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4th January 2019, 20:32
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looking for saxo windscreen
Does anyone have a windscreen for a Saxo that they are breaking? If anyone has a saxo they are breaking I could come and help you take it out, but can't pay if it cracks when taking it out.
Any offers?
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6th January 2019, 12:41
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Saxperience Addict
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6th January 2019, 18:54
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Originally Posted by Manu
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No idea what you are going on about. I am not paying anywhere to fit a windscreen as it's not worth it. If I can't get a cheap windscreen I will scrap the car.
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11th January 2019, 16:37
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Originally Posted by Adam32
No idea what you are going on about. I am not paying anywhere to fit a windscreen as it's not worth it. If I can't get a cheap windscreen I will scrap the car.
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So you’re willing to have a go at stripping one out but if you break it you don’t care?
£75 to buy new is it really worth the hassle?
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11th January 2019, 18:18
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Originally Posted by Bedford126
£75 to buy new is it really worth the hassle?
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If I can get one out in one piece it is worth the hassle. Done quite a few over the years on 4x4 vehicles. And no, it's not worth £75. The car is barely worth that. If I can't find a windscreen in the next couple of weeks the car will be scrapped. I need the space here.
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11th January 2019, 17:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam32
No idea what you are going on about. I am not paying anywhere to fit a windscreen as it's not worth it. If I can't get a cheap windscreen I will scrap the car.
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It's not as simple as you think fitting a windscreen,but we'll let you find out.
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11th January 2019, 18:15
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Originally Posted by stevo67
It's not as simple as you think fitting a windscreen,but we'll let you find out.
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I disagree, it is a simple job fitting it. I have done it with quite a few 4x4 vehicles over the years. Last one I did was a 1998 SSangyoung Korando. If you can run a decent bead round your bath, you can fit a windscreen. The challenge is cutting the old one out without breaking it. I have about a 50% success rate. With 2 people it is much easier to get it out without breaking it. As it's hit and miss whether it comes out in one piece, I am not willing to pay if it breaks.
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11th January 2019, 18:28
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Originally Posted by Adam32
I disagree, it is a simple job fitting it. I have done it with quite a few 4x4 vehicles over the years. Last one I did was a 1998 SSangyoung Korando. If you can run a decent bead round your bath, you can fit a windscreen. The challenge is cutting the old one out without breaking it. I have about a 50% success rate. With 2 people it is much easier to get it out without breaking it. As it's hit and miss whether it comes out in one piece, I am not willing to pay if it breaks.
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This made me laugh, do you realise the forces that go through a windscreen in a crash never mind a object to glass impact. The windscreen isn’t bonded in just for a laugh it’s bonded using primer and a structural sealer. No it’s not simple and the fact you said it is basically says it all. If the car isn’t worth £75 just get rid it’s another hazard taken off the road .
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13th January 2019, 15:39
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I wonder if your insurance company know,your windscreen has been fitted by a DIY bodger?
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13th January 2019, 17:02
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Originally Posted by stevo67
I wonder if your insurance company know,your windscreen has been fitted by a DIY bodger?
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Never bothered with insurance in my life.
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18th January 2019, 17:44
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Originally Posted by Adam32
Never bothered with insurance in my life.
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Time to stop giving any help or advice to that person. Seems like the car without a windscreen is worth scrap anyway.
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18th January 2019, 14:08
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not sure if you going to be back, but the place you are likely to break them on removal is along the roof line there are two small standoffs pressed in to the roof panel about 80cm apart, i used one of the blade style removal tools and hit the standoff pushed the tool up and cracked the screen( was already damaged but this split it in two )
Also there are two plastic clips that set the height of the windscreen at the bottom but you will see these with the wiper panel removed, i think you would have a good chance of removal with the abrasive wire cutting tool.
once you have cut three sides out you can tilt the screen and access the last part with a stanley knife.
