Windscreens

[E_T_V]

My camper van failed its MOT (quite miserably) yesterday on quite a few little things. However one of the most expensive things will be the screen. Is is possible to get a scrap screen out to fit to mine or is it simply not worth the bother?

Last time I had a new one it was 70 quid.

The rest of the failures were annoying things like brake pipes and some corrosion to be patched but nothing major just time consuming.

Are the rear wheel bearings adjustable? I've got a replacement but how easy are they to fit/adjust? as I've not had to do a rear before.

[H536NOG]

It depends on how busy/fanatical you are...
£20-30 for a screen that you will have to cut out of a scrapper.
£15-20 for the correct knife, spare blades & the PU sealer to stick the replacement glass in.
If you decide to do it let me know & I will tell you what you need, where to get it & how to do the job.
Nige

Originally posted by E_T_V
My camper van failed its MOT (quite miserably) yesterday on quite a few little things. However one of the most expensive things will be the screen. Is is possible to get a scrap screen out to fit to mine or is it simply not worth the bother?

[Beaker]

So for an extra £20 it might be less hassle to get a new one fitted. What is the cheapest people have had a new windscreen fitted for?

[MaestroMatt]

Isn't it just £50 to have your insurance company do it with no impact on the NCB? Had mine done last summer and I'm sure that's what it cost.

[Maria]

I think it was about 75 to have WBM's done. Ring round the local smaller companies as they're often cheaper.

[H536NOG]

I've got a £60 windscreen excess on my insurance & I think thats about the standard excess (some are only £50).
These windscreen fitters have a reputation for ruining the front edge of the headlining so if at all possible it would be worth removing the headlining / lowering it out of the way before letting them loose on your car.
On the subject of the headlining, the front edge is probably already stuck to the original PU bonding... my Maestro, all 6 of my Montego's
& all 6 of my Rover 800s were like that, possibly the headlining was fitted before the screen was :mad: :banghead: :rage:

[E_T_V]

It isn't insured at the moment so that was why I was asking the question, as it is going to be put on the road for the summer. It soon is to be insured though... Hmmmmmm

I've had widely rangine quotes today from 75 quid fitted (hurrah) to £246.63 they even had the cheek to ask when I would like it done!

[H536NOG]

Hmmmmm I did exactly what you are considering when I put my Monty estate (G137SHA.......personal plate, you should have seen how bad condition it was when I got it:horror:). I got it ready for MOT then the day after the insurance started on it I called out the windscreen people to do it on the drive so yes it is a viable option ;)
Originally posted by E_T_V
It isn't insured at the moment so that was why I was asking the question, as it is going to be put on the road for the summer. It soon is to be insured though... Hmmmmmm

I've had widely rangine quotes today from 75 quid fitted (hurrah) to £246.63 they even had the cheek to ask when I would like it done!

[talkingcars]

IMHO as the windscreen is a structural part accounting for some 10% of the strength of the car it is worth paying out to have the job done by a pro, especially as it then offers you some sort of warranty against bad work.

I was happy with the service I recived from the RAC.

James

[H536NOG]

No offence taken:)
I am/was a pro (coachbuilder by trade & plenty of the windows of the Lincolnshire Road Car bus company got removed/ stuck in by me personally, I then saw the light...literally, it was very dark in those old workshops... & went out driving lorries instead)
:)