hi all,
new to the forum and this has proberly been covered before, a friend and myself have been doing a full resto on a mk3 interceptor,
After surgesting to my friend to leave the front screen in (yes dont tell me, to do a proper resto the screen needs to come out) as it didn't look like it was goning to come out easy he agared, however the next day when he came into work he told me he had a go at taking it out and smashed it!
So i need some help on where the best and cheepest place would be to get another screen.
Any of the Jensen suppliers that advertise in the club magazine will be able to supply as will most of the big recognised national windscreen specialists.
Hi retrorob and welcome to the forum. Give Andy at Appleyards a ring, I think he bought one from RAC windscreens a couple of months ago. I had a new one fitted by the RAC (and today have lodged an official complaint with their head office). I know RAC had four windscreens (Robeys were sold out at the time - end of May, start of June), one was cracked on delivery, one went into the old "REK", one was bought by Andy and I presume the RAC still have one in stock. Keith at Robeys was expecting some to come in from manufacturing, so they'd be good to contact.
As for re-fitting, I have it on good advice (from Kermit) that it takes at least 4 people to fit an Interceptor windscreen, 1 inside with the cheesewire and 3 outside to push like bu*gery, and don't forget that the chrome trim needs to be fitted first!!!!
If you're doing a full restoration, have you joined the JOC yet. There's plenty of people that can give advice on all aspects of the restoration process within the club, not bad for xxx£30 odd quid a year and the best bi-monthly magazine in the classic car market.
Regards
Lewi
Interceptor Mk I
115/3484 No name yet
Interceptor MkIII
128/4813 'The ASBO' (it's Losty's really)
Sorry Keith, I stand corrected.
My discussion with Kermit was about how RAC had managed to mess up fitting my windscreen (only 2 blokes doing the job) and how the chrome trim was protruding out of the new rubber by 1/2". They have subsequently re-fitted the screen using the old rubber and the car now leaks in the driver's footwell.
Kermits advice was to have 1 guy inside and at least 3 on the outside to push the screen into place.
Could anyone please advise as to the correct fitting procedure and it will give me some more ammo to use with my complaint against RAC
Lewi
Interceptor Mk I
115/3484 No name yet
Interceptor MkIII
128/4813 'The ASBO' (it's Losty's really)
My reply may have appeared flippant and that was not the intention. Fitting a screen to an Interceptor is not for the faint-hearted!
It certainly does not need four people, just one, with perhaps an 'assistant' when some pushing is needed.
However, and this is the crux of the matter, it really needs a fitter that (a)has done the job before and (b) has the pride of workmanship that wants to see the job done correctly.
Rubber fitted to glass and then the chromes fitted before the assembly is offered up to the car. The chromes MUST be fitted correctly so that the 'L'-shaped gripping portion is correctly located in the 'L'-shaped channel in the rubber. Best use masking tape to hold the chromes securely to the rubber.
The actual fitting is as per normal for an older design of car, ie, using a cord. pulled from the inside. The proper fit is with the chromes nice and flat against the rubber and the corners fitting correctly to the bodywork
Problems:
The new windscreen may be a different shape to the old one. Different brands have different dimensions, The same brand (different batch) has different dimensions. This can be as much as 4-6mm across the width of the screen.
The car may have been in an accident in the past but repaired quite adequately. However, the windscreen aperture may 'spring' when the old screen is removed.
The chromes may 'pop' and lift out of the rubber as the screen is being fitted. You then have to remove the assembly and start over being even more careful that the chromes are properly locating in the rubber.
Adequate sealing is down to how thorough the fitter is.
It's all good fun, and it's really quite hysterical when a narrower new screen is fitted to a car that had a colour change without removing the existing screen. A lovely 3mm wide strip of the original colour down the A-posts. Ho ho!
