Help please!!! AGAIN!!! rear plastic screen!!!

Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:53 pm

Having only just done my last post about 3 hours ago asking for help here iam doing nanother desperate for your help!!

just took my car for a lil spin, warmed up everything for along time!!!

took the hood down and my rear plastic screen has got the biggest, and longest slit/cut going along the middle!!

the roof is quite new and i dont fancy changing it, any idea were to get a new screen from and anybody that can fit them???

please help!!!!

Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:55 pm

How come it split?

Is it a Zip-in screen?

Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:56 pm

Put your location up mate and someone might be able to suggest somewhere local to you to repair it .

Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:04 pm

no its not a zip screen, just the normal plastic rear screen in an e30. completly torn through the middle, like somebody has had a go with it, with a knife!!!!!!

im in cwmbran , south wales, not far from cardiff!!!

i have the worst luck with my e30!!!!
lost it on a roundabout 3 weeks ago, needed a new diff 2 weeks ago
just found one of my wheels is buckled, so got to get new set of alloys, lost my spare key yesterday and now this!!!!!

Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:10 pm

Your not having the best of luck

There is a company on ebay that will sell you the rear screen, its about £90 if i remember correctly.
If your existing screen is zip-in then you could do it yourself, will be a bit fiddly but not too difficult.

Feel for you mate

Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:17 pm

i cant handle this!!! iv had the car about a month and spent prob almost £1000 on it getting it to be the same as when i bought it!!!

any idea who was on ebay with the screen???

Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:29 pm

This is the company on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E36-E30-Conve ... dZViewItem

Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:14 am

if your in cwmbran the best place is bas down on llantarnum
i will find the number for you

Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:28 am

you can fit a new screen but it really needs the roof taking off ..the fitters in Sheffield charge about £200 for the job I have a 'how to' pdf if you want ...

It is usually caused by lowering the roof when the perspex is too cold and therefore brittle ...that's what the rear screen protectors are for,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:46 pm

pm sent

Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:22 pm

thanks for your help.

going down to BAS tommorow morning to see what they say.
hopefully i wont need to remortage the house to pay for it!!

Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:27 pm

pete27577 wrote:if your in cwmbran the best place is bas down on llantarnum
i will find the number for you

thought that place was closed

always looked shut down when ever i passed it

then again so does the whole est

Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:55 pm

Unlucky dude, must be a nasty thing to happen. Heard its quite a common problem so you should be able to find ways to fix it.

Advantage of a saloon or coupe!... or touring.

During dismal weather like this i'd well get a hard top (for over the soft top) to avoid a problem like that. As it happens when they're cold doesn't it? Unless i'm talking rubbish then ignore me :lol:

Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:21 pm

Went to BAS this morning, they wont be able to fix, just the screen and can only do the whole roof.
the quoted me £650 for the roof, fitted!!

asked around my local area, and just discovered there is a local man who is quite an expert.

lets see what he says tommrow!!

Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:59 pm

keep us posted..................

Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:11 pm

Went to go and see a gentleman called john.
leisuretrim,
Farm shop,
carleon road,
ponthir,
gwent, south wales

he charged me £250 to supply and fit the rear screen , with a tint.

iv heard from a few locals that he is the best

the cars going in on saturday and i should get it back on wednesday.

il let you know then what the job was like!!

Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:14 am

That's not a bad price, better than £650

Let us know

Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:22 am

ImysE30 wrote:How come it split?

Is it a Zip-in screen?

It's to cold to take the hood down the plastic will snap if it is moved. My hard top is on and i wont move the soft top unless we get a better warmer day. Plus yes they are zip in well mine is at least just lift the falps over the seam you will see.

Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:24 am

I had mine down on Monday and Tuesday, warmed it using the demister. Also had the hood down on my cousin's new M3 (E92 i think). I don't think mine is zip-in, i'll have to double check

Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:35 pm

il never take mine down again when its even slightly cold!!!

still think £250 is abit much!!

Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:46 am

It's a lesson learned the hardway

It's not an easy job to do, the screen alone will cost about £100

Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:12 am

mandeepss_2009 wrote:il never take mine down again when its even slightly cold!!!

still think £250 is abit much!!

you have to take the thing apart to do it then refit it ..it is actually more labour intensive than putting a new roof on

It can be done though with patience and 2 people ..As I said before I have a pdf of a 'how to' pm me an email address and I will forward it..mind you off skiing for a week tonight

so it had better be today

Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:15 am

I bought a rear screen for my E36 conv it is a plastic screen cost me £230 for the main dealer

While we are on the subject does anyone know of anywhere in the north west of England where my mate could get a new roof fitted for his E30 320i conv, without breaking the bank.
Cheers

Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:04 pm

yeh the bloke whos going to be doing it said the reason he is charging so much is because its such a long and time consuming and difficult thiing to do.

Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:07 pm

Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:17 pm

tell me about it!!!!!

£250 because i was too stupid to realise it was too cold!!