Thought I would post here to see if anyone has a warm contact or has had a great deal on a replacement windscreen. I've had look on the Forum section for links etc and couldn't see anything. The reg is P838LSN and its the 1996 model.
I'm guessing it's not heated but could be wrong.The screen is badly cracked on both sides and some de-laminating in the one corner. Happy to entertain supply only if that works better price wise. Any pointers would be a great help.Many thanks.

 

Are you looking for the cheapest option? It's not an easy job to do even for a lot of seemingly experienced fitters.

 

From memory it will cost over £1000 as the two trim pieces are dear and only available from Jaguar

Don't be tempted to get the black finish but stick with the dorchester grey. I know this from a break 3yrs ago where they fitted 2 x black both of which showed signs of corrosion within months of fitting (both done under warranty.

Mine is cracked on the drivers side and will be replacing in the Spring with the £70 insurance excess that applies.

Oh, and when replacing make sure the drains are connected, in my case the fitter missed this and I was ending up with interior footwell puddles

 

It's very unlikely you have a heated windscreen in a 1996 UK specification XK8 although it was available as an option. The heating elements are very fine vertical wires (examples arrowed in red):



Difficult to see and extremely difficult to photograph! This was in my 2005 XK8 Coupe.

The windscreen is bonded to the body. It's a fairly brutal job to remove the old one and requires skill and experience to fit the replacement.

Graham

 

All good info,thank you.I wasn't sure if there were any affiliations with the Forum which might have saved a few pennies.The first quote I had was from AutoGlass,a national company and was for £650 but the next three quotes were all for around the £250 mark. I'm probably going to go with National Windscreens which have a depot locally and have used twice before over the last 20 yrs or so and found them easy to deal with and couldn't fault the work they did. There was definitely no sharp intakes of breath form the guy I spoke to so maybe they've done a few before but I will try and get in the info about the drains with out teaching them to suck eggs. At that price I'm assuming the trims are salvageable.?
I can't see any signs of the screen being heated and looking through the old receipts there is one for a replacement screen so maybe they went with the cheaper option previously. Thanks again and I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

Does your insurance not cover windscreens?

 

No it doesn't, unfortunately.

 

I have never done this, nor had it done for me, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct in saying that in addition to the glass, your fitter will need various plastic clips and spacers which are bedded into the sealant, and which retain the aluminium "decorative" strip and rubber gasket.
You won't get the old screen out without destroying the ones that are there at the moment.
Make sure they at available before you get the hammer out !!

 

The trims are definitely NOT reusable, they bend too easily and are bonded and clipped to the screen, so you will need to buy replacements

I happened to be speaking to my friendly dealer parts dept earlier, so asked on your behalf

Left side trim GJA8851AB = £157.27+ VAT
right side trim GJA8850AB = £157.27+ VAT

Clips
Spring Clip JZE100030 = £2.71+VAT
Glazing clip 33mm GJB8812BA = £2.27+VAT
Glazing Clip 70mm GJB8812AA = £3.10+VAT

They were unsure how many were needed for the screen as list 4, 12, 12 respectively, but they think that quantity will be for the whole car.

I think the £250 you've been quoted is JUST for the screen itself, and that would be an aftermarket one.

Hope this helps?

 

Thanks for all the info,certainly puts a different slant on things. I shall speak to fitters after the weekend to see what their prognosis on the job is. Thanks again.

 

Marky.


Not sure that's true - see here :


https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...2/#post1289117

 

Another thing to keep in mind is that the new windshield has to come with the rear view mirror mount pre-attached. It apparently requires a factory-style bonding process that cannot be achieved with parts store adhesive in your garage. This repeatedly comes up in the various mirror threads. Also, check if your car has the rain sensor. If it does, the sensor is also stuck to the windshield and takes an experienced installer to transfer (it is just double-sided sticky tape, here).

I guess it should be clear by now that even if you find cheaper glass, you should insist on having an experienced technician for the job.

Best of luck, keep us posted.

 

DD, there's a slight difference between taking the trim off to rust prep an area and actually replacing the screen. Yep potentially Thwack could have a go at removing the trim carefully, but the questions are

1) Does he have the time?
2) Does he have a dry area to do it?
3) Does he have the tools, specifically that trim removal tool
4) Is it the original screen fitted to his car?
5) If not how sure is he that no sealant wasn't applied to the trim?

If (as I suspect) he is going to pay someone else to do it, how can he ensure they are not on a quota to do the job as quickly as possible?

Personally I've never had an insurance policy that didn't cover screen damage, which I appreciate may not be possible if it was a CAT C/D car when purchase?

FMertz, 96 UK supplied coupes didn't have a rain sensor...heck they don't even have a high level brake light! But agreed it needs to have the clip bonded to the screen for the RVM

 

Marky - Yep - agree with all of that.
I have very slight delamination at the corner of my windscreen. I am hoping for a small MOT-fail-type chip sometime soon. It's not a job I would undertake but with care and patience, most things are possible !!

 

The trim removal is very easy, just needs gentle persuasion. I would advise trying to remove it before spending close to £400 on replacements.

 

I shall be in contact with the fitters next week just to make sure we 're all on the same page. Not a job I would entertain doing myself from start to finish, sometimes I think certain jobs are best left to those who do it everyday.

 

My windscreen was replaced by Autoglass paid for on my car insurance for £75 excess fitted on the driveway with a lifetime warranty. Interesingly he suspected it had been replaced before due to the almost severing of the bottom corner aluminium VIN plate, the careless use of the piano wire used slice through the bonding sealant the most likely cause.
He had no problem removing or fitting of the windscreen trims even the wipers came off their mountings easily, even so I would not like to tackle this job on my own not having the experience or equipment.

 

Thrux, are you saying in your case the original trims were reused by Autoglass?

 

Yes Mark, no problems refitting all the original components and it has been 14 months since the replacement with no issues with leaks etc with this screen. He did mention has been fitting screens for many years and has got to the level of training other fitters, perhaps this is the reason I have experienced no problems with the trim refitting.

 

Your trim can be reused, I've replaced my windshield . If it has been replaced before and the installer used excessive glue it would make it hard to remove the trim. but it can be done carefully. I was able to use all of the clips and reinstall all of the trim. A good glass installer shouldn't have a problem.