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1300.1 | | ARRODS::FINNI | | Wed Nov 21 1990 13:31 | 8 |
| I had problems with Autoglass when replacing a bonded rear window in a
Renault 19 - they left quite a few bits of glass on the back seat and
also inside the rear door, where it now rattles every time I turn a
sharp corner.
So, my views, WHICH DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP., etc., etc., etc., are that Autoglass are not
better than National Windscreens.
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1300.2 | Plenty of experience! | UKCSSE::RDAVIES | I can't trype for nits! | Wed Nov 21 1990 13:35 | 13 |
| Yes, to both questions, I've had 3 BX screens done from them!
(autoglass just up the road in reading 591821 is their number)
The first time was the first time I'd ever had a windscreen go, a stone
chipped the screen, and as I drove along I could watch the crack
travell across the screen. The BX screen's must be quite stressed as
this has happened on 3 occasions, once with my first BX, twice with my
second.
Yes the BX is bonded, but it's not a great problem. You arrange an
appointment, take the car and leave it. Call back several hours later.
Richard
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1300.3 | | SIEVAX::CORNE | Of a pigs tail, you can never make a good shaft! | Wed Nov 21 1990 16:35 | 6 |
| Its the same on the AX - these guys sem to like glue!
National Windscreens in Newbury were very good.
Jc
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1300.4 | | OVAL::ALFORDJ | Ice a speciality | Wed Nov 21 1990 18:12 | 6 |
|
I like National Windscreens...
do a good job, and I don't have to take the car anywhere...they come to me
:-)
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1300.5 | | UKCSSE::RDAVIES | I can't trype for nits! | Thu Nov 22 1990 09:16 | 11 |
| >> <<< Note 1300.4 by OVAL::ALFORDJ "Ice a speciality" >>>
>>I like National Windscreens...
>>do a good job, and I don't have to take the car anywhere...they come to me
Does yours have a bonded screen?. I understood it had to be done inside
as it used heat to cure the adhesive. Hence roadsides only ever repair
the old type that sits in a gasket.
Richard
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1300.6 | Some can be done 'at home' | BYKER::MITCHELLE | | Thu Nov 22 1990 09:21 | 2 |
| The windscreen for the Maestro is 'glued' in ,and that was done at the house. We
were just told not to drive the car for a couple of hours.
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1300.7 | Cheap and Nasty? | VOGON::KAPPLER | | Thu Nov 22 1990 15:30 | 22 |
| My Sierra had a heated front screen, which needed replacing twice.
The first occasion was undertaken by the local Ford dealer (Horncastle)
who did an excellent job, but did take 24 hours off the road.
The second occasion I was forced by Fleet to use one of their
recommendations, so I used Autoglass. I did not like their work (bits
of broken glass left in car) or their attitude (talking down to
customers). Worse, the replacement screen was of inferior quality. The
heating elements were irregularly set causing annoyance to the eye in
misty conditions, and irregular demisting. I'm not surprised they are
cheaper! They took 5-6 hours.
(The only reason I managed to go back to Ford orignally was that the
recommended names didn't stock heated front screens, much to PHH's
annoyance)
JK
p.s. Autoglass also replaced a rear window on the car, and again left
bit of glass in places they obviously thought I wouldn't notice. My
kids managed to find them though.......
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1300.8 | (Lack of) Consumer Choice... | IOSG::MARSHALL | Waterloo Sunset | Thu Nov 22 1990 16:06 | 15 |
| I suppose places like Autoglass are cheaper because they offer a
quicker, hence inferior service. Personally, I'd rather get the
important job (ie new windscreen) done cheaply, and hoover out the
broken glass myself...
But having said that, if I was paying extortionate amounts for a
lease-mobile, I'd rather have the job done properly. You pays your
money and you takes your choice. If the service offered by PHH/Hertz
isn't satisfactory, complain!
Scott
PS Do PHH/Hertz take out extended manufacturer's warranties? If so,
having a third party put in a non-standard screen may be against the
rules. Just a thought...
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1300.9 | | OVAL::ALFORDJ | Ice a speciality | Thu Nov 22 1990 16:43 | 9 |
|
Re: .5
Seeing as I'm not sure what a "bonded" screen is, I can't tell you....it's
certainly laminated anyway...
