Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > The 75 and ZT Owners Club General Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12th June 2018, 16:28   #1
Dawn
I really should get out more.......
 
MG ZT 180+ auto

Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ilkeston, Derbys
Posts: 2,743
Thanks: 285
Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts
Default Rain sensing windscreen. Anybody got one?

I have been let down for the second time in a week for a screen. Has anybody got a decent one near Notts /Derby or could deliver? I have a large leak and its the only thing not tried. 😕I cant afford Rimmers price tag.

Thanks
Dawn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 16:59   #2
clf
This is my second home
 
clf's Avatar
 
MG ZT CDTi

Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: carrick
Posts: 7,859
Thanks: 3,494
Thanked 2,657 Times in 1,973 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawn View Post
I have been let down for the second time in a week for a screen. Has anybody got a decent one near Notts /Derby or could deliver? I have a large leak and its the only thing not tried. 😕I cant afford Rimmers price tag.

Thanks
If it is the a leak, surely it would be the seals, therefore removal and refitting would be better? Have you also tried Captain Tolley's on it?

Also have you tried National Windscreens? There is a fitting centre in your approximate area HERE?

I apologise if this has all been covered elsewhere, I havent noticed it.
__________________


It is not gloss primer .............. it is duct tape silver!
clf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 18:12   #3
Dawn
I really should get out more.......
 
MG ZT 180+ auto

Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ilkeston, Derbys
Posts: 2,743
Thanks: 285
Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts
Default

Due to a production fault there are no new windscreens with sensor in the Uk except Rimmers. I havent tried Tolleys as I wasnt sure you could use it for that? I have just been and attacked everywhere qith sealant again then hosed it for thirty mins and nothing. But that happened before then a rain shower filled it!
Dawn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 18:17   #4
clf
This is my second home
 
clf's Avatar
 
MG ZT CDTi

Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: carrick
Posts: 7,859
Thanks: 3,494
Thanked 2,657 Times in 1,973 Posts
Default

Did you try national? I had mine done with them a couple of years ago and was told they kept a few in stock . perhaps they would source from other branches?

It is always the way with hoses and testing. You deluge it and nothing and then a gentle shower and suddenly you have indoor pools. Captain tolleys will be OK to use, however it's effectiveness unfortunately will depend on where the leak is. I would try to remove the sealant first though before using it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawn View Post
Due to a production fault there are no new windscreens with sensor in the Uk except Rimmers. I havent tried Tolleys as I wasnt sure you could use it for that? I have just been and attacked everywhere qith sealant again then hosed it for thirty mins and nothing. But that happened before then a rain shower filled it!
Sent from my SM-A310F using Tapatalk
__________________


It is not gloss primer .............. it is duct tape silver!
clf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 18:23   #5
Dawn
I really should get out more.......
 
MG ZT 180+ auto

Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ilkeston, Derbys
Posts: 2,743
Thanks: 285
Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts
Default

No one has a 75 screen in stock, there is another thread about this. The last batch run has a curvature issue, none of them are any good and the others have been snatched up. I was told there was one in Glasgow and one in Birmingham last Friday, so said yes order me one of those over, and today was told it has been sold someone else!

I tried to use the hose so it was more showery. It's weird, as since I have done the scuttle retainers the leak stopped passenger side by the looks of it. I've sealed over them all again tonight, and those brackets that hold the screen. Also seam sealed a bit, and put some sealant where my towbar wires go through. I doubt its cured, but I have to keep trying while I look for a screen just in case.
Dawn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 19:12   #6
P-Nut
Gets stuck in
 
MG ZT 190+

Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: North Shields
Posts: 561
Thanks: 143
Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts
Default

There's someone on eBay doing these, are they no good?

Yorkshire Trade Windscreens or something
P-Nut is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 19:21   #7
macafee2
This is my second home
 
Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer

Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 14,892
Thanks: 1,630
Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts
Default

forgive me for my ignorance. Why cant an ordinary screen be used? If it can but the issue is seeing the cables, can glass stain/paint be used to create a mask?

macafee2
macafee2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 19:24   #8
Dawn
I really should get out more.......
 
MG ZT 180+ auto

Join Date: May 2016
Location: Ilkeston, Derbys
Posts: 2,743
Thanks: 285
Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts
Default

I honestly don't know, but someone has just told me another possible source of the leak, so I am going to seal there first as soon as I can get some black sealant! I've sealed some more stuff tonight and hosed it, nothing came in, but its tricked me like that before....worth trying out their idea as well now!
Dawn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th June 2018, 19:55   #9
SCP440
I really should get out more.......
 
MG ZT-T 260

Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Witney
Posts: 2,503
Thanks: 6
Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts
Default

Maybe your screen gets some stone damage as long as you have windscreen cover on your insurance.

It does not matter that National don't have any, if they are available the insurance company will have to stump up the extra rather than fit you a cheapo screen.

In a lot of cases when National fit one of the cheap screens and you pay your £100 excess you are actually paying for the screen and the fitting charge and the insurance company pays next to nothing.
SCP440 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20th June 2018, 09:02   #10
Tourist
Loves to post
 
2004 Rover 75 Tourer CDTi

Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Fulbourn, Cambridge
Posts: 454
Thanks: 105
Thanked 123 Times in 101 Posts
Default

Dawn - as mentioned in my Windsreen thread, Autoglass have sourced a 'screen for my car. I suspect it's from Rimmers but can't be sure.


If you do need a replacement, give them a call and see what they say.
Tourist is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 13:55.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd