Mash
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 posted on 3/10/16 at 03:29 PM |
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Caterham Windscreen
Just in case anyone is looking to get a screen, the Caterham ones (normal, not wide body) fit pretty well. There is a little overlap, but with some
careful bending of the stanchions you can get a reasonable result.
I got mine because I wasn't happy with the fit of the screen I had as the overhang was too much and that left a gap between the top of the
triangular part of the bracket, and the scuttle/bottom corner of screen.
Only problem with the Cat ones is that they are difficult to get, the factory charge about 500 quid for them  and that's just the screen in
it's frame, no stanchions ! Glass on its own is about 100 quid, and it says on the web site, "MOT fail racing use only", so I
suspect it isn't even laminated!
I managed to get a secondhand one from the Cat Facebook marketplace, and it had stanchions for 110, but the screen was well cracked, so I have just
taken the old screen to the local glass cutters, Tower Glass in Bournemouth, and they wanted 63.80 inc the dreaded, for a laminated one. Not marked
laminated, so not sure how that will go when MOT time comes round.........
Thinking about setting up the old scuttle as a track one with an aero screen, so could re-fit that just for the MOT I suppose.
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mackei23b
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| posted on 3/10/16 at 08:09 PM |
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Caterham race screens are laminated, just not marked up.....
A lot of the racers use yk plastics for their screens, got one on my Caterham, made from the same stuff as police riot sheilds...
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mcerd1
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| posted on 3/10/16 at 09:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mash
...so I have just taken the old screen to the local glass cutters, Tower Glass in Bournemouth, and they wanted 63.80 inc the dreaded, for a laminated
one. Not marked laminated
yeah, most places charge a little extra for the bit of the sheet with the mark on it...
also I think the caterham windscreens they sell now are heated - so the price isn't as bad as you think (at least not all of them anyway...)
[Edited on 3/10/2016 by mcerd1]
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 3/10/16 at 10:52 PM |
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I paid 85+vat for mine but it was kite marked, the guy cut it by hand and made 4 attempts at it, before getting it cut.
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mackei23b
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 08:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by Mash
...so I have just taken the old screen to the local glass cutters, Tower Glass in Bournemouth, and they wanted 63.80 inc the dreaded, for a laminated
one. Not marked laminated
yeah, most places charge a little extra for the bit of the sheet with the mark on it...
also I think the caterham windscreens they sell now are heated - so the price isn't as bad as you think (at least not all of them anyway...)
[Edited on 3/10/2016 by mcerd1]
Yes, the standard Caterham windscreens are heated, the race ones are not.
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Mash
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| posted on 4/10/16 at 09:21 AM |
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Yes the race ones are listed as "plain" on their web site, which I take to mean not heated, which still makes them a bit pricey compared
to what I've paid, but that wasn't my point folks, I was just pointing out a cheaper route for anyone that needed one
Regarding the heated ones, they don't list a heated screen on the site without the frame, although they may sell them separate if you call I
suppose......
didn't even think about asking for a price for the logo from my place 
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Mash
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| posted on 6/10/16 at 07:21 AM |
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Well, had some good news on the windscreen
One of my mates on another forum is an MOT tester, so I asked him if not having the logo was a problem, and he said:-
"we only check the screen for damage, and as long as its not a temporary screen (ie emergency plastic film) and that there are no stickers or
other obstruction within the wipers swept area then there are no problems"
So it looks like the £63.80 has not been wasted
Will still be keeping the old scuttle and putting an aero on it though, for track use and "just in case"
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SJ
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| posted on 6/10/16 at 07:37 AM |
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My screen is from a glass cutters without any markings and has never given me any problems at MOT time. I've been through at least 5 MOTs at two
different places with it.
Stu
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/10/16 at 09:15 AM |
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When I bought my screen from a local supplier (a neighbour's brother ran the business!) I asked about this - he etched their company mark in a
corner for me. I think this is something that most auto glass suppliers can do.
It isn't good enough for IVA as they require a mark that's 'built-in', but more than adequate for everything else.
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