changing windscreen,easy?

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telski789
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 3:44 pm

hi,how hard is it to take a windscreen out and put a new one in? or second hand one? are they easy or are they the difficult ones?!!

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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:04 pm

you'll need windscreen adhesive and the like... cash job for professionals I think
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:51 pm

Its not an easy task on any car really. I have seen it go wrong before:cry: I would suggest finding a local company to do it for you.
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:18 pm

I don't think they are a bonded in wind screen on non-"M" E30 cars ?
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:36 pm

Windscreen on a non M E30 is fairly easy to change. Needs two people, plenty of lubricant and a certain amount of confidence. Most difficult job is fitting the locking strip.
There is a special tool for this like a diamond shaped loop of wire that makes the job easy.