My car is a 2000 X plate Fabia Classic 1.4mpi. Could any other Fabia owners please tell me if their car has a rubber trim around the sides and top of the windscreen glass or is the glass of the windscreen simply exposed on 3 sides and bonded straight to the metal of the A pillars and roof edge?

The reason I ask is that I've just got my car back from a certain coachworks today (it was in to have damaged roof panel removed and replaced with new panel). I was supposed to get the car back a week ago, but they had botched the paint job on the recessed area of the A pillars and roof edge that was visible behind the windscreen. Last week there was no rubber trim around the glass and this area was clearly visible. Today, there was rubber trim on both the sides and the top edge of the windscreen, which rather conveniently obscures the previously botched areas!

I'd just like to check before taking matters further whether the rubber trim is meant to be there, but was previously missed off, or if it's something new they have added, perhaps to disguise or hide defective workmanship?

Thanks in advance for any help.

my vrs is just exposed on the sides and along the roof no plastic trims

Our two Fabia Comforts have rubber seals sitting around the glass on three sides. The glass is bonded in, so we are not talking a rubber seal in the old car sense, but there is definitely rubber in the recess between the glass and the body.

Our two Fabia Comforts have rubber seals sitting around the glass on three sides. The glass is bonded in, so we are not talking a rubber seal in the old car sense, but there is definitely rubber in the recess between the glass and the body.

Thanks for the replies!

When you say there is rubber in the recess, is there just a piece of flat rubber in the recess (i.e on the metal) or is there rubber actually around the edges of the windscreen glass? (When you look at the top edge of the windscren, is it exposed glass or surrounded by rubber trim?)

Thanks again

The edge of the windscreen is just explosed glass, the rubber seal just sits behind it, against the metal.

AFAIK the rubber is decorative and bonded to the back of the glass, which would suggest that you have had a replacement screen fitted.

Both of our Fabias have the rubber behind the glass. One has had a replacement screen, one has not.

HTH

Thanks to all for the replies.

I've looked at several other Fabias and none of them had this additional rubber trim around the windscreen either. Since everyone who replied also has exposed glass on 3 sides of their screens, I think it's safe to assume this trim is not meant to be there and has been added by the coachworks for whatever reason.

Given the small scratches on the screen plus the presence of the Skoda security sticker in top driver's side corner, I'm fairly sure the screen is my original one.

I have several issues with the standard of work carried out, so shall be contacting my claims handler at my insurers again.

Thanks & Regards to all