITED STATES, INC.

Windshield
- Remove the windshield. Refer to WINDSHIELD, REMOVING .
- Windshield, Installing, refer to WINDSHIELD, INSTALLING .
Window adjuster
- 443.845.631 A
PUR adhesive sealant
- Bead diameter: width = 7 mm, height = 11 mm (including pre-coating, residual material on window glass and window flange)
- Minimum curing time, refer to MINIMUM CURING TIME .
Body flange
Retainer
- Is a part of the windshield
Electrical connections
- Kapton wire for windshield heater
Plenum Chamber Cover
- Must only be pulled out of binding profile by hand.
- Remove plenum chamber cover, refer to PLENUM CHAMBER COVER .
Drip rail
Height dimension
- From top surface of window to upper edge of roof
- Set a constant dimension of 2.5 mm using the adjustment gauge 3371
Gap dimension
- From window edge to roof edge
- Set a constant dimension of 2.5 mm using the adjustment gauge 3371
Electrical connections
- Kapton wire for Ground (GND) connection
Communication window
- Only with tinted glass
- There is no infrared reflecting coating in this area, it serves to fulfill function of electronic components installed as retail accessories.