RE heated windscreens: my ‘local’ screen supplier and motorsport / car fan had ordered 5 screens tinted with band. However, we got clear screens ! So we’re trying to get to the bottom of this and get the screens we wanted. Must say, the price wasn’t too bad, if only the product was exactly what was ordered... He supplies more oldtimer screens for Ford, Vauxhall Opel, etc. You’ll find him on FB too. Look for ‘verwarmde voorruit’.
Op vrijdag 26 maart 2021 om 23:03:39 UTC+1 schreef list...@liberator-systems.co.uk: > @Bill > Many thanks for your tips - I have read your Full Rebuild thread numerous > times - superb work! > > @BIll & Jim > Your comments about water ingress into sill area have set alarm bells > ringing in my head! Corrosion on bonded in structural parts is usually > reaaly bad news - been there before many years ago. > > I must inspect mine carefully tomorrow. Are there particular signs that > corrosion has set in? > > @Derek > Re heated screens - in addition to your link I found an old thread on XR2 > forum where they were trying to organise a group buy for heated screens. > The manufacturer required min order of 10 all of same type (clear, tinted, > top tint) so I guess tinted versions are/were available somewhere. > > John > > On Friday, 26 March 2021 at 15:54:35 UTC Jim Hearne wrote: > >> It is an issue on the 2+2 as well as the saloon as they have a very >> similar >> joint between the fibreglass and the body around the bottom of the A >> pillar. >> This area is very tricky to access. >> >> On the saloon they tried to leave a passage down between the sill and the >> body with a drain hole at the bottom. >> On the 2+2 the drain hole went out into the door shut so in theory the >> water >> doesn't go near the sill >> >> The issue on the 2+2 is the drain hole is quite a distance above the >> level >> of the bottom of the "pocket" that fills with water via the door hinge >> holes. >> So if the fibreglassing between the sill and the body has any leaks at >> all >> the water gets down around the sill tube. >> >> On my 2+2 and Matthews i filled the pocket area up to the level of the >> drain >> hole, on mine with foam and fibreglass over the top, on Matthews with >> polyurethane resin left over from work. >> >> On my saloon i drilled up the existing drain passage with a large drill >> to >> create a round hole, then i bonded a brass tube of a suitable height into >> the drain hole. >> The top end of the tube was sealed around with plasticine and then >> several >> coats of rubber compound. So the water can only go down the tube. >> >> Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mgaskin via Quantum Owners Group >> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 3:34 PM >> To: quantu...@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Saloon Ventilation >> >> >> >Finally, check that no water has entered the sills. Poor fibreglass >> lay-up >> >by QSC at the front of the sill in front of the 'A' pillar led to me >> having >> >to >> >replace the metal sill - it had rotted away to nothing near the seat >> belt >> >attachment! >> >( >> https://quantumforum.proboards.com/thread/522/quantum-saloon-full-rebuild?page=2) >> >> >> >> This sounds like a possible (and alarming) explanation for the brown >> patch >> under the gelcoat on my 2+2 below the door hinges in the sill. 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