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hi all just done one again, nice bloke took the inner trims off all ready for me. scuttle was glued down this is a common problem where the old fitter has no clips to replace. but makes my work harder trying to remove them. aperture was very rusty which i took all loose rust off and primered. job done

Hi ollievr6 firstly the windscreen has to have damage for a insurance claim a scratch drivers in drivers view,chip or crack make it a mot fail. most windscreen companys should remove at body shop or home and then come back fit the new screen. they due rust at the aperture as the rubber surround is not a seal and under has a gap witch dirt gathers so rusts, but also if windscreen fitter does not use primer make it worse. not sure where you say its leaking but take it to a local windscreen company it might be able put a little glue to stop leak ? read my comments:fitter SORTED 7/9/10 hope it helps

hi mikecobra427 try to help auto windscreens was RAC auto windscreens in and have big management problems. get your local yellow pages out and phone around and find a old school fitter as the young ones don't now. look at my commets: Windscreen fitter SORTED 7/9/10

Hi Purgatori Well done :clap: couldn't reply busy working. May I just add I haven't replaced a Corrado screen for over 4 years so my memory isn't so good :scratch: but will try to reply to any questions if anyone asks. I thought nut size was 13mm for wipers? Weather Forgot to add don’t get a fitter to fit your screen in damp cold conditions very hard to do. NEVER when raining even when he say’s it be ok as some need to meet the bonus or just trying to please the customer. You be sitting on a time bomb, might be one day or three years then problems. :( large Garage or at a Branch :) in the winter

Hi :D Just like to say something from a fitter’s side. The Corrado windscreen comes with plastic trims stuck to the side of glass. This makes cutting out of the glass a little harder and if over glued and also windscreen is pushed down so it is on or almost on the body it’s even harder. :( You just don’t know what you will get until you start work on the car. Cutting into the body sometimes is unavoidable due to over gluing. There is white and black primer depending what system the company is using which stops rusting. Back to the trims there is a single top trim that is fitted to the screen before fitting, then after fitting screen a single trim for sides and top which is pushed fit and held in place by screen before glue dries. That’s another reason for tape to be used which should be taken off after hour apx fitter should let you know, as different glues have longer drying times etc. Suckers can be used but there is a risk of sucker marks or paint damage. The outer trim should not be glued down if possible as again problem when need to replace. But have come across this from new dealers gluing down. As for the blocks at bottom of screen they are not used as can cause stress crack from blocks. Also if over glued then the screen is solid in there. Allowing No flexing so it stress cracks or a tiny stone hits and cracks immediately. If you take it to a dealer they use a local company to fit the Dealer screen. I have worked with two large windscreen firms and it is what fitter you get. now with cuts most companys are mobile and No branch’s like the AA so the call centre don’t know the fitter just a Grade. I would recommend with the Corrado is done in a branch. Original dealer parts a must (makes life easier for me :D ). Ask for a senior fitter as the young one might find it hard. A local windscreen firm maybe, as fitter might have 2 jobs to do not 8. But with a local firms and Dealers too there are limited guarantees 1 month etc. The glue might come unstuck after one year and get leaks or falls out. Some big windscreen companies offer life time guarantees. I hope it is some help, when deciding which company to use.