Problem getting Polished Surround Windcreen

[stevethemook]

Hi,

 

I unfortunatley have a rather large crack on my windscreen and rang up National Windscreens to obtain a replacement via my insurance.

 

Mine has a polished surround (not black ) and according to National Windscreens they cannot source a polished surround for an SV (even from Caterham). They can get a black surround but Im not too sure about how it will look with my polished stantions.

 

The previous owner replaced the windscreen 3 years ago with no problem so I cannot understand whats going on. Maybe they have to get the windscreen and fit it to my frame.

 

Anybody else had trouble

 

 

Thanks

 

Steve

 

PS After posting this a thought came to mind...checked on Caterham Website and it is available so National Windscreens must be talking through there 🙆🏻.

 

Northerner in a Nova Violet Brute.S777 XTC

 

Edited by - stevethemook on 17 Sep 2008 21:09:34

[The Pikey]

I think a black screen on polished aly stantions would look pretty carp.

Although still not perfect you might be better off with the clear anodised one.

 

Jason

 

 

Currently, I am qualified to plead ignorance.

 

[Willie.]

Steve,

 

Point them to the Caterham site, if they still can't "source" it, see if your insurance company will give you the money to fit it yourself.

 

I've heard of a few companies doing that, as they tend to be sympatheic. I got mine through Autoglass (N.Ireland), but wouldn't let any tracksuit/baseball cap twit have my car keys, so they let me fit it myself.

 

Willie

[JampJ]

Contact Caterham spares yourself, they will give you a definite answer if they are available. They are the only supplier.

Cheers John

[h_____]

if you have a crack in your screen, why do you need a new surround, or have I missed something?

[Paul McKenzie]

That's how they come as a unit in the surround. Glass can be cut to size and fitted separately, but that's a pain in the 🙆🏻

[Allen Payne]

Caterham will also sell you just the glass to fit yourself, I'm not sure if they'll sell you the heated glass though.

[irrotational]

I fitted new glass in my windscreen - was dreading it as people said it was fiddly but actually with plenty of Lube 😳 it slipped into the frame nicely - took 15 mins in the end....

 

It did help that there were three people so we could pull in all four corners at the same time

 

I'd get the company to get the glass from caterham and just slip it into the frame!?

 

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my mind is blank....

[Stationary M25 Traveller]

If you are between Bedford and Cambridge .... I could collect from CC today, and deliver tomorrow, as I am going to Corby and back tomorrow. Shout soon !!

 

 

[PAUL MARRIOTT]

Had the same problem with my replacement in spring, Caterham where indeed out of stock at the time and didn't knbow when they where getting a new stock in??

 

I eventually phone Redline who had them in stack and redirected my insurance co.

 

Paul M

[Stationary M25 Traveller]

Now travelling to Corby on Sunday, so you have a little more time. Could still collect from CC Dartford tomorrow (Friday).

 

 

[RichardUSA]

When my 7 arrived I expected polished uprights on the screen but got the silver anodized. Apparently they stopped doing polished because of cost. I used a polisher and simply polished off the anodizing down to the ali. Didn't take too much effort and look much better than silver anodized which to me looks painted.

 

BASIC TECH INFO: 2004/7,500 mile Cat w/Zetec SVT, widetrack, DeDion, 5 spd/3.62, 15-CR500's

[Stationary M25 Traveller]

Steve - YHM