Windscreen Glass Safety

[speedtripledan]

I have a spare scratched screen people can use for a pattern (2b) come and get it if you want it

[Guest ickle]

After first hand experience of what happens when on the scotland tour last month....

 

highly recommend get that toughened glass screen removed asap

 

Scary thinking about how worse it could have been. Gutted I lost my sunglasses to show all how peppered they were.

 

Stuart.

[nicko]

I've had screens cut at abbey glass, Woodseats and a place at Hillsborough. Cheepest 30 quid upto 45.

HTH

Nick

[Steve49er]

Hi Everyone not been on in a while SORRY.

Read through all the comments I have a " Spare Screen " that the previous owner of mine ordered when he had GBS build the car so hope that would be able to be used as TEMPLATE to produce new Screen ? It is located in my Loft somewhere Keep me posted and if needed as pattern I am sure I will be able to move it out of Loft

 

Thank you Everyone

[Guest Nik]

Hi all, I am pretty sure you can tidy the rough edges with a sharpening stone(the ones you would sharpen up wood chisels with) maybe an option as would guess one would not be too expensive. The glass supplier should also be able to do this without going to the expense of machine polishing the edges.

[Foz]

I made a cardboard template and had a piece of laminated glass cut at a local glass company.

The first one was just cut with sharp edges and I cracked that as I fitted it !!!

For the second attempt I got them to sand the edges - not as good a finish as polishing but it takes all the sharp bits off.

My screen's a couple of inches taller than the standard 2B and it's been in for a couple of years now with no problems.

I took the template in one day & picked up the glass the next - they charged £50 all in, for the glass and sanding the edges.

[cb750]

Had the quote back from Ricky Evans Motorsport Ltd. this is the reply:

 

"As a one off we can do this with dressed edges and E-marked for £100 + VAT,

unfortunately there is no saving for multiple items as it takes just as much

time, unless we were talking in batches of 20, then there would be a

significant saving.

 

For your chap that wants in heated we can do this I would just need the

sample for a while, he can expect it to be In the region of £280-£310 + VAT,

you might want to mention that and if he is still interested it would take

about six weeks."

[brumster]

Bloody hell, that's more than I was expecting, even for the non-heated a production car screen, massive by comparison, curved, @195+vat... a tiny thing for us, and completely flat, for £280+vat? Surely much easier to cut/fabricate? MG Midget windscreens at @33.60+vat laminated?

 

Just trying to understand how he got to that price :S I certainly am not interested in the heated one any more.

[fry61]

Landrover "County" screen -- cut to fit & still with all the words & music in the corner -- around £60/65

[Guest JammyJim]

Just fitted replacement lam screen cut for me by local glass works for £33.50 its not e marked but who checks, and it's got to be better then the toughened that I had fitted.

[philshelton]

I have 2b screen sitting in garage if any one wants it to take a template just come and get it

[nicko]

I've also got both a standard template and a 65mm taller 1 in the garage, cut from lining paper.

If anyone wants to call round and make a copy, you're welcome.

Nick

 

[Al Milton]

Just fitted replacement lam screen cut for me by local glass works for £33.50 its not e marked but who checks, and it's got to be better then the toughened that I had fitted.

 

Glad the template worked for you Jim.

[Snapperpaul]

Pilkinton's stand at Stoneliegh quoted £140

I like the look of the film and wonder if you could do both sides

[fry61]

The wiper blades would eat it & the heater/demister may crinkle the other. Worked in buildings with this stuff on windows for blast protection & it seemed quite soft & flexible.