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jozzer123
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Post by jozzer123 » 21st January 2011 - 10:30am

my windscreen on my type 4 has smashed any ideas??
hi im carl into aircooled have a 412le ltd edition i think

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Re: windsreen

Post by shawn71 » 21st January 2011 - 2:42pm

Get a new one!

Volksfrmers have some, not sure what a courier would be like for transporting one though.

How does it work claiming for one under windscreen cover on car insurance if new ones aren't available? Do they cover the expense in sourcing, transporting replacements?
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Re: windsreen

Post by purplepeter » 21st January 2011 - 4:24pm

Pilkington Glass will make one for you...Apparently its about £80
Will find the contact details shortly!-watch this space

Here you go : Pilkington Glass,Queenborough,Kent. ME11 5BA. 01795 596100.Contact: Peter Swan.
Part no HT 0362 (VW 411/412) Available in clear,top tint & green tint
Lead time 2 weeks cost £88 +VAT (this price is 2yrs out of date)

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Re: windsreen

Post by BeeBabs » 21st January 2011 - 5:06pm

I wonder if they'd make a heated front window up for a 412..........

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Re: windsreen

Post by kps70 » 21st January 2011 - 5:50pm

How did it smash - it's one thing after another with Babs n'est pas?
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Re: windsreen

Post by shawn71 » 21st January 2011 - 5:50pm

BeeBabs wrote:I wonder if they'd make a heated front window up for a 412..........
Now that would be nice!

As would a rear one that works...
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Re: windsreen

Post by purplepeter » 21st January 2011 - 6:18pm

We can offer 3 solutions to the rear screen Shawn!

1 Buy the one in the parts stash
2 Ask & we'll point you at someone who's got a lot of stick on kits
3 Small child with a demister pad sat in the back

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Re: windsreen

Post by Editor » 21st January 2011 - 7:03pm

It's not something I've tried yet but I think a small fan blowing air over the rear screen would get the inside air going past it and get rid of condensation. It's probably easier on a saloon or Fastback with its luggage shelf than an estate. I did find the 12V computer fan I was going to try when sorting through a bit of the garage the other day. It does depend on having heat in the car though.

OTOH Peter's ideas are more practical, assuming the HRW is functional. Removal or installation can break the fine elements if the glass is mishandled, and if it's been removed from a car that has sat for a time with condensation on the element, it may not have a working element due to corrosion.

To check the HRW, test with a resistance meter (Ohms) and see if it's less than about 10 Ohms. 5 Ohms or less is more like the original, and produces about 30W.
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Re: windsreen

Post by shawn71 » 21st January 2011 - 8:24pm

I like Peter's idea of 'a small child with a demister pad' but I don't think the police will!

As for my rear window it does have power reaching it, at least I can get close to 12v on the wires. How do I test the resistance? I have a meter but the only setting I have used is the volts one...must confess to not knowing how to use the other settings.

I think trying to find one that works would prove to be difficult and would also require the rubber being replaced at the same time. A rubber could be hard to find, although I do know the Dutch club have a contact for new ones (thanks Kieron).

Denise's bug has a 12v fan heater thingy fitted on the rear parcel shelf that clears the rear window.
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Re: windsreen

Post by BeeBabs » 21st January 2011 - 9:04pm

kps70 wrote:How did it smash - it's one thing after another with Babs n'est pas?
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It's Jozzer's that smashed. I was just wondering, but yr not wrong about it being one thing after another......... :lol:

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Re: windsreen

Post by baby bleu » 23rd January 2011 - 12:31pm

hello,JOSS,,for the new windscreen ,, you can ask to,,ORIGLASS,, italy,, on google,, they can make all the 412 glass ,,only in clear glass,, they d,t sale direct,,but they can send at your local distributor,, i d,t have her ,,pn,, for that,, in my hand but i can find for you if you are not able,,baby
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Re: windsreen

Post by daren » 24th January 2011 - 9:19pm

now i wish i had been more careful with the spare one i had in the garage! I had an unpleasant accident while moving thing's about and it became a pile of broken glass on the floor!.... Sad!!! I had come across it at a bug jam in the early 90s. at the end of the show i returned to my type 4 To find a screen had been left with a note attached saying ....all your Christmases and birthdays have come at once. If I still had it I'd of passed it on :( what a bugger!!!!
its a way of life

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