Mobile Windscreen Fitter required.
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Anyone got a recommendation of who to contact to remove the old and refit a new windscreen for me? I have the glass and fitting kit, it's solely a remove/refit job rather than supply so I fully understand the concern about there not being huge margin in it for them despite taking full advantage of their expertise. The car is in SE Hampshire (towards the bottom of the A3).
Highly recommended http://www.amgwindscreens.co.uk mobile service fitted by well established fitters. Based in Portsmouth, wide area covered, reasonable prices.
Anything down that way, I use Solent Windscreens - http://solent-windscreens.co.uk/contact-us/1919467
Speak to Ryan. Top bloke.
Speak to Ryan. Top bloke.
Another vote for Ryan at solent windscreens, sourced a very rare bronze tinted windscreen for the XR4i, he removed the old one, then we did work on the frame, had paint work done, and he came back about a month later after we had finished to fit the new one and only then took his payment, top service.
Oh dear, that wasn't the most successful of mornings. Of the three suggestions only Ryan wanted the job and he turned up bang on time following a quick phonecall earlier this week.
Unfortunately he wasn't able to remove the old screen despite managing to get the cutting wire through the sealant. So he apologised profusely and left rather than persevering and risk damaging the car's paint - which I'm more than OK with and to be fair there's minimal space between the edge of the glass and the roof/pillars. Apparently there's some type of ratchet based cutting tool which will enable the screen to come out, but this is something he doesn't possess.
So now I have a car with all the appropriate interior and exterior trim removed and is ready for the screen to go, in fact some of the sealant has already been broached, but no one to complete the task.
Any ideas? Paul, do you fancy a drive south?
Unfortunately he wasn't able to remove the old screen despite managing to get the cutting wire through the sealant. So he apologised profusely and left rather than persevering and risk damaging the car's paint - which I'm more than OK with and to be fair there's minimal space between the edge of the glass and the roof/pillars. Apparently there's some type of ratchet based cutting tool which will enable the screen to come out, but this is something he doesn't possess.
So now I have a car with all the appropriate interior and exterior trim removed and is ready for the screen to go, in fact some of the sealant has already been broached, but no one to complete the task.
Any ideas? Paul, do you fancy a drive south?
Finally getting somewhere:
Picked a good day, weather wise. No rain, warm ambient temperature and zero breeze is making everything straightforward. After many non-productive phonecalls (and including extra help and advise from Paul (Glassman)) I eventually popped in to talk with the guys at a nearby branch of National Windscreens. I wasn't expecting them to be able to want the job (as they wouldn't be supplying the glass) but they couldn't have been more helpful or sympathetic to the cause and booked me in without hesitation. The chap they've sent is used to less mainstream vehicles and hasn't been fazed at all.
On pre-work inspection, I was disappointed to discover a number of tool marks on the black plastic dashtop near the screen's edge. I've managed to disguise them with beeswax, but they would require sanding and painting to disappear completely.
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