430 430 Foggy Cabin Glass Fix

Some 430's suffer from a foggy cabin window - the one between the cockpit and engine compartment on coupe's. The moisture leaves staining between 2 glass panels. In my case it's pretty severe.

I've cut and pasted this from a conversation I had with JR Lemans on Facebook on Oct 20, 2020. JR just completed an install of a replacement cabin window.

Step 1 is you have to remove all of the engine compartment panels carbon fiber and the rear cabin leather engine panels in addition to the 17 mm bolt holding the seat belt in to access the back leather panels so the glass is in view.

Step 2 you have to use an angled razor blade of some sort or a wire were you can cut the urethane from the glass. You will notice as you go around it'll start to loosen and will push forward into the engine compartment just be careful have someone on the other side with suction cups on the glass or be ready to catch it. You can reuse the rubber shroud that surrounds the glass to put on the new glass.

Step 3 once you have the glass out you have to clean up with the surface area and make sure it's relatively smooth it doesn't have to be perfect because the primerless 3M urethane or Dupont will it adhere very well to the used glass. I would definitely recommend 360 Berlinetta glass because it was thicker a little stronger heavier and it didn't suffer the same fate as the 430 glass supplier of 05 to 09. Perfect reason why newer is not always better.

Step 4 apply the DuPont primerless urethane evenly on the edges of the old glass. Then with two suction cups one person on each side just press it in to the body and hold it. Double check to make sure you got a good seal and then don't move anything it takes about eight hours to cure and 24 to 48 hours to completely cure before you can safely drive the vehicle.

Final step this is the primerless urethane adhesive you're going to want to use you can pick it up at any glass supplier locally just be careful not to get it on anything because it's very very sticky.
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Not sure it affects every 430, matter of fact I don't think it does. But the window issue pops up every now and then.