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wind screen replacement
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:51 pm
by oly
how easy is this job or is it a job for a pro?
any idea where i can get a screen for reasonable money?
car is a 87 325, cheers
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:52 pm
by Dan318-is
mine went the other day mate
professional job im afriad
RAC charged me 140 the lot
autoglass wonted 220!!
if ur fully comp u shud b covered
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:53 pm
by oly
thats what i was worried bout,
car is off the road for refurb so no insurance just now
cheers
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:00 pm
by jonb
hi oly
i have a screen for you. Ԛ£40. i can fit it if your local to bristol
thanks
Re: wind screen replacement
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:09 pm
by artis2
oly wrote:how easy is this job or is it a job for a pro?
any idea where i can get a screen for reasonable money?
car is a 87 325, cheers
it an easy job fella
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:10 pm
by Brianmoooore
318-is wrote:mine went the other day mate
professional job im afriad
RAC charged me 140 the lot
autoglass wonted 220!!
if ur fully comp u shud b covered
Rubbish, easy enough job, unless it's an M3. Needs three people though.
Pull out the locking strip, go all around the screen and loosen the rubber up a bit, then sit on the front seat with your feet up against the screen and ease it out. This is where the other two people come in. To catch it as it comes out.
Refitting can be done with a loop of string running around the seal in where the body fits. The idea is, as you pull the string out, it pulls the rubber lip with it and into place.
Or you can refit the glass into the rubber using flat blade screwdrivers and lubricant.
There's a special tool which makes very quick work of refitting the locking strip, but it can be done with the screwdrivers and lubricant.
Get your fresh screen from a scrappy - good practice for removing it.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:11 pm
by Brianmoooore
Or take up jonb's offer.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:11 pm
by Dan318-is
i stand corrected
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:14 pm
by jonb
yes guys. a fairly straight forward job but very fidely.
not worth doing if your inexperienced, i remember back in the old days(2001) i had to change a winscreen on one of my e30"s, i cracked 2 of them in succesion.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:15 pm
by oly
thanks for the help guys.
jon b thanks for your offer, but im in north wales and the car isn't fit to drive just now, but i would be willing to buy if you would post to me.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:15 pm
by Dan318-is
and thats why i dont wont 2 attempt it
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:16 pm
by artis2
if your gonna take one out at a scrappy take a stanly knife , pull the plastic strip off and just cut the windscreen rubber , it reduses the risk of craking it takeing it out