Broken windscreen today

[itchyfeet]

Any do's and don'ts gratefully received.

I know the body can be rusty above fusebox.

I'm thinking what companies are good/bad?
should I replace seal or keep the original? If replace where to buy?

thanks

Paul

[lloydy]

i just used the insurance company, doesn't normally effect your no claims. i paid a £50 excess and supplied a new window rubber.

[Sir Brixalot]

I had autoglass and good quality rubber. They did it three times and it still leaks. The rubber seems a couple of mm smaller judging by the line left by the original rubber. Having said that one of the traders on here said they'd used the rubber dozens of times without a problem

[itchyfeet]

Thanks for the replies.
I guess this is the best seal you can get
https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/windscreen ... ne-vw.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Never had a windscreen done, do they come to your house or do you have to go to them?

[ChrisTriple]

They'll come to anywhere pretty much

[Sir Brixalot]

If theyre definitely coming get the screen out early so you can clean and attend to any rust under it

[itchyfeet]

If theyre definitely coming get the screen out early so you can clean and attend to any rust under it

yes was going to ask If they will take it out and come back later if there is rust, maybe an extra charge but better then attempting if myself.

90 quid excess on insurance

[a1winchester]

Someone told me that some Autoglass fitters will file the window opening to make the glass fit. I dont know if its true.

[what2do]

If theyre definitely coming get the screen out early so you can clean and attend to any rust under it

yes was going to ask If they will take it out and come back later if there is rust, maybe an extra charge but better then attempting if myself.

90 quid excess on insurance

Why don't you cut the seal, pop the screen and then put a tarp over it until you're ready to call in the screen fitter. My man in Wimborne knows of someone that he highly recommends when you come to fit.

[kit]

I had to go to them when my Frontera window got smashed and they didn't have the right one so I had to go without a rear wiper for a month until they ordered the correct one.

[CovKid]

Fitting a new screen isn't too hard. I can do them on my own. You just need some nylon washing line. Agree, ditch the seal and fit a new one. Get mine from VWemporium but providing its not a JK or budget one, it'll go in easy. Its only a struggle with cheap crappy seals.

[itchyfeet]

Thanks for the tips but I'm deffo not doing it myself.
I do most stuff but I just don't have the time to be doing this job right now.

[itchyfeet]

I decided that It was worth spending some money to ensure the best chance of a good seal on the screen so I splashed out on a genuine VW seal from Brickwerks.

National windscreens are the appointed company from the insurance ( Glynwoods policy) they were polite and helpful, they agreed to remove and come back if there was rust.

They came round this afternoon and removed the screen, needless to say there was rust but luckily only a tiny amount. I still asked them to come back so I can treat this, I won't get a chance to do it again for a while.

I'm also lucky in that my van is off road behind gates, a garage would be better but how people with only on road parking do this I don't know.

So it's under a gazebo, up at the front on camping chocks with a tarp over until they come back Tuesday.

The fitter told me they use a sealant if the rubber is reused, but they don't if it's a new seal.

[itchyfeet]

Another thing I wondered, would it be a stupid idea to drill a couple of drain holes in the lowest part of the body, if water gets in it's sitting there possibly for months until it slowly dries out?

[bigherb]

The fitter told me they use a sealant if the rubber is reused, but they don't if it's a new seal.

Use a sealant they leaked even when the vans where new.