Do all chimeras have milky screen surrounds

Do all chimeras have milky screen surrounds

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cejsmith

Original Poster:

167 posts

255 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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I've looked at a few chim now and they all seem to have screens going milky around the black surround and if so is it a long term problem?

The reason I ask is the screen cracked on my tamora due to rusting mounting plates on the screen

simonwedge

743 posts

179 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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They don't all suffer from it. It occurs when moisture leaches into the laminations of the windscreen i.e. it gets between the glass and the plastic sheet.

The only cure is a new windscreen.


ianwayne

6,243 posts

267 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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£75 excess on insurance for a new one. There's been a few stories of botched replacements but mine was OK with Autoglass in May 2014. Many I looked at had the same, although mine was just very chipped an finally cracked. Perhaps owners don't have the money or aould rather not risk it if they're selling. It doesn't mean the screen will leak.

Not so sure now though. They've closed the depots and gone 100% mobile apparently. Mine was kept indoors overnight for the bond to cure completely because the targa top puts such stress against the front rail once the rear section braces are put up.

sparkythecat

7,898 posts

254 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Mine had started going milky when I bought it 13 years ago. It's crept a bit over the years but hasn't yet spread into the clear part of the windscreen. It's hidden by a triangle of limo black window film.
I've put off having it replaced through fear of leakage caused by a botched replacement, having read some of the stories on here.

davelittlewood

306 posts

132 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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No 'milky-milky' on my windscreen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMapqiDsqs

fausTVR

1,442 posts

149 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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davelittlewood said:
No 'milky-milky' on my windscreen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMapqiDsqs
roflrofl

fausTVR

1,442 posts

149 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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ianwayne said:
....snip.... Mine was kept indoors overnight for the bond to cure completely because the targa top puts such stress against the front rail once the rear section braces are put up.
I've always thought those struts must put massive stress into the windscreen assembly with the roof on, especially my nearside one which I recently removed to elongate the screw holes. If my chim is tucked up for bed with roof on (not often) I generally pull them.

mattgtd

322 posts

136 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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Not so sure now though. They've closed the depots and gone 100% mobile apparently. Mine was kept indoors overnight for the bond to cure completely because the targa top puts such stress against the front rail once the rear section braces are put up.
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Completely correct, they have shut all of the branches. A mobile repair will be ok though if you have a garage or somewhere to keep the car under cover for around 24 hours?

tvrchimp

16 posts

105 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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Nope, I've had mine 5 years and not a speck of milky Ness

ohidunno

506 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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When I bought my Griff it had small shaped pieces of black sticky vinyl stuck over the milky bits in the corners. The milky problem is only cosmetic and this masks the issue really well. TVR owners familiar with the problem would notice but joe public wouldn't.

Glassman

22,501 posts

214 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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ohidunno said:
The milky problem is only cosmetic and this masks the issue really well.
Two layers of glass with a vinyl sheet sandwiched between them, coming apart (usually as a result of age or water ingress) is hardly cosmetic! When you cut out a delaminating windscreen it fragments and falls apart with about the same ease as a popadum. On [TVR] models where there is metal behind the glass (such as the Chimera and T350) I'd get it seen to as soon as possible or you may end up with a lot more than a sore looking windscreen TBH.

ianwayne said:
£75 excess on insurance for a new one.
Glass cover indemnifies for damage; cracks and chips usually.

WokingWedger

1,030 posts

204 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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After reading horror stories about run of the mill glass companies damaging the dash trim and poorly fitting screens, I let Racing Green do mine a few years ago.

They admitted they don't actually do it themselves, but get a specialist in, but I thought who ever it is will do a proper job and wont risk their reputation with RG.

Wasn't cheap, but is a very neat job and I have had no problems.

Edited by WokingWedger on Thursday 9th July 09:43

ch427

8,857 posts

232 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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Poor fitting is the answer as suggested, I have had this recently and peeling back the windscreen lower rubber reveals a big gap that should be full of sealant. A clear path can be seen into the screen bottom.
It does disappear when dried out so im going to re seal it properly.

ohidunno

506 posts

271 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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Glassman said:
ohidunno said:
The milky problem is only cosmetic and this masks the issue really well.
Two layers of glass with a vinyl sheet sandwiched between them, coming apart (usually as a result of age or water ingress) is hardly cosmetic! When you cut out a delaminating windscreen it fragments and falls apart with about the same ease as a popadum. On [TVR] models where there is metal behind the glass (such as the Chimera and T350) I'd get it seen to as soon as possible or you may end up with a lot more than a sore looking windscreen TBH.

I'm on my third Griffmaera and they have all suffered with this, hence my casual attitude. I stand corrected! thank you.

900T-R

20,404 posts

256 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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simonwedge said:
They don't all suffer from it.
yes

Zippee

13,439 posts

233 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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WokingWedger said:
After reading horror stories about run of the mill glass companies damaging the dash trim and poorly fitting screens, I let Racing Green do mine a few years ago.

They admitted they don't actually do it themselves, but get a specialist in, but I thought who ever it is will do a proper job and wont risk their reputation with RG.

Wasn't cheap, but is a very neat job and I have had no problems.

Edited by WokingWedger on Thursday 9th July 09:43
RG use Glasstec, run by PHer Glassman and he is very good with TVRs. Did my T350 which was a pig of a job, well recommended.

FastRich

542 posts

199 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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I've had mine coming up 4 years and not a spot of milkyness. A tip I picked up from the last owner which seems to work, is every 6-12 months (depending on use) pull back the windscreen rubber and squirt some WD40 in there, only the bottom half neds it. WD40 disperses water (no idea where to though) but the main thing is it keeps moisture off the bottom edges of the screen.

Top Tip: use the red accuracy pipe which comes with the can to stop overspray going all over the screen/bonnet/wings. The pipe is small enough to poke between the screen and the black rubber seal.

I always do this once a year before Le Mans - it's normally quite showery there!