They used glue and the gasket...which probably means it's not "bonded" !
nifty tool they have to remove/insert the screen into the rubber :-)
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1300.10 | I thought it was just me | MINDER::GRAHAM | Graham Smith S.D.E.C. | Fri Nov 23 1990 08:28 | 16 |
| Re: .7
My previous car (an Escort) had a heated front screen, and had to be
replaced. I found that the heating elements in the replacement were
irregularly spaced and not of uniform 'zig-zag'.
I had had my new car (a Fiesta) 3 days when a stone chipped the screen.
The chip is small, but is starting to get annoying, so I am going to
have to get it replaced. It is also heated. I am going to 'lay the law
down' to whichever replacer I get, to tell them that the new screen
must be of equivalent quality of uniformness of spacing and zig-zag of
elements.
Wish me luck.
Graham
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1300.11 | | UKCSSE::RDAVIES | I can't trype for nits! | Fri Nov 23 1990 14:03 | 15 |
| >> <<< Note 1300.9 by OVAL::ALFORDJ "Ice a speciality" >>>
>>Re: .5
>>Seeing as I'm not sure what a "bonded" screen is, I can't tell you....it's
>>certainly laminated anyway...
>>They used glue and the gasket...which probably means it's not "bonded" !
>>nifty tool they have to remove/insert the screen into the rubber :-)
Bonded is when the windsreen is glued to the face of the rubber, giving
a flush (or near) appearance. If you windscreen sits IN a gasket, it's
not bonded.
Richard
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1300.12 | "Repair" rather than replace? | SHIPS::BRADSHAW_A | | Wed Nov 28 1990 12:28 | 9 |
| Has anyone tried having their damaged windscreen "repaired" ?
My insurance company have suggested a company called NOVUS.
It seems that quite bad cracks and bullet holes can be fixed.
Presumably a certain stanard of repair is necessary for MOT purposes.
Alan.
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1300.13 | Repair can be very successful | CHEST::RUTTER | Rutter the Nutter | Wed Nov 28 1990 13:06 | 12 |
| I remember reading an article on this (not sure of the company name)
in some motoring mag or other.
The opinion was that in some cases, particularly stone chips (or
bullet-holes ?), the repair could be almost invisible.
The overall effect really depended upon the type of damage, but
I think it would not work if the hole had reached the laminate layer.
The conclusion was that it is definitely worth considering...
J.R.
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1300.14 | | FORTY2::QUICK | 17 hands, that's more like it | Wed Nov 28 1990 14:14 | 6 |
|
� It seems that quite bad cracks and bullet holes can be fixed.
Do many people shoot at while you're driving then?
Jonathan.
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1300.15 | MOT doesn't look at it | JANUS::BARKER | Jeremy Barker - T&N/CBN Diag. Eng. - Reading, UK | Wed Nov 28 1990 14:59 | 13 |
| Re: .12
> Presumably a certain stanard of repair is necessary for MOT purposes.
I don't think it applies. I have a crack most of the way across my
windscreen and was advised that as far as the MOT is concerned it doesn't
matter.
The main legal requirements for windscreens deal with type of glass (either
toughened or laminated), light transmission and requirement to be kept
clean.
jb
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1300.16 | I though it did, I was misinformed | CHEST::RUTTER | Rutter the Nutter | Wed Nov 28 1990 15:45 | 9 |
| I was under the impression that a cracked windscreen could
cause an MOT failure. I had heard of a friend being warned
that his screen would need replacing prior to the next MOT,
as it had a small crack, which would probably develop in time.
Maybe the tester was just giving advice, not actually related
to requirements for MOT testing...
J.R.
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1300.17 | | JUNO::WOOD | Scalpel, scissors, replace head ....... | Mon Dec 03 1990 17:02 | 19 |
|
I had a crack right down the middle of my screen, that developed over a
period of around 1.5 years, but it was able to get through 2 MOTs during this
time.
When my Escort was broken into, Autoglass replaced the small front
quarter-light, having very nicely put a peice of perspex in because they didnt
have the glass available, and couldnt get it till after the new year, which was
fitted properly, despite only being a quick job to last a few days.
