Best windscreen fitters in Surrey ...??

[265bhp]

Does anyone have any recommendations please..the Pilkingtons screen should arrive soon and I don’t want it wasted on amateurs...

Thanks
Jonathan

[MarekH]

Try Howard from Merlin Motorscreens on Cranleigh 277792
kind regards
Marek

[265bhp]

Thanks Marek
Screen should be here in a couple of weeks...I am in two mins whether to try myself..having watched a you tube video it doesn’t look difficult...just daunting if it breaks...

[johnetype]

When my fitter turned up to fit the windscreen I offered him a cup of tea and he said he'd have the screen in before I'd made the tea - and he had So fitting the screen and the locking strip is not that hard as long as you're using a new rubber from the likes of Baines etc.

Likewise the screen is incredibly strong and mine despite being 30 years old and quite tight withstood a lot of palm of hand firm smacking and pushing.

The part that did take the time and I'd suggest more expertise was fitting the chrome surrounds. Overall I think I paid just over £100 to fit front and rear screens. Money well spent in my view.

[Javelin]

If you are fitting the screens yourself, use a good quality sealer, first run it round/inside the glass apeture then insert the glass into the rubber, then flip the screen over so it is laying on its front face and run the sealer round the edge of the rubber where it fits into the car window apeture, use plenty! string the rubber up using a good strong 3/16th rope (Leave the overlapping ends at the top of the screen). Idealy one person eather side to place the screen onto the car and line it up, firmly pressing into place. One person inside slowly pulling the string while the other outside presses firmly and using palms only, knock it into place, once it's strung in, gently check/press to confirm it's seated, DO NOT press in the centre of the screen, only at the edges!

Fitting the inserts use swarfega as a lubricant then clean the mess off, over the years I have done hundreds.

[265bhp]

Interesting...Steve you are saying first put rubber seal onto the glass windscreen and then into aperture...not rubber into the aperture and insert glass second..?

[Series1 Stu]

Intriguing way of doing it and definitely opposite to the jaguar service manual.

I've just fitted the rear screen on my FHC by following the manual and found it surprisingly satisfying to do. The worst part was fitting the new chrome strips which are only roughly the correct shape.

I am now ready to fit my front screen but I don't think I'm brave enough to attempt it myself, even after the success of fitting the rear screen. Looking for recommendations of fitters in the Shropshire/Cheshire area.

Regards

[Javelin]

265bhp Yes, that is correct .. I worked for Lex late 70's and someone at BL came up with the idea of sealant free windscreens relying on drainage holes at the bottom of the window apeture, needless to say it did not work and I had a steady stream of popping out screens to reseal, Marina's Alegro's Triumph's etc .. and I was given a bonus price for each one I did, made a good wage from it.

Moved on to a Rover, Jaguar main dealers, same there. Moved to a windscreen replacement company fitting sunroofs and replacing/resealing windscreens and that is/was the ONLY way to fit glass into a rubber seal and into a window apeture.

Rubber is fitted round the glass, the sealant gun is applied round/between the glass and rubber, flip it over and apply sealant gun round the edge of the rubber that fits to the body, run the string/rope between the rubber flange and over lap it at the top of the screen, place onto vehicle, align, press firmly into place and de-string it from inside making sure it slips over the window flange. Put the rubber insert round the outside as that is what makes it solid and in the case of a S1, fit the chrome's over the rubber, clean off and job done!

I served my time at a company called Coleman & Milne making Hearses and Limousines from FORD vehicles and a couple of odd ball vehicles as well in the body shop, screens were fitted in the same way. The bonded screens are of course a completly different method.

[Javelin]

As an after thought, having re-read Stu's post,

I would not like to attempt to fit glass into a rubber that is placed in the apeture unless it is a very small glass, doing that with a front/large screen, you are in danger of bending/cracking the screen, also not a great way to get the sealant where you want it to go to do it's job.

[Series1 Stu]

It's great to hear the voice of experience. Fantastic!

I've just watched Car SOS where they fitted a windscreen in a Hillman Imp using the method Steve described. Looked easy enough but it was a lot flatter than an E Type screen.

I still think I'll try to find an expert to do mine.

Regards

[mgcjag]

Iv fitted several large windscreens useing the String method in the past....it is as easy as Steve described......Steve

[E600]

Getting back to the OP, I have used Old School Windscreens in Longcross, near Chobham. They fitted my Low Drag screen in about 20 minutes, good guys and reasonable pricing.

[265bhp]

Chobham...sounds good...a bit closer to me....thanks...