Ed Poore Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 It's been on my list for a while but driving back from Salisbury today I started getting water dripping down from the passenger bulkhead from the driving rain. Didn't really matter since the bottoms of the doors had let plenty of their own water in . Since the seal is knackered and the windscreen isn't in the best of conditions (scratched and a few chips in it) I might as well just replace it with a heated one. The challenge will be finding a warm and dry enough weekend to not only swap it but also deal with the inevitable rusted patches. With my new found welding and tigging skills not not looking forward to it. Anyway where do people recommend sourcing one from? Think I'll stick with clear rather than tinted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Try here http://www.heatedwindscreen.com/acatalog/landrover-defender-90-110-clear-heated-windscreen.html plenty of threads about fitting/wiring on here just do a search if you haven't already done so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 err the screen frame is aluminium so if your just changing the screen no problems ours is 34 years old and under the rubber was pristine. If on the other hand your taking the frame out good luck you'll need it. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 @miketomcat Appreciate frame is ali but let's just say life's got in the way and the 110 has been used and abused and slightly neglected so know I've got some lurkers in the bulkhead and might try and kill a flock of birds at once... To be fair the vehicle's not in too bad shape for a 23 year old, structurally and mechanically it's sound. Couple of small repairs to the front dumb irons and a bespoke C section style rear cross member (built with similar structural strength as Nige's typical fabrication) sees the extent of structural repairs from factory. Once he gets around to building my pegged Ashlocker for the front then that should sort out the drive train for another 20 years or so. Just slowly working through the 'I can live with that for a while longer' list when I get the chance. Such as on the way out hinges, rotten door bottoms etc. @western I have done my research but was more after if heatedwindscreen.com were still the guys to go for. Stupidly I had a windscreen in a frame several years ago but had just bought the Range Rover and was contemplating selling the 110 so sold the windscreen to John - its now in the ambulance. Not done a windscreen replacement myself but got a mate at work who's done several on various vehicles including 3 on his Rolls and has offered to help. Two of those were similar to Mike recently. Ordered one, fitted it, turned around to do something, put an elbow or something through it has he turned back. Subsequently had to then go inside and order another one. At least he got the opportunity to practice . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Failing that ed I've done several now including the one in Jon's ambulance if you need a hand. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Should I order 2 then? Sorry couldn't resist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I only broke it with a sofa and then broke it some more (pigeon attack) then I fitted a replacement. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Provided all sofas are out of the vicinity and I bring down one of the shotguns I might take you up on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Any recommendations on seals? Genuine I guess for longevity. Other people I'd forgotten were VGS who do stock seals as well as the windscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 IIRC I used a genuine LR seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I used britpart 1/4 of the price of gen the rubber is harder which means it needs to be nice and warm before using it but other than that fine. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Ed - I bought a heated screen in a frame from some chap on a forum, bargain it was 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekab69 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 all said and done this is the best upgrade you can do to a Defender... imho...:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Bored waiting for tests to finish in the lab this evening and before I knew it I'd ordered one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 A bold move Ed 😊 Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 People have bought worse when bored. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 True, at least I didn't order an LS3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just had a phone call from them - apparently the non tinted windscreens are no-longer being built as there's no demand. Apparently they've not sold one in 6 years, if I wanted one then it would be about 6 months wait for them to build 5. Not that fussed so changed to a tinted one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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