Car Window Replacement

tyrone2014

Hi all

I manage to get hold of a replacement window for my car from
a scrap yard for £25 i asked how much if would be for autoglass to fit
it they said 198 with there glass or 196 a saving of two pound if i used my own glass

i cant afford to pay any where near than and its just me and my wife i dont have any car wise friends and i dont fancy trying to fit it myself
does anyone know of any cheap car glass fitters or garages that do it in Manchester area

Thanks for help

forgotmyname

Is it bonded in? Have you removed all the old sealant? Even small traces of old sealant can cause a poor bond or leaks later on.

This is why they charge almost as much to fit it.

tyrone2014

forgotmyname wrote: »

Is it bonded in? Have you removed all the old sealant? Even small traces of old sealant can cause a poor bond or leaks later on.

This is why they charge almost as much to fit it.

im not sure what you mean by bonded in ? its a old car ford fiesta 95
like this one on auto trader
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201301225013736/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-age/over_10_years_old/model/fiesta/make/ford/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/5/postcode/m259lu/radius/1500?logcode=p

one of the rear side windows has been broken i only put black bags on it not touch anything else
is there not anywhere than will fit a car window for cheaper than that the car is not worth paying that much to repair have a cheap car due to insurance being over £2200 as new driver so dont wanna claim insurance and its £75 excess aswell as

moaninggit

diy
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080306134759AAtT2Cb
if its the small triangular window

tyrone2014

Thanks for trying to help moaninggit maybe i will have to give it ago would have rather paid for £30 for a garage to do it, i ve had a bad week i just given up bad things keep happening life is stressful

vaio

try a small local windscreen firm rather than national chains

forgotmyname

Bonded in = its glued to the frame.

Older method = a rubber seal suurounds the glass and inserted into a lip
on the tailgate.

Old method = a piece of string to fit it. easy peasy...

Bonded in method is glued in with a special silicone. You have to get it right 1st time otherwise its makes a mess and may leak.

fitter2000

None of the windows on your car are bonded in.
I could explain how to fit it for you but if im honest its easier to take it to a independant car glass replacment company who will fit it for you for a LOT cheaper than that.
Autoglass dont really want the work from private customers they just want he insurance work

HTH Fitter (as in windscreen fitter )

fitter2000

actually ive just read the link that moaningit posted and that covers it but i stand by what i said just ring around a few independants they WILL want the work

fitter

red_eye

tyrone2014 wrote: »

im not sure what you mean by bonded in ? its a old car ford fiesta 95
like this one on auto trader
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201301225013736/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-age/over_10_years_old/model/fiesta/make/ford/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/5/postcode/m259lu/radius/1500?logcode=p

one of the rear side windows has been broken i only put black bags on it not touch anything else
is there not anywhere than will fit a car window for cheaper than that the car is not worth paying that much to repair have a cheap car due to insurance being over £2200 as new driver so dont wanna claim insurance and its £75 excess aswell as

any garage will fit it you dont need to go to a window fitter like auto glass

vaio

Nah, most garages will just punt it out to the local glass firm....and add a % for their time