[andrew]

Hi guys my zook has a smashed screen and im buying another wreck for parts
With a good screen in it..has anyone had a lash at doing it themselves from home ?

Woundering how hard it would be and if id need a new rubber or not..
Cheers

[jdk81]

From my experience call a professional.

[Scrawny]

^ 2nd this

[AckerDackerly]

I am doing this. Unfortunately, it is a very slow process for me. I only have removed the windscreen and cleaned the glass.

The rubber gasket did not survive as it was OEM on an '88 and was pretty brittle and hard.

The good thing is that you are dealing with a flat plate of glass - which makes it easier to handle and position.

The gasket has an "H" profile with the inside slot for the glass and outside slot for the metal frame.

There are a number of windscreen (or "windshield" for North American posts) videos on Youtube. Watch a couple and decide for yourself if this is something you want to try. I think that Roadless Gear and LowRangeOffroad may have installation materials/information on their sites.

I hope that this helps!

[monley]

jdk81 wrote:

From my experience call a professional.

Scrawn wrote:

^ 2nd this

X3

[tonyevans]

I have replaced a few and think they are the easiest windscreens I have ever changed - If the rubber is old and hard get a new one but always use good braided cord and a spray bottle with slightly soapy water is useful.

[Devo]

I'd get a new windscreen fitted by a pro, their usually between $200-300 depending on where you are and once you have seen how good new glass is it's worth every penny! If you can't find someone who does windscreens locally though I guess go for it

[fordem]

I haven't done it on a Zuk, but it's not that difficult, if it's the type of setup that Ack has described (few of them are these days though) - I would not, however, consider it a one man job. You'll need two people to position the windscreen, then one holds it in place from the outside whilst the other pulls the cord from the inside - the easy way is to secure one end of the cord and pull the other with both hands.

It's also a messy job - you're going to end up with sealant on the cord, and then your hands, and then everywhere else.

[alien]

I had mine replaced a few years back before engineering it - at the time i had comprehensive insurance still, which covered me for free replacements (no excess) =)

The windscreen guys came out and were gone in about 30mins. I wasnt there to see it but apparently it was like watching a F1 pit crew lol

[jdk81]

I watched a mobile windscreen guy install one for a friend.
He was done quickly and cost $80, friend had a spare windscreen.

A windscreen on my baleno was $200 supplied and installed.

Ages ago a friend and I had tried to install one with the string and glue etc.
We realised we were on the path to failure before we fucked it up.
called up a place nearby and got a quote.
He drove his car there in the rain with no windscreen, we went to a nearby pub for a beer and it was all done.

While you can DIY, its a cheap and easy job to get done by a professional

[pezz]

Sierra are a rope in job, no sealant required.
easy done if you know how to do it.
Easy done if someone shows you how to do it

easy to stuff it if you havd no idea



Id say watch the guy do it, then try it next time


ive done boatloads of windows that are fitted with the same profile rubber, so i found it no dramas

[fordem]

pezz wrote:

Sierra are a rope in job, no sealant required.

I guess you don't live near me - rain like we've had this month - if there's no sealant both sides of that channel - it's leaking.

[pezz]

I live in vic, it rains alot, a good rust free frame, and a new rubber seal, it doesnt leak
i fitted this one when the week i got this rig, it still doesnt leak two and a half years on

[andrew]

Ive found another car im buying to make 1 good one outta 2 and its screen is ok i think ill just change the whole windscreen panel .the cars gotta be painted anyways.

[andrew]

Yeah i did it! It was easy as pie. Im surprised how easy it was in fact. No glue just the rubber seal which i popped out with a screw driver and put back in the same way