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8th February 2019, 15:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Furioman
not sure if you going to be back, but the place you are likely to break them on removal is along the roof line there are two small standoffs pressed in to the roof panel about 80cm apart, i used one of the blade style removal tools and hit the standoff pushed the tool up and cracked the screen( was already damaged but this split it in two )
Also there are two plastic clips that set the height of the windscreen at the bottom but you will see these with the wiper panel removed, i think you would have a good chance of removal with the abrasive wire cutting tool.
once you have cut three sides out you can tilt the screen and access the last part with a stanley knife.
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I appreciate your reply, as everyone else has been a complete prick, especially bedford126 and Stevo67.
I managed to find a car with a screen on Monday at a local scrap yard and cut it out. It all came out in one piece without a crack.
This is my workflow - I made a hole with a thin knife at each corner and threaded cutting wire through. Some time ago I drilled a hole through the knife blade so it grips the wire to push it through. I then did all the corners with the wire by hand (a few inches around). Once the corners were done, I then used my MILWAUKEE C12MT multi tool with a Fein cutting blade to do the straights. The bottom of the screen is quite thick with polyurethane, but the multi tools cuts 95% of it. The rest was easily cut with a stanley blade, as all other sides were cut.
Actually it was a really easy job. The Fein multi tools is super fast on the straights. The whole screen took me no more than 45 minutes. It would be possible to do it a lot quicker, but I wanted to be super careful to make sure I did not crack it.
I repeat, it's not rocket science, and anyone who thinks otherwise should not leave the house alone.
Here are some photos
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8th February 2019, 17:25
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Haha complete prick am I ?Well at least i'm useful mongtard.
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9th February 2019, 14:12
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Originally Posted by stevo67
Haha complete prick am I ?Well at least i'm useful mongtard.
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Yep prick.
Yet we aren’t the ones who take “time” to remove a windscreen then “time” to fit one. Time must be free. Yet a brand new one fitted with warranty is £75.
I smell retard.
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28th February 2019, 13:12
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Originally Posted by Bedford126
Yep prick.
Yet we aren’t the ones who take “time” to remove a windscreen then “time” to fit one. Time must be free. Yet a brand new one fitted with warranty is £75.
I smell retard.
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You can say what you want, as it's you who is the retard. I paid £70 for the car from a neighbour and spent £20 on a windscreen from the scrap yard. I spent a further £14 on the polyurethane windscreen bonding. I then fitted some brake pads and shoes that I got ultra cheap on Ebay (£20 all in) i also fit a cheap water pump. With the price of the MOT, everything came to under £150. I just sold the car to a woman on facebook for £350. That's at least £200 profit for a few hours of work. I don't know how much you earn, but I guess you must be on thousands of pounds a day if you think £200 is bad for a few hours work.
The fact that I now have an extra £200 in my pocket, it's you who is the retard!
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2nd March 2019, 09:19
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Originally Posted by Adam32
You can say what you want, as it's you who is the retard. I paid £70 for the car from a neighbour and spent £20 on a windscreen from the scrap yard. I spent a further £14 on the polyurethane windscreen bonding. I then fitted some brake pads and shoes that I got ultra cheap on Ebay (£20 all in) i also fit a cheap water pump. With the price of the MOT, everything came to under £150. I just sold the car to a woman on facebook for £350. That's at least £200 profit for a few hours of work. I don't know how much you earn, but I guess you must be on thousands of pounds a day if you think £200 is bad for a few hours work.
The fact that I now have an extra £200 in my pocket, it's you who is the retard!
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No I am literally on 1k a day so it’s not me who is retarded is it? This is why I spend 50% of my time on holiday whilst you work your tits off for £200 hardly worth getting out of bed for.
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8th February 2019, 18:21
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throw up some pics when you get round to installing the screen. My Vts is sitting in my garage screenless and its one of few jobs left to do before i put it in for a mot
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1st March 2019, 09:14
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The fact that you possibly fitted counterfeit brake pads & shoes from ebay & endangered someone's life.Go figure fucktard.
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