keith stone Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Where is best place to get a TR5 windscreen and get it fitted. Is a TR6 screen the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, keith stone said: Where is best place to get a TR5 windscreen and get it fitted. Is a TR6 screen the same. Screens are all the same TR4/4a/5/6 available from Moss/TR Shop etc also probably through any of the Autowindscreen dealers too. Whereabouts are you so we can recommend somewhere for fitting. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith stone Posted December 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks for reply West Yorkshire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elclem1 Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Moss Bradford or Moss Manchester. Collect it yourself as the delivery box costs as much as the windscreen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith stone Posted December 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Thanks Moss seem to be best on cost, especially as you point out avoid packaging cost by picking up. Moss Bradford is the nearest. Just got to shop around for fitting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elclem1 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Autoglass? or if its cracked your car insurance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 About 4 years ago I found Autoglass in the UK very expensive and not really interested. I think I used 'National Windsceens' at apprx 1/4 of the above quote. But there are many others. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr graham Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Do it yourself plenty of u tube videos strong pull cord and lubrication are essential items. graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith stone Posted December 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Thanks all for replies local national windscreens repaired a chip on my road car and were really helpful and inexpensive. Cheers Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 We use a one man band who is national trained then went self employed mostly doing flat glass for plant but last time charged £40 for a 4A screen John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Just my experience of trying to fit a screen to a TR6. I initially purchased a Pilkington screen from Moss and it was impossible to fit into the top corners no matter how we tried. Compared to the old screen it was a slightly different profile. In the end I took it back and bought one from a Chinese company for around £80. Using the same screen rubber it went straight in, in under 20 minutes between two of us. Others have had no issues and maybe I was just unlucky. Rubber/trim was from the TRshop. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 A few years ago I owned a Moss screen for a whole hour - then I broke it aaaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhhhh Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 hours ago, RogerH said: aaaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhhhh Soooo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel A Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Same happened to me with a backlight, hence now using acrylic Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kenrow Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 If you are not going to install the screen yourself I suggest you have the installer provide it. That way if there are issues it clear who’s fault it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 9 hours ago, Kenrow said: If you are not going to install the screen yourself I suggest you have the installer provide it. That way if there are issues it clear who’s fault it is. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Read Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 TR Bitz did my TR250 nice job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
had17462 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Used to get mine from David Manners ,slight tint fitted very well. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith stone Posted December 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Thanks guys, even more options. I have dealt with TR Bitx and they were excellent. Also I forgot david manners did triumph spares. I dealt with them when I had an sp250 and they also were excellent. More calls in the new year. Really appreciate the tips. Being an arch cynic I wonder Pilkington aside whether all these screens come from the same original source Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BRINDUS44 Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 I recently fitted a Pilkington screen with a screen rubber from TRGB - went in no problem. Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwifrog Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Years ago I installed a screen in a TR4 with the help of a friend who was a retired mechanic. Did the string thing but it just didn’t want to go the last couple of mm. No problem he says, goes inside gets a large rubber mallet and starts wacking the glass, I think it’s a good thing I am wearing brown underwear, to my surprise it just popped in, Old school mechanic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 16 hours ago, Kiwifrog said: Years ago I installed a screen in a TR4 with the help of a friend who was a retired mechanic. Did the string thing but it just didn’t want to go the last couple of mm. No problem he says, goes inside gets a large rubber mallet and starts wacking the glass, I think it’s a good thing I am wearing brown underwear, to my surprise it just popped in, Old school mechanic! That was fairly standard practice back in the days of "Toughened" windscreens as they will take a fair bit of bending around without any problem, however the newer laminated screens (especially the current crop of cheap repros) wont take any bending at all and will crack like a damn. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 16 hours ago, Kiwifrog said: Years ago I installed a screen in a TR4 with the help of a friend who was a retired mechanic. Did the string thing but it just didn’t want to go the last couple of mm. No problem he says, goes inside gets a large rubber mallet and starts wacking the glass, I think it’s a good thing I am wearing brown underwear, to my surprise it just popped in, Old school mechanic! I did the same and it snapped - aaaarrrggghhh Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elclem1 Posted December 31, 2022 Report Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) +1 for the cracked windscreen. Very easy to do. Edited December 31, 2022 by elclem1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iani Posted December 31, 2022 Report Share Posted December 31, 2022 I had a new windscreen seal fitted to my PI Saloon a couple of weeks ago, much harder than a TR screen to fit, it was fitted by James Godfrey-Dunne, he trades as JGD Classic Services and you can find him via Facebook, or PM me for his number. James uses premises adjacent to Canley Classics near Coventry, they can supply TR windscreens and seals, they are well used to fitting screens in Spitfires & GT6s, the same screens as TRs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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