Hi,
I noticed a small crack in my windshield this morning. I did a little search and so far it seems it’s impossible to find a replacement. 1992 XJS Coupe. Any ideas???? I am worried when the crack gets larger I will not be able to drive the car.

 

Contact Rob Laughton. He is in your area and may have a used one.

 

If you do get a used one, remember that there is a difference between Coupe & Convertible screens, Same shape but different thickness.

Good luck

Paul

 

There is also a difference between being held in place by rubber gasket and being set in adhesive. So, I believe there are actually three different glass configurations.

 

All the pre-facelift XJ-Ss used a traditional rubber mount. All facelift XJSs have a bonded windscreen.

 

Try safelite. That's who I had do my 93's windshield

 

Thanks for mentioning me Stephen, but I only have a convertible for parts here at the moment.

Good luck with your search.
Rob

 

I panicked when my windshield was cracked. Please see this thread https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ld-fit-225124/

Post #11 has contact info for Pilkington Classics USA. They had the glass for my car in stock in their Ohio warehouse. It was an odd purchase as I had to hire a broker for the importation (I'm near London, Ontario). The window was delivered to my house (packaged very well) because my installer expected it to break en route and didn't want to deal with that. He picked it up from my house when I told him all was well. All in all, the whole process was not difficult but you'll need to find someone to install the windshield.

 

I probably have a serviceable windshield in one of my parts cars, but shipping cost may be outrageous.

 

Thanks for all the suggestion's everyone

 

If you have one let me know, I guess I could drive down and have it installed locally

 

It will take me at least a week to get to my storage building to check the two cars I have there. I have one here at my place, but it has some scratches inside. Possibly from a diamond ring during turning the steering wheel. I just sold a windshield for $ 150.00 US and the buyer, and I removed it. A friend of mine has an auto glass shop about five minutes from my place. I am sure we could have him do it. I'll let you know in about a week.

 

Also, a few other suggestions:

- Be extremely careful when you remove the windscreen chromes. It is very, very easy to distort them
- Be prepared to find corrosion in the windscreen flange, the scuttle, the bulkhead and even into the A-post. All areas that are not visible until you get the chromes off and the screen out. This will be the time to address any rust problems.
- Be very careful with the rubber infill seal and the mastic dam on which teh screen sits. You will need to resuse these as I don't believe new ones are available.

Good luck

Paul

 

I do have two good windshields and one with a couple minor scratches inside. The rub is they are all pre-facelift and use the rubber gasket with locking cord. If you can use one of these, I am sure we could work something out. If yours is bonded the ones I have will not work.

 

Shoot, mine is the facelift model so pretty sure its bonded…../

 

Have you tried calling your local windshield replacement places? Looks like there are about 10 listed in Toronto. I was really surprised when I called safelite to see and they were like "oh yeah we have them, it'll take a couple days to get one here."

 

Really? I have called Speedy Glass and Standard Glass with no luck

 

Yes sir. And like I mentioned before, due to the way my insurance is i didn't have to pay a dime

 

I'm sure it's different in your dry climate environment but in the UK, fitting a a windscreen is 2-week job because there is always corrosion in the windscreen flange, bulkhead, A-post and even inner wing, if the screen hasn't been out before.

I'd suggest that you do not let anyone other than a Jaguar specialist, or yourself, take off the windscreen chromes, the rubber infill panel, or remove the old screen! The chromes are REALLY easy to distort, and you can't buy new rubbers or the mastic dam AFAIK. So you have to reuse them. A typical windscreen company would just cut them out.

Go into this job with your eyes open!

Good luck

Paul

 

I can’t help you on the glass- but I would try a company like Safelite. I just did the windshield replacement on my 89 XJS. It wasn’t really difficult. I sourced a new seal and locking cord from SNG Barratt. I basically cut the chrome off the old seal to get it off without bending it. There are also rivets that have to be drilled out so you will have to remove the wiper assembly, and of course need a pop rivet gun to replace them. I had to do mine because of rust under the seals in the corners.
Installation was pretty simple, but the new seals are not exactly like the old ones and don’t hold the chrome trim on as well. Additionally there is a special tool to install the cord, but you can find a cheap one online. I had an installer come to my shop to help me with the install, as I am not familiar with the proper sealants to make the seal water tight. They used a standard adhesive that is easy to work with. But they also had a product called SikaForce 314 which bonds metal and rubber in seconds. It was very helpful for getting the chrome to stay attached to the rubber after the window was installed.