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Hey Muddy
As I am in the position where the company picks up my fuel bills - if you want a trip down to Oxford courtesy of an Amrican Software company - ping me - I would like to have a chat to adsorb your accumulated knowledge and check out a part dismantled car - always one of the best ways to understand the species.
As I am in the position where the company picks up my fuel bills - if you want a trip down to Oxford courtesy of an Amrican Software company - ping me - I would like to have a chat to adsorb your accumulated knowledge and check out a part dismantled car - always one of the best ways to understand the species.
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Hayden. Thanks for that info - and Metric for his offer. Sounds like an excellent idea..
My main need at the moment is a decent windscreen and its trim strips. If yours is OK and we naturally agree £'s, then I will have to beg, buy or fabricate a 'cheese-wire' as that is the only practical way to remove the screen from the black glue used by the factory. If you let me have a contact phone number via the email link I will contact you and try and get things rolling. I may well think of some other parts but a screen is number one.
My main need at the moment is a decent windscreen and its trim strips. If yours is OK and we naturally agree £'s, then I will have to beg, buy or fabricate a 'cheese-wire' as that is the only practical way to remove the screen from the black glue used by the factory. If you let me have a contact phone number via the email link I will contact you and try and get things rolling. I may well think of some other parts but a screen is number one.
Muddy,
Interested in your experience of removing windscreens - I have a spares car with a good screen that I would like to be able to get fitted into our 924 Turbo Cab project. The local windscreen guy says he will "have a go", but having watched failed attempts at removing bonded screens in scrapyards, I would prefer to "have a go" myself, as I suspect I am more patient!
Tref.
Interested in your experience of removing windscreens - I have a spares car with a good screen that I would like to be able to get fitted into our 924 Turbo Cab project. The local windscreen guy says he will "have a go", but having watched failed attempts at removing bonded screens in scrapyards, I would prefer to "have a go" myself, as I suspect I am more patient!
Tref.
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My only 'experience' so far was watching an Autoscreens gent changing the bonded screen on a mid-90's Passat for me a few years ago. He used a cheesewire to cut around the black glue and removed the screen without shattering or cracking it.
He made it look easy - as all professionals do.
When he had scraped remaining glue from the surround, he then brushed a thin film of some form of black liquid primer or promoter to the metal edges.
Then applied what I believe to be a polyurethane based black adhesive around the rim of the new screen. Lifted into place with 2 rubber suction tools (there were two fellows) and then pressed firmly into place. Then advised me not to drive the car for 24 hours so that sealer could cure firmly.
I've bought a couple of metres of extremely thin piano wire and plan to make up a couple of handles and try it out on a 'condemned' car at my local friendly scrappie.
One specific 924 difficulty occurs to me. The multiple small pegs that are used to locate the spring clips that hold the black trim sections. If making progress with cheese wire you would have to ensure you did not snag on these little bollards !
My only 'experience' so far was watching an Autoscreens gent changing the bonded screen on a mid-90's Passat for me a few years ago. He used a cheesewire to cut around the black glue and removed the screen without shattering or cracking it.
He made it look easy - as all professionals do.
When he had scraped remaining glue from the surround, he then brushed a thin film of some form of black liquid primer or promoter to the metal edges.
Then applied what I believe to be a polyurethane based black adhesive around the rim of the new screen. Lifted into place with 2 rubber suction tools (there were two fellows) and then pressed firmly into place. Then advised me not to drive the car for 24 hours so that sealer could cure firmly.
I've bought a couple of metres of extremely thin piano wire and plan to make up a couple of handles and try it out on a 'condemned' car at my local friendly scrappie.
One specific 924 difficulty occurs to me. The multiple small pegs that are used to locate the spring clips that hold the black trim sections. If making progress with cheese wire you would have to ensure you did not snag on these little bollards !
I'll certainly be interested to hear how you get on... The scrap-yard near me had a "special cheese-wire tool" and still cracked two screens - that was a long time ago on a Montego (cough). I can't remember now how the wire was poked through in the first place either.
My concern with the cheese wire is that it runs on the "corner" of the glass, as it has to go through 90 degrees. I am sure the propper tool (which still cracked the screens!) was a kind of knife blade, that was rigid, and held the wire bit past the edge of the screen... at least it should have if used correctly.
I know it can be done, and suspect it is down to being patient.
Let us know how you get on.
Thanks,
Tref.
My concern with the cheese wire is that it runs on the "corner" of the glass, as it has to go through 90 degrees. I am sure the propper tool (which still cracked the screens!) was a kind of knife blade, that was rigid, and held the wire bit past the edge of the screen... at least it should have if used correctly.
I know it can be done, and suspect it is down to being patient.
Let us know how you get on.
Thanks,
Tref.
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I used to work for a breakers yard and most screen were easy to remove with wire,the montego's and maestro's were allways very dificult to remove and usually broke !!
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Muddy, i have virtually finished breaking the car mate and am getting pressure of the missus to get rid of the shell as it is on her farm where she keeps her horses. Have arranged with a local scrappy to collect the shell but will wait on you. I was going to attempt to remove the screen myself but im a heavy sod and will bust it.
Dont worry about cash offers etc, i have made my money back and have a few free parts so you can have the screen for free, being a fellow PCGB member etc, just let me know as id rather you had it than the breakers yard.
Dont worry about cash offers etc, i have made my money back and have a few free parts so you can have the screen for free, being a fellow PCGB member etc, just let me know as id rather you had it than the breakers yard.
looking for a bonnet, will be in oxford on monday next. please e mail number david.burlow@virgin.net
regards dave
regards dave
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