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| mini Anaconda Member Since: 23 Aug 2016 Location: Thames Valley Posts: 800  
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Assume the heating elements have failed? Mine did on my Td5 Discovery and it only heated patches, like yours. New windscreen solved that problem. BORG - Bucks & Oxon 4x4 Response Group
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12th Jan 2025 10:17pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2280 
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Time for a new screen. A new screen will clear a heavy frost in 5 minutes.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey Last edited by Mo Murphy on 13th Jan 2025 8:25am. Edited 1 time in total |
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13th Jan 2025 6:10am |
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| C90 Member Since: 19 Nov 2024 Location: East Posts: 29 
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Mine does exactly this too! ha. Let me know how you get on with the new screen and the damage £. Thanks! |
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13th Jan 2025 7:28am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17602 
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It is only normal when the screen is fubar, as others have noted, time for a new screen. What you need ideally is a huge stone chip or a crack in the swept area, since that would legitimately allow you to exercise the windscreen repair provision of your insurance (which sadly almost certainly won't cover element failure). |
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13th Jan 2025 10:44am |
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| mptzs90 Member Since: 24 May 2024 Location: Kent Posts: 64  
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Thanks all! Wanted to check this wasn’t expected first… I’ll go dig into what a replacement looks like
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14th Jan 2025 10:17pm |
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| jbcollier Member Since: 29 Apr 2024 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 166  
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As noted, probably a screen required, BUT, check it is getting power first. There are fuses and relays in the system.
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15th Jan 2025 12:05am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17602
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The fact that a narrow band is clearing correctly would suggest in this case that the screen is getting power.
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15th Jan 2025 9:02am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6641 
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Mines getting like this, about 40% of it working. New screen needed soon
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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15th Jan 2025 9:09am |
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| Notyalc Member Since: 27 Jul 2018 Location: Northumberland Posts: 164 
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It’s amazing how much damage a good belt to a centre punch can do…. |
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15th Jan 2025 8:10pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348 
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Mine too. Only the left hand side of the screen demists. WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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15th Jan 2025 8:20pm |
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| mptzs90 Member Since: 24 May 2024 Location: Kent Posts: 64
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Finally getting round to sorting this and I think the insurance (NFU) will cover it… using one of Autoglass or national windscreens. I’d assume these are roughly equivalent… searching here I’ve mostly found older threads on them but I’ll keep looking. Also sounds like it’s worth replacing the seal with a genuine one at the same time…
https://www.lrparts.net/lr056278-windscree...-2016.html These seem to be unbelievably expensive (137 vs 9.50)! Definitely worth using genuine vs aftermarket? |
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11th Feb 2025 9:56am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17602
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My local independent windscreen specialist told me when I last had a new screen fitted that originally the genuine seals were significantly superior to the aftermarket ones, being a different section which sealed better. However the more recent (post c.2014) seals were exactly the same as the aftermarket ones and had been "value engineered" or more likely re-sourced and that they were subsequently no better than aftermarket, just massively more expensive.
He recommended not changing an original seal in good condition since a new one was less likely to afford a good seal, but if the original seal had perished then an aftermarket was much better value that a new genuine seal. I still have the original 2007 seal on my Defender but it is perished and cracking especially round the corners and works hard to maintain a high level of humidity and wetness in the cab. When I next need a new screen it will definitely be replaced. |
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11th Feb 2025 10:19am |
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| mptzs90 Member Since: 24 May 2024 Location: Kent Posts: 64
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That’s helpful - thanks. I’ll see what the installer has to say about it. Mine is a Sept 2014 vehicle so I could be either side of the good/bad seal line …
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11th Feb 2025 10:21am |
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| jonny Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: North Wilts Posts: 172 |
I swapped a non-heated screen for a heated one - I bought a heated screen and seal from VGS and got one of the local fitters to install it for me.
When he came, he said that he could have supplied and fitted for a similar cost to the VGS screen alone (£150 odd, a few years ago), and that the quality of seals is extremely variable. He didn't really like the look of the VGS supplied seal for some reason (too much slack or not enough?) and would have preferred to supply his own. He did fit it and it was fine from then on though. It may be worth ringing some local fitters, especially if there's excess and implications to claiming on insurance come renewal time - you may have to declare a windscreen claim. |
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11th Feb 2025 11:35am |
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