Perspex window crack.. fix or replace?

AJ · Postby AJ » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:15 pm

i prescribe liberal doses of caffeine for not a morning person.

the cat is jealous of your car, invite it into the car instead of shooing it away, it will rub itself against all the corners it can find which announces to its little world that it now owns the car, not you.

failing that, sprinkle some pepper around the car for a couple of nights, cats hate pepper.

leave your navman cord plugged into the cigarette lighter, you just have to trace it to where it has disappeared to then.

get up earlier & have more caffeine.

always clip your roof, it keeps the cat out.

replace the window, no such thing as \"fix\".

silicone gooey stuff cracks eventually too & looks sh!thouse.

cats require respect, if you give them some, they MAY deign to return it..........sometimes.

hope this helps :mrgreen:

OMY005 · Postby **OMY005** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:49 pm

MonSqueek wrote:PS - Anyone want a cat? I swear Im going to take the horrible creature to the RSPCA. I draw the line at my car....

RSPCA is only a few hundred meters from Saturdays dodgy day venue.

Andrew.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:28 pm

MonSqueek wrote:Can I fix this split or do I have to replace the window?

Temporary fix with clear tape (wide stuff).

New window from an upholsterer. Lee Brothers in Albion do a good job.

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:34 pm

Yes unfortuantely there isnt anything one can do for splats/cooking fats. As for cracked rear window, when mine cracked it was cheaper for me to replace the the whole roof with one off an NB

fig · Postby **fig** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:38 pm

Go Glass!!!!!

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:03 pm

Window job around $200-$300 fitted. Replacement roof around $300-$700 plus fitting.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:24 pm

MonSqueek wrote:Awwwww Man This is sounding expensive... How much is a new rear window vs a whole new roof? But my roof is in good condition..... Wonder if I can source a 2nd hand one off a wrecked or race converted NA?

is your roof original or a robins replacement one

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:19 pm

Prob cheaper to just replace the screen.

Oh, and next time, just unzip the window and put it down before lowering the roof.

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:11 pm

Were you previously unzipping the window before lowering the roof?

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:26 pm

MonSqueek wrote:Awwwww Man This is sounding expensive... How much is a new rear window vs a whole new roof? But my roof is in good condition..... Wonder if I can source a 2nd hand one off a wrecked or race converted NA?

You can see my rear window replaccement tomorrow - I had the same thing happen just over two years ago.

$240 incl fitting at Lee Brothers, Albion.

Yoshi · Postby **Yoshi** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:29 pm

Seems like $200-$300 is about the going price for a replacement window, say roughly $250. How much more would you be looking for a glass window replacement?

OMY005 · Postby **OMY005** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:18 am

MonSqueek wrote:
StanTheMan wrote:
is your roof original or a robins replacement one

Original I think. I haven had the car since new so Im not 100% sure.

I had a look at the roof on Saturday at the dodgy day and it looked like the original one. With the window being of the welded/molded in type. No stitching was visible.

Andrew.