Advice on replacement windscreen

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:24 pm

Thanks for that - out of interest what colour glass should I be ordering if I want it to look like a 73 model - were they doing green tinted windscreens then or would it have been clear?

The early side windows I've bought are green, as are the later ones I'm taking out.

Anyone knows this please let me know - I'd like to have an idea before deciding which colour to go for

Thanks

Mark

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:27 pm

You just need to match your other glass. Green was available then but not top-tint

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:19 pm

Thanks Nick - I'm going for all green, no top-tint

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:02 pm

I've got the heated screen now, but the garage want to know how it should be connected up - which circuit (onto the heated rear window one?) any ampage etc?

Nothing at all came with the screen itself.

Anyone any ideas? - Fetuhoe what do you do?

Thanks for any help

Mark

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:15 pm

Hi Mark, My heated screen came with a chunky relay. I believe it pulls 15amps when running!

I made a completely separate loom for it straight from the battery(s) with an in line fuseholder, then wired the low current side of the relay to the heated rear window switch. My switch is two stage as you pull it out, so stage one is now front screen, stage two front and rear.

Hope this helps

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:35 am

Thanks for that Gary,

I also spoke to Chris (Fetuhoe) who recommended it in the first place and he said that there are 2 circuits on the screen, and it's important to connect these in series and not in parallel - doing the latter potentially allows you to have only one half of the screen on which could crack it. He recommended a 30 amp fuse and fitting a relay.

Cheers

Mark