Unfortunately the guy who put the glass in made a real pigs ear of it, the
rubber didnt fit properly, and the main window wouldnt wind down, so I had to
go in to get it put right, which was still slightly messed up. I soon got
cheesed off, and refitted it myself. Maybe I should have said that I would keep
the perspex !!!!!!
Alan
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1300.18 | A tale of National windscreens | TRUCKS::SMART | Beware the passing bandwagon | Thu Dec 06 1990 13:33 | 31 |
| I've just come across this topic (infrequent reader of this conference)
and feel that I must relate the sorry tale of my rear screen and
National Windscreens at Newbury.
The rear screen on my Sapphire "went" one night, no sign of anything
having penetrated it. The only theory I came up with was thermal
shock.
Not to bore you with all the details but I found National rude,
unhelpful and the workmanship down right shoddy. I had to drive
the car to Newbury (icy, January morning) from Andover where I had
to wait 4 hours whilst they fitted a new one.
As I was in a hurry, I left without checking too carefully but during
my journey down to SBP it was apparent that the car was awash with
bits of the old screen. They had made a minimal effort to clear
it up. I spent that evening taking out all the rear seat, boot trims,
etc to hoover up the mess.
The replacement unit was, in my opinion, inferior. On the Sapphire
the radio uses the rear screen element as the aerial and the
performance of the radio was definitely inferior.
I wrote to Fleet and UK insurance about my experience and got very
negative replies. I wrote to Hertz and got no reply!
I now have my new Sapphire with a heated screen and I have noted
others' experiences. I shall ensure that if I need a replacement
that Autoglass/National don't have stock 8-).
Alan
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1300.19 | a service test | CHEFS::OSBORNEC | | Mon Feb 11 1991 16:32 | 13 |
|
Have just had a screen go on my Mazda 626. Crack started in car parked
in drive during cold night. Began in lower left hand corner - within
15 miles had spread right across screen.
Being done by National tomorrow. It's bonded, & they say the weather is
too cold for the job to be done outside. Autoglass say the same. Have
pushed National into dropping me into Reading centre tomorrow after I
leave the car with them for the required 3 hours -- took some
persuasion, but they agreed with good grace.
Proof will be available tomorrow p.m ................
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1300.20 | | SUBURB::SAXBYM | Contentious? Moi? | Mon Feb 11 1991 16:38 | 7 |
|
Re .19
Sounds true, a colleague was told it was too cold to fit a bonded
screen to his Citroen BX too this AM.
Mark
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1300.21 | | ANNECY::MATTHEWS | M+M Enterprises. Thats the CATCH | Mon Feb 11 1991 17:05 | 5 |
| The proof will be the first time you drive it in the wet :-)
A friend of mine was told that because of the weather the car
should not be used for at least 24 hours after the screen has
been replaced !!!
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1300.22 | Info if needed - I've not used them. | CRATE::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Thu May 23 1991 16:18 | 8 |
| Re .12 in this topic.
If anyone needs to know, this company have a small advert in the
Thames Valley Trader which states that repairs cost �40 inc VAT
for all cars. I think they can only deal with 'star' or 'bullethole'
type of damage, not cracks. Their number is 049481 3583.
J.R.
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1300.23 | Was it foggy this morning,I couldn't see! | PEKING::ATKINSA | PRC Vauxman. | Wed Feb 09 1994 08:46 | 7 |
|
Does anyone know how to get rid of the greasy film that's appeared on
my screen over the last couple of weeks.Someone said wipe a lemon
across the screen,but are there any other alternatives?
Andy.
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1300.24 | | WOTVAX::GILLILANDP | Not very Tuna-friendly | Wed Feb 09 1994 09:08 | 3 |
| Try washing it (by hand).
Phil Gill.
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1300.25 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Wed Feb 09 1994 13:20 | 1 |
| Put some vinegar in the water
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1300.26 | | WARNUT::ALLEN | It works better if you screw it in.. | Wed Feb 09 1994 15:45 | 1 |
| use a leather rather than a cloth, especially on the inside
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1300.27 | | UFHIS::GVIPOND | tobed@2witha10woke@10witha2 | Thu Feb 10 1994 01:59 | 5 |
|
Put some fairy liquid in the water bottle.
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1300.28 | Can you spell rust :-) | ESBS01::WATSON | Arm yourself bomb | Thu Feb 10 1994 07:05 | 4 |
| No *don't* put fairy liquid in the bottle, have you seen the amount of
salt that thing contains.
