ChrisChurch Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I have had the windscreen frame refurbished and now need to refix the press studs for the hood along the top. My only experience is with blind pop rivets but these will seem to protrude too much into the glass channel. This is the only sort of riveting I have ever done, my rivet gun must be 30 years old!Can anyone enlighten me on the best solution? Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlastererPete Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I think this is the kind of thing you are after (not sure if this is the exact one), not the cheapest but looks like it has enough width to fit over the frame, may help whittle down any google search results :-Press N Snap ToolI have no experience fitting the pop fasteners. I've only been a 7 owner for the past 18 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted July 28, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted July 28, 2023 I don't think that's what he is after. The item you have linked to is for fitting female poppers to hoods and the like. Poster is looking to fit male poppers to windscreen frame which involves pop riveting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted July 28, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted July 28, 2023 I think you'll find normal pop rivets are fine as I don't think the glass goes completely to the edge of the frame. There are small spacers holding the glass in place. Make sure you use rivets that don't protrude in the popper. Countersunk rivets are best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlastererPete Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Aaah my mistake. I found that tool on an old aeroscreen thread about fitting poppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisChurch Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Thank you guys, all feedback is appreciated. I'm all good on the front face of the popper but concerned about the back inside the channel.Please can you expand on the spacers? I don't have any but it is a used frame. I just have the screen rubber around the glass.It's very difficult to get the glass to seat in the frame. I thought maybe the back of the rivets might be hindering getting the glass to seat fully home.Using my current screen for reference, the window rubber is nearly all the way in the channel with hardly any rubber to be seen.I watched Rob Oldlands video on changing windscreen glass, used liberal amounts of silicone lubricant but didn't manage to get it fitted successfully. And scared of cracking the glass of course.Robs one was a lot easier than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted July 30, 2023 Member Share Posted July 30, 2023 I hadn't realised that the glass was out. Are you sure that you have the right gasket? There's a recent thread about that.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisChurch Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Thank you Jonathan.I had no idea they may be more than one gasket available. And I never had any spacers either?My only experience is what I have. I'm reluctant to take my current screen apart in case I end up with nothing!Searched Windscreens and Gaskets but couldn't find anything.Does anyone else know anything about this, plot thickens!Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted July 31, 2023 Member Share Posted July 31, 2023 Gasket/seal sizes.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted July 31, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted July 31, 2023 From memory, the spacers were simple small pieces of dowel in a screen I had powder coated and rebuilt. The dowel diameter were very similar to a ballpoint pen (circa 8mm) and a couple of inches long. There were a few spread around the windscreen channel (but not the bottom piece) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisChurch Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 Thank you for the link.I've now measured the glass thickness and is nearly 2mm thicker than my current windscreen. No wonder it doesn't fit! I bought it at GP Sevens open day, disappointing really but hard to second guess it wouldn't be suitable.Presumably it's a custom made track glass or something?Anyhow, anyone know where I can buy a replacement S3 glass only windscreen? Heated or not heated, Hard to get hold of and too risky to post.I'm in Kent and at Brooklands Saturday if anyone has one. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted August 1, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted August 1, 2023 Nick. You've confirmed my memory that there are spacers. I recall they were a bit like the filter tip on a cigarette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 1, 2023 Member Share Posted August 1, 2023 "Anyhow, anyone know where I can buy a replacement S3 glass only windscreen? Heated or not heated, Hard to get hold of and too risky to post."https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/forum/techtalk/plain-windscreen-glass-getting-some-cut-experiences https://www.caterhamlotus7.club/forum/techtalk/windscreen-replacement-2Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Sevens & Classics at Brands Hatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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