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by **Grrrrrrr!** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:13 pm

Anybody here do windscreen removal and refit and feel like doing a cashy? Drop me a PM if you do.

Have an SW20 that needs the windscreen removed, and refitted at a later date once car has been painted.

by **malc** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:58 pm

If you don't find anyone, smith and smith don't charge a lot to do this sort of thing. I got them to re install a windscreen I already had for $60 which I thought was pretty reasonable.

by **strx7** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:00 pm

to remove the old screen and fit replacement screen is generally around $120+ gst in our neck of the woods

by **Grrrrrrr!** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:32 am

Yeah, its about $120 retail. Its 20 minutes work to pull one if you have the gear, figured somebody out there would be keen for a cashy. Might even give it a go myself, have a spare shell with a good windscreen if I break it..

by **KinLoud** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:46 pm

I have a proper windscreen removal kit.

Only prob is I'll have to find it In my garage!

Ken

by **Grrrrrrr!** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:24 pm

But your garage has washing machine DNA.. except it doesn't eat socks, it eats tools...

But chur, if you can find it i'll give it a go myself.

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:40 am

KinLoud wrote:I have a proper windscreen removal kit.

Only prob is I'll have to find it In my garage!

Ken

where do you buy these from and how much?
Ive never had any luck getting front screens out!

Website · by **Bling** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:58 am

I removed windscreens from an ae111, nightmare. Mind you I was using a brake cable I had spare from a bike. Just thread it through a hole and work it from both sides around the whole window. Shit way of doing it, but got both out eventually and for no cost other than my time / frustration.

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:48 pm

Thats basically what Ive attempted on about 3 cars all ending in fail
bits of wire, bits of metal, blades/knives....

by **xsspeed** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:10 pm

I have to take the screen out of my ae82, so also interested. I have used a variety of box cutting knives in the past and had a 50/50 success rate, not really keen to do that again though.

by **AE86less** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:54 pm

I got told to use piano wire or similar (steel guitar string?) to saw the glue. Slow but safe.

by **captain crescent** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:59 pm

http://www.sulco.co.nz/Product?Action=V ... uct_id=688 is this the tool you are referring to?

Website · by **Bling** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:24 pm

That looks the business!

by **Grrrrrrr!** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:28 pm

Kens windscreen tool works quite well once you get the hang of it, have now removed the front and rear screens in the mr2 and the windscreen from the parts car.

by **KinLoud** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:24 pm

I bought my windscreen removal kit form Sulco

But can't seem to see the kit in their catalog...
http://www.sulco.co.nz/Category?Action= ... windscreen
Closest is this kit
http://www.sulco.co.nz/Product?Action=V ... t_id=19512

But the kit I got only had the long skinny tool (second from the right) and the handles and wire (bottom left)

Long skinny tool pushes wire through sealant around windscreen and then you attach the handles to the wire and cut the sealant with a sawing motion.

Website · by **Bling** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:41 am

Best product to use to get rid of the black glue left behind?

by **Grrrrrrr!** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:18 am

3m Paint and rust stripper disc or wire brush... but only if you want to get back to bare metal/rust holes.
Otherwise just cut with a sharp blade and leave a nice thin layer, but do this just before you glue new windscreen in so it has clean surfaces to bind to.

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