R32 Windscreen Cost

[agentx]

hey guys, how much is it to replace a windscreen roughly (r32)? is it worth buying a used one and getting it swapped?

Couple of neighborhood kids thought it would be a good idea to chuck rocks at my house (got 2 smashed house windows and my windscreen damaged and house mates Lexus has a few dents in it). They threw rocks for around 15 minutes, couldn't really see where they were coming from as it was too dangerous to go outside. Cops showed up after 20 minutes but i guess they ran off after that. Has to be one of the houses behind our street .. cant wait to figure out who it was

Oh and also, if someone has a house for rent in south east anywhere ... ill take it. I've had enough of this northern suburb BS.

[Mohsen]

man where do you live in the northern suburbs?

move to the lalor area, on the thomastown side. its full of oldies so no child threats

[Excess]

the stock windscreen has an aerial built in for the radio. so if you get an aftermarket one your radio wont work.

[agentx]

dont listen to the radio much anyway. I live in pascoe vale ... fkn scum

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

thats where you go to your gun shed, pull out the bean bag shot gun and start shooting back!

bloody little kids, if you have a younger person you know who goes to the local school , better set him up with some cash to fish them out.

[Grant]

15 minutes of constant rock throwing at your house doesn't sound like a random attack to me.

Are you the local pedophile?

[Phatboy]

15 minutes of constant rock throwing at your house doesn't sound like a random attack to me.

Are you the local pedophile?

Lol, harsh.

[SteveL]

hey guys, how much is it to replace a windscreen roughly (r32)? is it worth buying a used one and getting it swapped?

Give National Windscreens a call. It was 3 years ago, but a brand new one was $180 fitted on site for my GTR. I wouldn't bother with a second hand one, personally.

As to the radio not working, R32's (well, GTR's at least) use a 'diversity' system which uses an antenna built into the front windscreen AND the rear windscreen de-mister grid as an antenna (there's a module in the LHR quarter behind the boot trim that has antenna and grid power connections, it acts as some sort of filter system to eliminate radio interference). Of course this assumes your still using the stock radio (unlikely.....). I disonnected the rear grid antenna connection and added one of those aftermarket Aerpro hidden antenna's. Works fine.

[agentx]

thanks for your help guys. and No I'm not a pedophile lol. been here 3 years with the other housemates, never had issues with anyone

[Excess]

Give National Windscreens a call. It was 3 years ago, but a brand new one was $180 fitted on site for my GTR. I wouldn't bother with a second hand one, personally.

As to the radio not working, R32's (well, GTR's at least) use a 'diversity' system which uses an antenna built into the front windscreen AND the rear windscreen de-mister grid as an antenna (there's a module in the LHR quarter behind the boot trim that has antenna and grid power connections, it acts as some sort of filter system to eliminate radio interference). Of course this assumes your still using the stock radio (unlikely.....). I disonnected the rear grid antenna connection and added one of those aftermarket Aerpro hidden antenna's. Works fine.

how s the reception?

[SteveL]

how s the reception?

No problems that I've noticed.

[Russman]

I'm about to get mine replaces. I'll be going for one without the aerial. the aerial one is only about 200 more i think. bout 150-200 vs 350-400

[battery]

i got mine from obrien with the radio thing for 340ish.

they did a farking shit job of it but meh what can you do

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

heard an add today on 3aw about RAVC glass replacment. if your a member , up to 20% off !!

fixed or replace

[Mohsen]

damn man. i hate little kids...

kids started throwing plums at my house at night. but.. we hid and we lay in wait. for which we pelted their homo asses with water balloons and hosed the little mofos down till they started crying.

ambushing.... its teh shizzz

[BeEnAr]

hehehehe +1 for teh ambushes

[SteveL]

they did a farking shit job of it but meh what can you do

The important thing when having a windscreen replaced - and it doesn't matter who does it - is to make sure any damage to the paint under the old sealer is repaired BEFORE putting the new windscreen in. When they remove the old sealer they always scrape the old sealer off and can damage the paint, which could expose the underlying metal resulting in corrosion down the track (the new sealant only delays the inevitable). I've seen this on many cars and had to do the repairs, which in extreme cases involves lots of welding.

I usually use a high zinc primer or something like Kill Rust, but I also ask the installer to come back in a few days after he's removed the windscreen. That give me time to restore the paint, they usually don't mind, but I realise that might be difficult if you need the car back on the road quickly.