Rik
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1300.29 | Windolene! | BRUMMY::MARTIN::BELL | Martin Bell, NETCC, Birmingham UK | Thu Feb 10 1994 08:24 | 10 |
| Go to your nearest supermarket and buy one of those "trigger packs" of
Windolene, or its equivalent. It is ideal for both the inside and outside
of the windscreen, and cuts through grease, grime (and all those other
un-mentionable stains!).
It also makes sense to carry a bottle around in the car, especially in
the summer, because it works wonders on all those "squashed flies" that
commit suicide on your car!
mb
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1300.30 | | UFHIS::GVIPOND | tobed@2witha10woke@10witha2 | Thu Feb 10 1994 08:29 | 4 |
|
re .28, your kidding right ? never knew that.
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1300.31 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Bugs B Gone | Thu Feb 10 1994 10:15 | 16 |
| I have often heard that you should not use washing up liquid in washer
bottle mainly because it blocks up the washer jets (has you seen the
crusty bits on the top of a washing up liquid bottle?).
I use plain water in the washer bottle and carry a small bottle of
water in the boot for top ups and as an emergency to put on the
windscreen if the jets get frozen.
For cleaning car windows inside and out I have never found anything
more effective than warm water, sponge and a leather.
Has anyone else noticed how disgustingly grimey the inside of the
windscreens are on hire cars. They clean the outside pretty well but
neglect to clean the inside of the screen.
Royston
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1300.32 | | UFHIS::GVIPOND | tobed@2witha10woke@10witha2 | Thu Feb 10 1994 10:28 | 5 |
|
I've often wondered why with all the heat generated under a bonnet they
havn't yet sussed out a way to heat the water jets/water so that it
doesn't freeze up.
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1300.33 | | ESBS01::WATSON | Arm yourself bomb | Thu Feb 10 1994 10:49 | 15 |
| Re .28, .30
Not kidding, I'm pretty sure that washing up liquid has a very high
salt content.
Re. 32
Saab (and probably Volvo) have heated washer jets / water bottles.
Rik
PS. Any older 911 owners out there have problems with their water
bottles freezing up for the winter ... this was in the days of narrow
rubber and very light front end caused Porsche to move battery / water
bottle / kitchen sink to the front of the car.
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1300.34 | Further evidence | COMICS::PARRY | Trevor Parry | Thu Feb 10 1994 11:15 | 3 |
| Dishwashers use salt to soften the water so it wouldn't be unreasonable
to expect washing up liquid to do the same.
tp
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1300.35 | | BAHTAT::CARTER_A | Rozan Kobar! | Thu Feb 10 1994 11:18 | 3 |
| What does heated washer water do to a cold windscreen?
Andy
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1300.36 | | BAHTAT::HILTON | Beer...now there's a temporary solution | Thu Feb 10 1994 11:20 | 5 |
| >> What does heated washer water do to a cold windscreen?
Warms it up?
;^)
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1300.37 | Really? | UPROAR::WEIGHTM | Act, Don't React | Thu Feb 10 1994 12:20 | 8 |
| >> Saab (and probably Volvo) have heated washer jets / water bottles.
^^^^
Mine doesn't - or if it does, it doesn't work very well on frosty
mornings!
Mike
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1300.38 | | LEMAN::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @GEO, DTN 821-4150 | Thu Feb 10 1994 12:33 | 10 |
| .33� PS. Any older 911 owners out there have problems with their water
.33� bottles freezing up for the winter ... this was in the days of narrow
I remember. Many times I've had to stop, get some snow and 'wash' the
windscreen ...
Actually I think the problem had to do with the total lack of heat
under the 911 bonnet. I did put a lot of anti-freeze in the bottle but
that did not always help. Something (bottle, pipes, pump, ...) ended up
freezing.
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1300.39 | Re.31 | CMOTEC::POWELL | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it? | Thu Feb 10 1994 12:44 | 15 |
| >>> Has anyone else noticed how disgustingly grimey the inside of the
>>> windscreens are on hire cars. They clean the outside pretty well but
>>> neglect to clean the inside of the screen.
>>> Royston
My middle son (having three) has managed to obtain a job as a car
valeter after two years on the dole. They use (Cellulose) Paint Thinners to
clean the glass inside and outside the cars.
