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2010Blackdefender90

Member Since: 07 Jan 2018
Location: London
Posts: 562

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

VGS privacy glass to gullwing conversion

This weekend started the transformation back to a proper Defender look, off came those horrendous glass panels.

Took a professional installer 30 mins each side, they were bonded on tight, and took some serious effort to break the bonding.

On went the Front Runner gullwings, and as with all things Defender, mine has 70mm radius bottom corners, the gullwings had 50mm, out came the grinder and dremel. Simple install, an hour each side once the holes were drilled to accept the frame and glass.

As you can see, it will need to go into the body shop to clean up the remaining bonding, which I took down as best as possible with a blade... but still some there, which is fine, they are going to light sand it and try and buff out any scratches.

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The rear quarters and back door out this weekend

Mark

26th Nov 2018 2:26pm

Adam17

Member Since: 15 May 2018
Location: Within Bedfordshire
Posts: 1193

that's looking quite nice.. Regards
Adam

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26th Nov 2018 2:32pm

2010Blackdefender90

Member Since: 07 Jan 2018
Location: London
Posts: 562

26th Nov 2018 2:43pm

L90Andy

Member Since: 29 May 2014
Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon
Posts: 722

Excellent progress. A toffee wheel in a drill will get that adhesive off.
I got one to remove some old sikaflex and it made light work of it. Instagram: L90andy

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26th Nov 2018 2:58pm

2010Blackdefender90

Member Since: 07 Jan 2018
Location: London
Posts: 562

Will that work? the remover told me it’s very hard to remove with a wheel... but, could be worth a try

Thanks

26th Nov 2018 3:19pm

X4CAC

Member Since: 30 Apr 2018
Location: Midlands
Posts: 212

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

Might also be worth a bit of WD40 and a bit of elbow grease... I've removed all the decal adhesive using that approach... anything that was left over had a bit of G3 scratch remover paste dabbed on.

A toffee wheel will make the job a lot easier and quicker if you've got one to hand but I've used the above approach loads of time with no detriment to the original surface.

26th Nov 2018 3:35pm

Balvaig

Member Since: 19 Feb 2016
Location: Fife
Posts: 736

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Landmark LE Corris Grey

I have used "sticky stuff remover" quite successfully on residues, although not on the area you have left.
Available from Amazon and B&Q.
Might be worth a try.

26th Nov 2018 4:07pm

2010Blackdefender90

Member Since: 07 Jan 2018
Location: London
Posts: 562

This silicon bonding is mean stuff.. I have a toffee wheel, no harm to try it... heard WD40 has a way of softening up silicon, but this stuff VGS use is aircraft grade bonding, apparently.

26th Nov 2018 4:09pm

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
Posts: 2193

Much better! Nice job. Instagram @defender_ventures
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26th Nov 2018 5:13pm

Sulisuli

Member Since: 30 Oct 2016
Location: South west
Posts: 4799

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Why not contact VGS and ask them what they use? 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90
2000 XS TD5 90

26th Nov 2018 5:56pm

2010Blackdefender90

Member Since: 07 Jan 2018
Location: London
Posts: 562

I did, they wouldn’t say what they used, the guy who removed them, windscreen professional, said it was “industrial strength”

26th Nov 2018 6:04pm

Zed

Member Since: 07 Oct 2017
Location: In the woods
Posts: 3349

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Nice one. Looking better already.

Autoglym tar remover may get the worst of it off.

26th Nov 2018 6:06pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6772

The problem with removing the adhesive if it’s been applied correctly is that a primer should have been applied to the paint first, so you may end up having to paint the panels if the primer bonded properly to the paint. Ray
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26th Nov 2018 6:08pm

2010Blackdefender90

Member Since: 07 Jan 2018
Location: London
Posts: 562

Yep, VGS installed them, before I got it. It’s been primed and it has etched into the paint in places, as it’s supposed to. They were never supposed to be removed, as VGS told me when I asked them. So, some of the bonding has gone, but, think it’s got to go in and get sorted.

Thanks for all the suggestions...

Update on progress at weekend when the rears come off

26th Nov 2018 6:33pm

oneten110

Member Since: 02 Jul 2011
Location: Wish I was still in France
Posts: 741

Screwfix sell a product which dissolves silicon bonding material

27th Nov 2018 7:38am

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