911T windscreen fitting.
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911T windscreen fitting.
I bought a new windscreen , rubber and 2 screen chromes from Heritage parts but having got frustrated with home fitting I tried 2 well known windscreen fitting companies to find that one of them only fits screens that they supply and the other will only fit if I take the car to them and the car is off the road. . I am near Exeter so was curious if anyone knows of a "local" fitter that might be my next port of call ?
Youtube and the forums seem full of either " fitted in 10 minutes using my washing line " to those as frustrated as I am with it.
Youtube and the forums seem full of either " fitted in 10 minutes using my washing line " to those as frustrated as I am with it.
1969 911T Targa.
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911T windscreen fitting.
This was the answer Andy gave recently to the same question:
With a front screen I’m in the ‘10 minutes with a washing line’ camp. Admittedly after spending two hours getting the chrome trim to sit right in the seal first!
I know some have had issues with non OE seals so not sure if that’s your problem.Lightweight_911 wrote:.
Send a pm to Stuart Lee ('stuby' here on DDK) - he's the manager of Doncaster branch of National Windscreens & will be able to recommend a fitter.
Or contact him direct via their website:
https://www.nationalwindscreens.co.uk/doncaster
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With a front screen I’m in the ‘10 minutes with a washing line’ camp. Admittedly after spending two hours getting the chrome trim to sit right in the seal first!
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
Porsche Rubbers and trims or aftermarket.?
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
stretch wrote:Porsche Rubbers and trims or aftermarket.?
Aftermarket I believe .
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
2 years ago I went via Stuart Lee, and all was good. Fitter did the front and rear screens in a jiffy.
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
I'd agree with Gary the prep of getting the trim sitting nicely can take some time, but the screen should go in quite quickly if all is good.
If you have an aftermarket rubber there is a chance that it's not right. Had an old school fitter give up on one of my aftermarket seals after three visits to get it to work.
He didn't want to be defeated but I had to buy a genuine Porsche one which went in really quickly.
I guess it depends as to what is frustrating you with the fitting.
As you are close to Exeter you could ask Roger Bray who they use for fitting screens - I expect they might do them themselves.
Good luck
Andrew
If you have an aftermarket rubber there is a chance that it's not right. Had an old school fitter give up on one of my aftermarket seals after three visits to get it to work.
He didn't want to be defeated but I had to buy a genuine Porsche one which went in really quickly.
I guess it depends as to what is frustrating you with the fitting.
As you are close to Exeter you could ask Roger Bray who they use for fitting screens - I expect they might do them themselves.
Good luck
Andrew
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
Thanks Andrew, I have received a couple of pm's suggesting various means of achieving a result so will await a response or two then maybe make sure I get a correct Porsche rubber then, after more frustration ask Roger Bray who he uses.
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
Is the one your professional fitter gave up on, the one in my garage by any chance?AndrewSlater wrote:I'd agree with Gary the prep of getting the trim sitting nicely can take some time, but the screen should go in quite quickly if all is good.
If you have an aftermarket rubber there is a chance that it's not right. Had an old school fitter give up on one of my aftermarket seals after three visits to get it to work.
He didn't want to be defeated but I had to buy a genuine Porsche one which went in really quickly.
I guess it depends as to what is frustrating you with the fitting.
As you are close to Exeter you could ask Roger Bray who they use for fitting screens - I expect they might do them themselves.
Good luck
Andrew
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Re: 911T windscreen fitting.
Ha ha - no that one is definitely an original one, and a rear window coupe seal, as it still had the original rear window demister loom installed.RobFrost wrote:Is the one your professional fitter gave up on, the one in my garage by any chance?AndrewSlater wrote:I'd agree with Gary the prep of getting the trim sitting nicely can take some time, but the screen should go in quite quickly if all is good.
If you have an aftermarket rubber there is a chance that it's not right. Had an old school fitter give up on one of my aftermarket seals after three visits to get it to work.
He didn't want to be defeated but I had to buy a genuine Porsche one which went in really quickly.
I guess it depends as to what is frustrating you with the fitting.
As you are close to Exeter you could ask Roger Bray who they use for fitting screens - I expect they might do them themselves.
Good luck
Andrew
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I had to cut the offending one up to prevent the old school fitter trying for a fourth time. I think he thought it was a slur on his competence that I bought him an original one - he wasn't happy - but it did prove a point
From my experience the front and back screen are equally the same to fit when you have the right seals. Never done a Targa screen I suspect that might be more challenging.
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1974 Porsche 911 2.7 (The Manhattan project) viewtopic.php?f=28&t=51455
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