Yes, when I were a lad in F.S. the Hire cars always had VERY dirty
insides to the windows, no end of complaining served no purpose at all. The
reason being that the automatic car cleaners only did the outside!
Malcolm.
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1300.40 | | ESBS01::WATSON | Arm yourself bomb | Thu Feb 10 1994 13:51 | 12 |
| Re.38
� Actually I think the problem had to do with the total lack of heat
� under the 911 bonnet. I did put a lot of anti-freeze in the bottle but
� that did not always help. Something (bottle, pipes, pump, ...) ended up
� freezing.
Patrick,
I would have thought the heat from the far-too-frequent locking of
the front wheels would warm things up nicely :-)
Rik
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1300.41 | :^)) | LEMAN::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @GEO, DTN 821-4150 | Thu Feb 10 1994 15:19 | 7 |
| .40� I would have thought the heat from the far-too-frequent locking of
.40� the front wheels would warm things up nicely :-)
Wrong. You only lock the front wheels a couple of times after starting.
Then the tyres are so hot they don't lock anymore. But, the speed is then
so high that the cold air finds its way throught the bonnet sides and
...
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1300.42 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Thu Feb 10 1994 15:42 | 6 |
| > Has anyone else noticed how disgustingly grimey the inside of the
> windscreens are on hire cars. They clean the outside pretty well but
> neglect to clean the inside of the screen.
Can't say I have.
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1300.43 | My washer fluid doesn't freeze. | SMAUG::LEGERLOTZ | Alan Legerlotz .OSI Applications. dtn 226-5744 | Thu Feb 10 1994 17:52 | 12 |
| The inside of the windows gets dirty from the foam in the seat breaking down.
The sun beating down on the upholstery, and the heat from the heater, aid in this
process. As the foam breaks down if give off gasses which show up on your
windows as that milky film.
In the US we use "window washer fluid" in the container under the bonnet. Its
a blue alcohol based cleaner that doesn't freeze (in the jug). If you spray it
on a cold windscreen, a thin layer can freeze, but as soon as the heat comes on
in the car, the screen usually warms up enough to keep it liquid.
-Al
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1300.44 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Bugs B Gone | Fri Feb 11 1994 09:11 | 10 |
| �In the US we use "window washer fluid"
Hello Al, you may think here in the UK we still have road blocks up
for Dick Turpin (whos he you may ask) but we do have screen washer
fluid here as well.
Personally I've stopped using the stuff as unless I use it virtually
neat it still freezes in the jets in very cold conditions.
Royston
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1300.45 | | FORTY2::PALKA | | Fri Feb 11 1994 09:50 | 11 |
| re .34
Dishwashers (like other water softeners) use an ION-exchange resin to
remove the impurities in the water (especially Calcium and Carbonate
ions), replacing them with Sodium and Chlorine ions. The salt is used
to regenerate the resin. A strong brine solution will redissolve the
impurities stored in the resin, and flush them away.
Salt, on its own, will not soften the water.
Andrew
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1300.46 | | COMICS::PARRY | Trevor Parry | Fri Feb 11 1994 11:24 | 4 |
| Re: .45
So is this resin in the dishwasher powder you put in the machine ?
tp
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1300.47 | welcome to UK_DISHWASHING :) | WELSWS::HEDLEY | Lager Lout | Fri Feb 11 1994 11:59 | 0 |
1300.48 | There must be a resin for .47? 8^) Sorry, couldn't restrain myself! | CMOTEC::POWELL | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it? | Fri Feb 11 1994 12:11 | 0 |
1300.49 | More humble than a 911... | ARRODS::SMITHA | Il y a une sange, dans l'arbre | Fri Feb 11 1994 13:14 | 10 |
| ...and just a dressed up Imp...
I had a Sunbeam Stiletto which, amongst several other 'niggles, had the crapiest
windscreen washer arrangement ever. It consisted of a plastic bag in the front
'boot' and piping back to the car interior where there was a little rubber
bulb mounted under the dash to pump water to the jets.
The contents of this system froze in November (including the parts inside the
car !) and didn't thaw out again until May !
