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Dawniewarnie



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Help, Solid side windows
Hi All
Can anyone suggest/recommend someone who could cut me some side windows to fit in the aluminum frames please? In Ellesmere Port/Chester area. One muppet has let me down twice now Sad A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before.
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Wangers



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Think Massi do a solid window that fits into frame.
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Cheshire110



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if you can get some delivered (e.g. Massai mentioned above) then it really is doable DIY. Just make sure you get the template (Massai do a good one)

and measure 3/4 times so you only have to cut once!

And mask off the area where your cutting through so that you don't scratch the paint around where you're fitting the window.
A bead of silicone to seal and you're done.

Its not difficult to get the interior trim too.

I've done it twice, no biggie. Cheers, David
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Cheshire110



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heres a video masai made.

its for fitting the landyglass style panoramic windows but much of the approach is the same. Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
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GUM97



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Re: Help, Solid side windows
Dawniewarnie wrote:
Hi All
cut me some side windows to fit in the aluminum frames please?

When you say that, do you mean cut the panel or cut some glass to go in some window frames? An engine to TDi for!
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Dawniewarnie



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Thanks for all the replies Smile but yes Gum97 I'd like a solid piece of glass cut to fit into the aluminum frame that normally has the sliding windows. I'd arranged someone to cut the glass for me, gave them the empty frame but they kept promising to drop the glass off then not show, phoned to say please drop the glass off only for him to walts up today and give me back the empty frame saying "tell him to let me know when he wants the glass" Censored Banging Head Banging Head
(Other half had been dealing with him until I called to do the chasing) A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before.
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Dawniewarnie



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So someone reliable to cut a piece of glass please Smile A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before.
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Cheshire110



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Ahh sorry I got the wrong end of the stick!

You may find it's cheaper to replace the whole thing though, they're not expensive I don't think! Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
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Dawniewarnie



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Dave - yeah I've seen some with solid side windows fitted straight in like the rear quarters but I'd still have to get someone to cut a glass to fit x x A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before.
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jimbob7



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Must be plenty of local glass cutters who will cut you a piece of laminated glass,it's easy enough job. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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bpman



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so you don't need to cut the frame to get the glass in ? Interesting, masai and nene both do a solid window complete with frame but only tinted (not clear)

sidebar: I saw a black 90 csw yesterday with landyglass but finished off really well and being black it just looked like a 90 van until you looked carefully..
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I can do a solid glass side window too...

Not just a case of fitting the glass as the channel within in the frame needs changing too... in all honesty easier to fit the complete units - I can do them in clear or tinted.

Landy Glass is another good option that works well on dark Defenders.



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bpman wrote:
sidebar: I saw a black 90 csw yesterday with landyglass but finished off really well and being black it just looked like a 90 van until you looked carefully..




+1, this 90 did look good. I never realised it wasn't a van until Steve pointed it out to me.

Interior trim looked fine too. like a factory finish. Thumbs Up
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Love those two 90's above. Smile Cool
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