Replacing a windscreen - Help ! anyone

[Jay Bee]

I have to replace my windscreen . Is there anything i need to know . Has anyone had a go themselfs..............Help needed.

[mav]

Make sure you disconnect the wires before pulling the screen off the car too hard...

[Billyboy]

Dont drop the new one ❗ 😬

 

O and post what you learn by doing as I need to change mine! 🙆🏻 Stone Chip

 

Dodge Viper Blue R300 a thing of beauty is a ...............you know

[Jay Bee]

I 'am guessing that it un-plugs from the back of the switch..........?

[Chris Hartgroves]

Get a perfect fit cross-head driver for the screws through the staunchions to the screen frame, they may be a little corroded into place - well worth squirting some plus-gas at them 24 hours before the operation.

 

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[Jay Bee]

do the screws have to have some sort of locking glew on them ?

 

[Englishmaninwales]

Cut the screen to scuttle seal on the new screen AFTER fitting to the car.

 

Malcolm

[Jay Bee]

thanks . sounds like it should be quiet simple............. 😬

[F355GTS]

Jay Bee

 

the wires for the heated bit (if you have one) are bullet connectors in line, you might have to remove the knee panels inside the car to get to them

 

Mark

[DaveMorris]

Jay Bee -

 

Try having two people around for the initial lifting bits - it's more controlled that way

 

Before starting put a blanket / towel on teh bonnet to land the old (and then the new) screen on.

 

Not ALL cars have the bullet connectors. ❗. After undoing the nuts and lifting the screen up, SLOWLY pull the (green ?) wires thru. You should pull a bullet connector thru - don't worry if you don't though. Just cut the wire and crimp a pair of bullet connectors on to tthe old wire and new screen wires.

 

Other postings above give rest of advice I think you need.

 

Dave

(Alternatively get RAC Autowindscreens to do it for you?)

[I.Mupferit]

I would put some copper grease on the screws before refitting the screen to he stanchions to prevent any bi-metallic corrosion issues in future. They can be real pig to later remove otherwise.

 

Brent

 

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[Bobo W]

This is a real numpty thing and may not be applicable if you're not using new stanchions but when I put my new windscreen on I managed to crack the new windscreen by tightening the stanchion bolts too much.

 

When i say "I" i'm actually sparing the blushes of a more respected member of the BC fraternity who undertook this and no we didn't tighten the bolts that hard or so it seemed !