I admit it... I am blithering idiot.

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:13 pm

Please tell me it's only the 1 window.
I can send you a bottle of something to get rid of it

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:14 pm

W1ggz wrote: I can send you a bottle of something to get rid of it

It's normally just the mail order doctor that tells him that!

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:42 pm

Yes I only went mental on one of the window.

Wigz, what you want to send me..

shall I put that thing in my incubator when it arrives ?

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:45 pm

Tardis from autosmart is what you want to remove the glue. You can also carefully use a Stanley blade. Pm me your adress and ill send you what you need mate

jsalas623 · Post by **jsalas623** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:55 pm

plain water worked great for me.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:22 pm

nitin_s1 wrote:Wigz, what you want to send me.. shall I put that thing in my incubator when it arrives ?

Wiggz, what's the way to start it off? Use heat, or just yank on a corner? And if heat, how much heat (hairdryer, heat gun etc.)

It's the heated rear window elements I'm most scared shitless of ruining

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:35 pm

That's why I'm not touching my rear window tint.

It's already working poorly as it is.

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:36 pm

With a tint on our old cars there's no right or wrong way to start as unfortunately the heated elements are going to be brittle.
A bit of light heating would be best to allow you to slowly remove it but there no way of guaranteeing no damage to the elements. Once you have that off then you want to used a tar and glue remover such as autosmart tardis

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:46 pm

Thanks Wiggz
But

does sound risky then

Actually, it's a good job this was brought up now, 'cause I hadn't considered the impact for the MOT...

The rear window tint is drokked - bubbled/blistered in lines all over. You can see drokk all out of the rear window - that's why I do have to remove it. I'm now wondering if this would actually be an MOT fail though? It was like it when I bought the car so must have been like it for the last mot, but that means nothing of course...

I've had a look and can't see anything definitive. The windscreen section only refers to the front windscreen, not the back.

http://www.motester.co.uk/mot-general-i ... #structure

In the mirrors section, it says this;

Applies to obligatory mirrors and "Indirect vision devices" such as cameras – and in this case the method of inspection and reason for failure will apply to both the camera and the screen. Not all mirrors or cameras etc. on all vehicles are subject to Test, depending on the age of the vehicle.

Those mirrors which must be checked must be

Secure
Visible from the driver's seat
Not distorted or damaged so as to seriously impair the driver's view to the rear

Reasons For Rejection
An obligatory mirror:
a. is missing or insecure
b. is so damaged or deteriorated that the view to the rear is seriously impaired
c. does not provide a view to the rear of the vehicle
d. is not clearly visible from the driver's seat, or incapable of being adjusted to be clearly visible from the driver's seat.

Well the mirror is fine and I can use it to see to the rear with no problem... I just can't see out of the rear

so will it be a fail or not?

@thebusofwoe ?

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:02 pm

Lude Generation

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