Cost to refit rear windscreen in Darkie
Submitted: Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 19:08
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Kev & Darkie
The rear windscreen in Darkie doesn't seal properly and requires removal and refitting. I went to Windscreens O Briens and got quoted $185 if I remove the tray or $225 if they have to remove the tray. No panel beaters in the area want to touch it (to hard) and Novus Windscreens said to go to O Briens :(
I know
Gladstone is a mining community but bloody hell not all of us work in the mining industry. I thought about doing it as an Insurance job but will need the front windscreen done when we get back from
Innamincka as it already has a crack and large stone chip :)
Any ideas apart from not getting it done and not having Darkie in the rain or washing him??
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Reply By: autosparky - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 19:47
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 19:47
from the looks the rear window has plenty of access from the tray.who doesnt want the work? wait till this mining boom crashes , ill have extra staff and people wont be too fussyabout what jobs they want to do or not!
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:17
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:17
I don't have time to wait for the boom to crash as I wash Darkie at least once a fortnight and inside gets wet every time if I am not careful. There is about 40mm clearance between the rear windscreen and the headboard.
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Reply By: autosparky - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:25
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:25
does the rear screen sit in a rubber seal or is sealed on ? if it sits within a rubber seal (like 80 series windscreen) you can loosen the screen from the inside to to remove it from the rear. just got to take more care
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:29
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:29
It is just sealed on :(
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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:39
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:39
Compared to the money already invested in Darkie what's $200+ ??? Pay up and get it done right ya tight**** hahahahahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:44
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 20:44
It just schites me when you can get a brand new replacement front windscreen for the same money. All they have to do is remove the existing one remove the dodgy seal and refit.
And yes I am going to pay up cause I am sick of having to dry the inside of Darkie out every time I wash him or it rains.
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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 11:44
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 11:44
Every time I wash (HIM)
Hey Kev, how do you tell the sex of a Toyota?
Do you look up the exhaust pipe or some thing?
Or did you see when it was getting cut?
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 13:09
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 13:09
He is a male cause he does what he is told ha ha ha
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Reply By: Shaker - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 21:35
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 21:35
I think you would get it done a fair bit cheaper, if you had both jobs done at the same time.
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 06:17
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 06:17
Knowing my luck if I did the front windscreen before the trip I would need a new windscreen after the first day of travelling. The damage to the front is not yet enough to cause vision problems for me (driver) but the passenger does have a stone chip slightly bigger than a 50c piece in thier field of vision. The crack has startedin the bottom centre of the screen and I am hoping it travels to the stone chip on the passenger side.
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Kath - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 21:41
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 21:41
Sounds like a Romsey warranty claim on the way to
Innamincka mate
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 06:14
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 06:14
It is a long detour to Romsey ;)
What day are you arriving up here?? hehe
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Reply By: autosparky - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 23:25
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 23:25
if it is sealed in they use a sharp hook and broken commercial hacksaw blade ! use a longer one like i do!! 40 mm is like a mile
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Reply By: Member - Bucky (VIC) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 02:49
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 02:49
Kev
Can you just pump a heap of sica-flex into the rubber surround, and that do the job ?
or, there lies the problem, the tray is still in the way.
Best solution I can offer after the above is to take the tray off it yourself, and then pump in the sica-flex ( spelling )
Its early for me ,, got day shift and woke at 1:30 am ( boo hoo )
You get that
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 03:30
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 03:30
Kev
Didn't you know you shouldn't pass wind with windows wound up tight.
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Reply By: Member - John T (NSW) - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 08:14
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 08:14
Kev
Darkie is a Toyota mate and they never need washing anyway so what's ya problem. If you keep washing him the metal (lol) will show through and the true colours will be seen - NSW Blue haha
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PS Pay the costs of getting al and mrs al to
Innamincka and I'm sure Al will do it for you.
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 13:11
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 13:11
I ordered him to be undercoated in Maroon LOL
I think it would cost more to get them to
Innamincka LOL
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Reply By: Member - Tour Boy Springsure- Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 15:01
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 15:01
Kev,
seeing as I'm truckless ATM I'll still swap ya (even though he leaks) but it will have to be for the corolla!!!!...LOL
Dave
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Follow Up By: Kev & Darkie - Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 15:03
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 15:03
Ah Thanks but no Thanks LOL
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