FECKIN Windscreens!!!! ARGHHH!

[johnny_h]

Who's fitted thier own? Why can't I do it? Arghhh! Fitted new rubbers and gone to put the screen back in but it doesn't even look like it came out of the hole let alone go back in!

[RETRO_AL]

You need a thick piece of rope to sit in the rubber then place screen and rubber in and pull the rope out while somebody presses the screen in

[bomber1]

done my mk2 on my own m8. old rubbers tho. have u got a lump of rop[e not to thick greese it a little run it round the screen with the 2 ends tailing at the bottom in the middle (the ends need to over lap) put the bottom of the screen in the hole then idealy u need two people one on the inside slowly pulling the chord 2nd apply a little pressure just to sit the screen in. if u were closer id give u a hand

[johnny_h]

Yep Russ told me to do it with rope. I need a hand I think....hint hint.

[bomber1]

m8 pop round to guildford ill help u unless u want to through me some petrol tokens and ill meet u at clacket lane

[johnny_h]

m8 pop round to guildford ill help u unless u want to through me some petrol tokens and ill meet u at clacket lane

 

I got no frikken windscreen mate! Lol. I could wear some biggles goggles i spose.

[Tom]

I did mine on my own mate with a new rubber, like the others said you need a piece of rope aboout 5-6mm in diameter so its sits snuggly in the rubber. its a pain in the arse but go slow and carefully mate and you'll get there

[bomber1]

m8 pop round to guildford ill help u unless u want to through me some petrol tokens and ill meet u at clacket lane

 

I got no frikken windscreen mate! Lol. I could wear some biggles goggles i spose.

 

ur not hardcore enough m8. idone jct 10>9 on the m25 then down the a24 to escort tec at horsham with no screen cos mine was in a tousnd bits on the floor pan it got a bit much over 70mph

[Copey]

my mate works at a auto-window place (lucky me)

[bomber1]

my mate works at a auto-window place (lucky me)

 

maybee but they quoted £300 when they could find a screen

[johnny_h]

my mate works at a auto-window place (lucky me)

 

I just phoned my local one, he wanted 50 squid just to come out.

[Copey]

my mate works at a auto-window place (lucky me)

 

I just phoned my local one, he wanted 50 squid just to come out.

 

thats stupid!! my mate said he will fit one for free, all i have to do is buy a window

[bomber1]

if i werent working tomorrow id have come over m8 sorry

[johnny_h]

if i werent working tomorrow id have come over m8 sorry

 

A real mate would throw a sickie.

[GJUK]

Just claim it on the insurance? £50 excess all fitted, job done?

[bomber1]

if i werent working tomorrow id have come over m8 sorry

 

A real mate would throw a sickie.

 

not at losing £160 it aint

[johnny_h]

if i werent working tomorrow id have come over m8 sorry

 

A real mate would throw a sickie.

 

not at losing £160 it aint

 

i'll double it!

[bomber1]

if i werent working tomorrow id have come over m8 sorry

 

A real mate would throw a sickie.

 

not at losing £160 it aint

 

i'll double it!

 

could be there in an hour

[johnny_h]

I did mine on my own mate with a new rubber, like the others said you need a piece of rope aboout 5-6mm in diameter so its sits snuggly in the rubber. its a pain in the arse but go slow and carefully mate and you'll get there

 

I take my hat off to you. Can you believeI havent got any rope. Off to wicks I go

[Smudger105e]

Burns and Baz105e fitted one to Burns' Fezza, seemed to go OK..

[johnny_h]

Well had a go at fitting it today. Even with help managed to tear it in a few places. Then when fitting the weather strip which was twice as wide as the hole it goes into I managed to push the tool all the way through the rubber rendering it frikken useless. I spat out my dummy and ripped it off.

 

[Rick]

ricks top tip:

 

grease all round the aparture first,

start by setting it slightly high in the hole

set your string up so you start from top center and working both ways (ie each end of the string starts top center)

do up to a corner at a time whilst someone leans on the g;lass from the outside and pat the rubber in tight as you go.

 

squeezy is also a good substitute if you have no grease.

 

they hardly ever go in first time with new rubbers its tricky

[bomber1]

done mine im an hour in homebase car park on my own with a lump of cord and flat blade screwdriver

[Burns]

when me and baz did mine, the wire we were using (welding wire) pulled itself out one end, so we ended up doing the last 1/3 with a little screwdriver that baz bent into a hook so we could hook it behind the rubber from the inside and pull/lever it through properly

[petrolhead01]

mate i pm- ed you yesterday and no reply if you want a new rubber and some one to fit it i mite be able to help!!! but you need to reply!!