03-11-2018, 09:40 AM
I would have fitted to the bottom fixed pane but then I found this article in Austin Advocate 1931 in the readers letters. Looks like Austin had a bit of a change of plan.
Two-piece Windscreens - All Models.
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Two-piece Windscreens - All Models.
Q. During the summer I purchased a secondhand Austin car, which is fitted with a two-piece windscreen. I find that, in a heavy shower, the rain works in between the rubber beading and the glass at the point where the two halves of the windscreen meet. Can you tell me how to overcome this trouble?
A. The rubber beading is fastened to the bottom glass, with the rubber lip inside. This means that when the top half of the screen is closed it comes up against this lip, but owing to the fact that there is a small gap between the two pieces of glass, water works through and creeps up over the lip of the rubber. To overcome this trouble, remove the rubber from the bottom glass (it comes off easily by pulling), and fit it to the bottom of the top glass, with the lip on the outside of the screen. In this way, when the screen is closed, the gap between the two halves is closed, and the water runs straight off.
Austin Magazine 1931
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