Windscreen removal
Windscreen removal
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Storer

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5,024 posts

239 months

Saturday 12th February 2011
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Any advice on removing the windscreen please chaps?

I intend to replace it with a heated one (put me down for one please Kyle) but I would like to remove the existing one without smashing it to pieces.

Paul

Steve_D

13,801 posts

282 months

Saturday 12th February 2011
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My advice would be to pay a screen fitter to do it for you.

It will be out in moments and you will think to yourself that you have wasted money on something that was so simple but believe me it is a skill and well worth paying for.

I know 'how' to plaster a wall but there is no way I can actually do it.

Steve

Gulf LS3

1,922 posts

228 months

Saturday 12th February 2011
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yep agree with steve... if you break the screen you will have wished you had had a professional fitter do it

Storer

Original Poster:

5,024 posts

239 months

Saturday 12th February 2011
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That's unanimous then!¬


Paul

Gulf LS3

1,922 posts

228 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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not sure it will be out in moments but definately go with the pro as he will have all the tools to do the job

Glassman

24,591 posts

239 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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If you would like help finding someone, gimme a shout.

Storer

Original Poster:

5,024 posts

239 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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Glassman said:
If you would like help finding someone, gimme a shout.
Thanks. If I have a problem I'll give you a shout.

Paul

ezakimak

1,871 posts

260 months

Sunday 13th February 2011
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You tube - gunner racing restoration of porsche 917, in one of the early vids (its a 20 part series) they go through removing the screen.

V8Dom

3,547 posts

226 months

Glassman

24,591 posts

239 months

Monday 14th February 2011
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V8Dom said:
OK in the circumstances, but a couple of hours?

...and all that hacking with blades which will score the paintwork?

nono

Storer

Original Poster:

5,024 posts

239 months

Sunday 20th February 2011
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Windscreen is out.

I did try to get an expert to do it but local companies said that it would probably break while they were doing it as they had no one experienced with that car's screen.

I did email Glassman but had reached the point where it needed to be out so I had a go myself.

The difficult bit is getting a hole you can poke a thin wire through. I used a strand from a bit of wire rope I had laying around and used it to saw my way round the screen. It took a while and in the end I had to get my wife to help with the front of the screen. I should have got her to help earlier as the last 25% took 5 mins to do.

All in it took about an hour and cost £0.00.

It's cracked but in one piece, however, I was going to replace it as it had wiper marks on it.

Just about ready to lift the top of the centre bodywork off now

Paul

Glassman

24,591 posts

239 months

Sunday 20th February 2011
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Storer said:
I did email Glassman

Paul
Sorry about that - I don't have access to my PH email this w/e

Storer

Original Poster:

5,024 posts

239 months

Sunday 20th February 2011
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Not a problem. I'll give you more time when I need one refitting.

Paul