E30 Zone

Hiya all. looking to have under windscreen repainted and filled as alot of rust holes have appeared, so booked in body shop, and they saying hes going to take window out. but he might crack or weaken as small chips in couple places.

they said the could provide screen(but no price given) or source my own, what kinda price i looking new??

Thanks

if they are talking about possibly breaking the easiest to remove windscreen i've come across then maybe you shouldn't let them work on your car !

The E30 is one of the easiest screens to remove.

Sounds like he is just covering his arse.....

a new screen can be sourced for around £150, second hand for around £20 - 50

You can get a second hand screen for 10/20 quid, its easy to take out, but try refitting the rubber seal. the zone wiki says its easy, if its easy then my pricks a fookin bloater.

The windscreen guy went to to put the bead in ad i had no tool made it "LOOK" a doddle!!

Yes id agree just covering his back, and seems real cheap for second hand, looks like wanted section next , thanks all for your input

my screen got smahsed a few yrs ago so i got my m8 from auto windscreens to put my new one in its must of took him about 2 mins to put it in ..........

spook wrote:You can get a second hand screen for 10/20 quid, its easy to take out, but try refitting the rubber seal. the zone wiki says its easy, if its easy then my pricks a fookin bloater.

Fitting the seal is quick and easy IF you have the correct tool.
It's still easy without the tool, but takes a long time, and risks damage to paintwork and fingers.

New screen is about £70, I have several, and fitting takes about 20mins. (Apologies to the guy who's p----k is a f---ing bloater)

when i had my cabby repainted i had the screen removed and a new one put in by auto glass for £100...they even fitted the new silver windscreen trim i purchased....for that sort of a price it was a no brainer.

i've put windows in my old fords etc with just a bit string

Toughened side windows are suprisingly flexable, laminated screens are tough, until they get a chip, at which point you have a weak point a crack can spread from.

The way e30 front screens are fitted with a lock strip means there's not much stress on the screen when removing or refitting, so unless it's really bad it should come out without cracking.

Tbh I think it was quite good of him to advise it might crack and to have one on standby just incase.