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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 19:21 Post subject: Broke my windscreen :-( |
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I knew I shouldn't have bothered as I wasn't confident, but since I've had my Samurai it's had a leaky windscreen which is down to the rubber being torn and it's been bothering me.
I got hold of a new rubber but have been putting off changing it because I was scared of breaking the glass.
This afternoon I decided to attempt it for some reason. All was going well until I pulled a bit of the torn rubber as we eased the screen out.
Next thing the screen split from top to bottom
I was gutted, but managed to get the new rubber around the screen even though it's in two halfs, and then fit it again.
It's a right pain as it'll now fail it's MOT and probably still leak, maybe even worse than it did
Guess I'll be looking for a new windscreen next week and then having to go through changing it again _________________ Alan
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Retro ***
Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Posts: 154 Location: South Lakes
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 20:31 Post subject: |
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Check your insurance most polices these days cover windscreens, I cracked mine in the cold snap, had a new one fitted the next day by Auto Glass for £50 wind screen excess. _________________ There not canoes more of a snorkel and aero aid rolled into one |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:35 Post subject: |
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if not, theres a guy down here that breaks sjs so he might be worth a call _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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suzi-uki *
Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 39 Location: shetland
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:45 Post subject: windscreens |
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hi. i had to take my vitara in today to have a new screen fitted,and while this may not apply to yours i thought id mention it just incase, mine was done on the insurance through auto glass, but going back a few weeks i read on a forum somewhere that the vitara (mines a 93 reg) had to have a suzuki windscreen as other brands wouldnt fit right, so when i went to the garage i asked the guy if it was the right one and he said " it was pilkintons" (or something.lol) which is what auto glass supplied,how ever when i told him my concerns due to what i'd read in the forum, i was basically dismissed by two guys (who can fit upto 10 of these screens aday!!) and also the guy on the phone from auto glass agreed and i was more or less told to go and paint my nails or something as i was only a silly woman, however when i went back to get her,the guy said I was right,the screen they had was a tight fit and he fully expected it to start leaking at some point and when it did i was to go back and he would make sure i got a suzuki screen, he explained that due to the age of my vitara,the insurance company wouldnt pay the extra for the proper screen. he did say sorry to me and said he'd learnt something new . i know this may not be the same in your case but if im honest it does give me "the little woman" another chance to be smug!!! |
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suzi-uki *
Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 39 Location: shetland
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:06 Post subject: silly me!! |
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ok...yes, i'll admit theres abit of the "silly woman" in me as i should of checked the date on the post, but hey...it still gave me "my moment" of smugness!! |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:40 Post subject: |
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congratulations on your well earned smugness
just goes to show some of us might have a clue lol _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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2old2tired2scared Lifetime member
Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 357 Location: glos
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:44 Post subject: |
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You're wearing your SMUG well! Looks good on you |
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 13:35 Post subject: |
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why thank you sweety
mwah lol _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 18:09 Post subject: |
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Lol...nothing changes. I've been away from the forum for ages, I get the chance for a quick look and find you're all still mad _________________ Alan
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zocko *******
Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 1438 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 19:47 Post subject: |
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only when youre about darling lol _________________ the car in front is a toyota...
the car pulling it out of the mud is a suzuki |
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suzi-uki *
Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 39 Location: shetland
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 21:07 Post subject: |
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2old2tired2scared wrote: |
You're wearing your SMUG well! Looks good on you |
gee ta, nice of you to say.lol |
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suzi-uki *
Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 39 Location: shetland
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 21:09 Post subject: |
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zocko wrote: |
congratulations on your well earned smugness
just goes to show some of us might have a clue lol |
why thank you kind sir....(i think...its hard to know whos who really. tho your user name sounds like a man.lol, are there many women on here??) |
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Daarke **
Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Location: West Wales
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 22:08 Post subject: |
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I say Congrats on the screen - i personally will only ever get genuine siki parts , saves all the hassle.
Btw I'm not a female _________________ Ice? Snow? Whats you're problem?! |
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suzi-uki *
Joined: 23 Mar 2011 Posts: 39 Location: shetland
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 22:24 Post subject: |
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Daarke wrote: |
I say Congrats on the screen - i personally will only ever get genuine siki parts , saves all the hassle.
Btw I'm not a female |
problem was my insurance company wouldnt buy original cos of age of my uki. but when this one leaks they will have to wont they?? lol
i think there should be a little man or woman next to peoples usernames,then there would be no doubt who was what. |
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popuptoaster ***
Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 192 Location: Essex
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 23:17 Post subject: |
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suzi-uki wrote: |
Daarke wrote: |
I say Congrats on the screen - i personally will only ever get genuine siki parts , saves all the hassle.
Btw I'm not a female |
problem was my insurance company wouldnt buy original cos of age of my uki. but when this one leaks they will have to wont they?? lol
i think there should be a little man or woman next to peoples usernames,then there would be no doubt who was what. |
On a lot of car forums the girls like to hide their sex, you get a lot of cavemen on some forums, possibly this forum is a bit easier on ladies what with the Vitaras being a favourite of so many women, I got ribbed by my mates when i first got mine and told it was a girls car, not that i care what other people think really, im a big lad. _________________
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