Haydn wrote:

drove down the A12 from Chelmsford Saxton 4x4

There's a brave man - glad you had Matts guide - Saxton have a very mixed reputation, so I hope you managed to get a good one

Sorry to ask the obvious, but are we saying the if your ffrr has had the screen replaced it will be whistling Dixie as it goes down the road Has anyone tried a blob of something in the rivet head? like epoxy resin? could get rid of the hard edge and give the airstream a clean flow, thus halting any ideas your ffrr has about going on X factor or what ever they are calling the Great British lack of talent show this year  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Just had a chip repair by Autoglass and asked the guy about my 'buzzing' windscreen. I pointed out that the rubber seal around the base of the screen seemed to be a little proud. He said it was probably ok as the scuttle panel and fixings seemed ok.

He did however give the black A panel in front of the driver's door a bit of a pull and it lifted quite a bit alongside the windscreen. He said the white clips supplied with the A panel don't always fit properly. He changed them for bigger yellow clips and now it's solid. No more noise since so hoping it's sorted.

A small crack in the glass is still visible where the chip was but he did the A panel clips free of charge so not too bad. 2012 5.0L S/C
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I have found if the rubber at the base of the windscreen is even the slightest bit slack or has a small gap it will vibrate and you sometimes think the sound is coming from the top of the windscreen . 2008 MY Supercharged
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Agreed. I should add that the Autoglass guy did also seal the rubber strip down better than it was before.  2012 5.0L S/C
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90 County
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