REPLACEMENT WINDSCREEN (BONDED IN TYPE)

Hi everyone, Merry Xmas

Has anyone out there replaced their windscreen, mine is a 1995 Hiace and the screen has a silk screened 50mm border around the glass. On other posts people have said about having the screen for the U.K Hiace compact fitted, unfortunately I have been told this will not work for my van as the Compact screen is held in with a rubber gasket and lacks the sreen printing that hides the glue that would secure my screen.

The upshot is Hiace Compact screen £100.00 Fitted

Bonded in screen £450.00 fitted

Has anyone had a bonded screen fitted for less, if so how much and by whom???

Thanks in advance,

Dave

If you have windscreen cover on your insurance claim on that.

Yep,

thought about that already, but not covered under my no claims

It was a thought.

No, thanks Clive it was a good suugestion, will just have to look a little harder.

Ta,

Dave

Not 100% sure but our screen looked new and it hasn't got the black edge as far as I can see so I would assume that the ordinary Hi Ace van screen fits. I can't see dealers forking out for a 450 quid screen.

Hi AussieQ,

very interesting, from what you are saying it sounds like the Hiace "Compact" screen should fit. From what I have seen the only difference is the U.K "Compact" screen is held in with a continuos rubber gasket and has no screen print. The Hiace Super Custom however has a screen print and is held in place with a plastic/rubber strip which is in 4 segments with 4 joiners in each corner. I'm curious how yours is held in place?

Big difference in price however from £100 to £450

Thanks for your advice

Dave

OK just had a closer look, only 2 joiners on the bottom corners but the screen has ¾" black strip right round that I hadn't noticed before. Just goes to show should check before type. We have had a couple of Ace vans before but I can't remember the strip. They all had about a 3" blue strip on top as a sunvisor type of thing, this one hasn't. Here is the Jap part number for screen on plain Hi Ace first then ours below

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_G_1992_TOYOTA_HIACE_RZH103R-RBMRSQ_5554.html
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_199409_TOYOTA_HIACE_KZH100G-MFPQT_5554.html