windscreen removal in one piece to save paying £150 for one

[walters300]

as title has anyone managed to remove a windscreen in one piece? if i can pull it off it will save me £120 against getting a new one. :wink:

[fab]

hi walters, asked the same question not too long ago. The answer is not without breaking it into a gazillion pieces!
I even had a butchers on a broken car and it's well stuck in there.
http://williamsclio.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40989&sid=bd2ca8de49c2fc7a32a610f32eea1b41

[MatBrown]

They can be removed but you have to cheesewire it out and this damages the surrounding bodywork, so only feasible on a scrap car, not one your keeping.


Mat.

[walters300]

8) Thanks guys... I was hoping there was conclusive evidence that it can be done..I have tried twice now!! my windscreen did have a minor crack in it and i decided to try and remove it in one piece as a practice attempt :roll: end result was as fab says smashed to a million pieces. also tried the cheese wire mat on a scrap car and managed to smash that one to pieces too :P Fair play the guy didnt charge me and he has another 3 mk1s in there for me to try :D when i say cheese wire it was actually a clutch cable and it burned through rather than glide, will try and get some cheese wire somewhere and have another go, bound to to get 1 out of 3, will let you know how i get on :wink:

[kenny]

Get a proper tool, type windscreen removal tool into ebay or google. never used one but have seen then used successfully.

[MatBrown]

It's not actual cheesewire i use, generally a clutch/accelerator cable but just 1 strand from it.


Mat.

[fab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NCfUX5-jo

[walters300]

:lol: think i see where your going wrong there fab! Will have a scour to see what handy tools can be bought as i wont spend 150 on a windscreen on my hybrid, if i fail it will be one of those "i fixed it" type efforts with a georgian window complete with lead beading glued in there! Thanks guys