TKS
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1300.50 | The yellow imp man ... | BRUMMY::MARTIN::BELL | Martin Bell, NETCC, Birmingham UK | Fri Feb 11 1994 13:24 | 6 |
| Aye, but a frozen washer system was the least of your worries in Winter!
I was more concerned about whether the car would actually get around
corners when you turned the steering wheel!!!!
m (NBV117P) b
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1300.51 | I must take issue with this statement! | CMOTEC::POWELL | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it? | Mon Feb 14 1994 12:25 | 11 |
|
I had an ordinary IMP then an Imp Sport back in 1966 and 1968
respectively.
I had no troubles with the road holding whatsoever, in fact the
roadholding in bad weather was MUCH better than most at the time!
I won the English Electric Inter-Works Driving Test Championship in 1969
in the Imp Sport!
Malcolm.
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1300.52 | ... | SMAUG::LEGERLOTZ | Alan Legerlotz .OSI Applications. dtn 226-5744 | Mon Feb 14 1994 12:41 | 30 |
| ================================================================================
Note 1300.44 Windscreens 44 of 50
COMICS::SHELLEY "Bugs B Gone" 10 lines 11-FEB-1994 09:11
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>> �In the US we use "window washer fluid"
>>
>> Hello Al, you may think here in the UK we still have road blocks up
>> for Dick Turpin (whos he you may ask) but we do have screen washer
>> fluid here as well.
I wasn't sure if you did. Whilst (i don't get to use that word much here 8^) in
the UK, I was trying to help a friend tune his car, and when I went to the auto
parts store, I couldn't find carburetter cleaner. Perhaps I just didn't know the
name it went by there, but it seems to me that the UK doesn't have some products
you can get in the US - it appears that this is the case for enviromental
reasons. I couldn't see what would be wrong with windshield washer fluid, but
you never know.
Most of it is in knowing the name, I suppose. I can get around the auto parts
store pretty well, since I know the terms from MG and associated spares dealers.
I was on holiday in the UK a couple of years ago and I went into a chemist and
was trying to buy rubbing alcohol. The clerk looked at me like I had 3 heads.
After about 5 minutes of *interesting* conversation, we came to the (correct)
conclusion that I needed "Surgical Spirit". Oh well.
Back to the subject... If you don't dilute the window washer fluid, it doesn't
freeze too easily.
-Al
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1300.53 | Watch out! | BAHTAT::EATON_N | Personal Name Removed to Save Costs | Mon Feb 14 1994 12:47 | 9 |
|
You may need to be careful here. At least one bottle of windscreen
washer fluid I've bought here has had a warning on the label stating
that it should not be used neat, since it may damage paintwork (!).
As ever "read the destructions"
Nigel
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1300.54 | Smells great when you wash the windows!! | FAILTE::BURNETTD | DAVE BURNETT | Mon Feb 14 1994 17:30 | 15 |
| Yeah... be careful on the concoctions you use in the washer bottle.. a
previous car of mine (B reg mk2 Astra) had to have its roof resprayed
under the paintwork warranty because the gunge stripped off the paint!!
Admittedly the "gunge" was a mixture of water (small amount) meths,
(quite a bit!!) and blue washer fluid (loads!!)
Even with all that lot in the bottle, the washers still froze up
regularly.. especially whilst charging up the road in the early hours
to go skiing, with the outside air temperature in the sub -5 C range.
Just keep a box of kimwipes handy and get out and wipe the window down
when you can't see the road anymore!!
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1300.55 | Does it snow in England ? | FUTURS::LONGWY::LEWIS | Imagine being without a Newt | Mon Feb 21 1994 09:05 | 9 |
| The only thing that UK windscreen washer fluid has in common with
"real" windscreen washer antifreeze is the colour.
When I first arrived in Munich with the English stuff in my car I had
no end of problems, even though I had the strongest recommended
solution. When I replaced it with some stuff from Obi I never had
another problem. The UK version is just not designed to cope with
anything much below zero.
Rob
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1300.56 | Discounts on replacement windscreens ? | WELSWS::LEUNGF | | Mon Sep 05 1994 15:53 | 7 |
| Does anyone know of any windscreen replacement companies that give
Digital employees discounts ?
My wife's Fiesta has a bad chip on the windscreen and it will need
replacing.
Frank
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1300.57 | what does the law say regarding windscreens | KERNEL::PETTET | Norm Pettet CSC Basingstoke | Thu Apr 27 1995 10:38 | 10 |
| My 205 windscreen got a stone chip this morning at the top of the
windscreen. It has now a small "star" but its at the top of the
windscreen and not in the field of view. Am I right in saying that so
long as the field of view is NOT impaired its OK to have a chipped
windscreen?.
Norm
BTW does anyone know how much a 205 windscreen is?
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1300.58 | DIY | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Thu Apr 27 1995 10:52 | 8 |
|
>>> BTW does anyone know how much a 205 windscreen is?
if it's not bonded - and I don't think 205's are - it'll be about a
tenner from your local scrappies...
Graham
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1300.59 | | TRUCKS::BEATON_S | I Just Look Innocent | Thu Apr 27 1995 13:42 | 13 |
| I have a star chip in my 205's windscreen on the driver's side, but
below the wiper blade (when the wipers are switched off).
I've just had my car in at Halfords for a full service in preparation
for the car's MOT. Halfords were under instruction to rectify anything
that would prevent the car passing the MOT. They reported back on the fact
that there was a chip on the windscreen, but did not report back to me
that the car would fail its MOT because of it.
Having said that, if you are in the AA, Autoglass will repair
windscreens for free.... which is what I plan to have done on my car.
Stephen
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1300.60 | | FORTY2::HOWELL | Just get to the point ... | Thu Apr 27 1995 13:55 | 8 |
| There's some basic ruling, such as if you can fit a 1p coin over the
crack and cover it, AND it isn't anywhere in some defined field of
vision, it will not fail the MOT. Any crack in the defined field of
vision (don't know what this specifically IS) will fail the MOT, no
matter how big, so I was lead to believe.
Cheers,
Dan
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1300.61 | wiper area | RDGE44::ALEUC5 | | Thu Apr 27 1995 14:01 | 9 |
| > crack and cover it, AND it isn't anywhere in some defined field of
> vision, it will not fail the MOT. Any crack in the defined field of
> vision (don't know what this specifically IS) will fail the MOT, no
My dad was told it was the area covered by the windscreen wipers (when on),
but I don't know how they stop people getting smaller wipers...
Carol.
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1300.62 | | COMICS::WEGG | Some hard boiled eggs and some nuts. | Thu Apr 27 1995 14:06 | 8 |
| �My dad was told it was the area covered by the windscreen wipers (when on),
Not these days, the rules are more complicated.
Autoglass will be able to tell you if it's legal or not. They
can also repair them for �25.
Ian.
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1300.63 | | CHEFS::GEORGEM | Cannibalise Legalbis | Thu Apr 27 1995 14:29 | 4 |
| Pick up a little card-thing from Halfords, or somesuch shop. You can get a
little thing to check the size of the chip, and it also shows what size chips
are acceptable in what area of the screen. Different size cracks are
acceptable in different sections.
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1300.64 | Glue it ??? | KERNEL::WITHALLG | We Don't Do Duvets ....... | Fri Apr 28 1995 11:46 | 6 |
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Why not use that "chipped windscreen magic repair glue" stuff. Not sure
how this stands up MOT wise.
Gary
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1300.65 | That Sandblasted look... | FAILTE::BURNETTD | I have a cunning plan! | Tue May 02 1995 17:27 | 7 |
| What does one do when your windscreen gets that "sandblasted" look....
and how much is a 505 windscreen?
or should I slip the local yoof a few bob to lob a brick at it???
I'll supply the brick!
Dave
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1300.66 | you get a new one | WOTVAX::HARDYP | | Wed May 03 1995 09:55 | 9 |
| Dave,
By 'sandblasted', do you mean those mysterious rings that appear when
tiny alien spaceships land on your windscreen?
This is quite common on your car as Peugot means 'welcome' in martian.
Peter
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1300.67 | Mork calling Orsen! | FAILTE::BURNETTD | I have a cunning plan! | Wed May 03 1995 15:36 | 9 |
| errrr no.................
I was referring to the trillions of tiny dtone chips etc caused by
110,000 miles of Scottish gravel lobbed at the car....
The martians land on the bonnet.. far better than the screen!
Dave
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1300.68 | | KERNEL::WITHALLG | We Don't Do Duvets ....... | Thu May 04 1995 14:43 | 6 |
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