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took to my safaries with a axe today

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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338200
what a job!
well after using silicon to fit ADR glass to my safaries only to have them crack from being to thick for the frames today i had the lovely task of removing the old glass.
what fun after trying every solvent known to man only to find nothing seems to desolve silicon my only option was to brake the glass out,not as easy as you would think lamanated safty glass is tough stuff
it took three good swings with the hammer before it would even brake .
i had to smash the glass as much as i could then pour thinners all over the broken glass to weaken the plastic laminate ,then chop around the frames with a axe until i could seperate them
then i had to use a small screwdriver to scrape under the silicon and remaining glass.
but its done now with only a few glass spninters in my hands
im ready to instal my new creative glass and seals imported for me by roy from classic vw pacific
thanks roy
bob

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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

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#338201
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338205
glass is very tight in frame

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1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338220
nearly done

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1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338223
done ready for a polish and the new glass😀

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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#338229
I need a new windscreen on my buggy. Can you help?..................lol


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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338591
wooohooo! all done and no cracks:::thumb:thumb:thumb

[Edited on 17/4/2005 by kombibob]

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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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bugeyedbabe Wheres her VW heart on her sleeve

3,945 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#338594
wow what a saga kombibob...

hope u didn't get too many cuts from it all
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#338595
Top stuff, love your splitty.

helterskelter400 Fahrvergnugen

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#338600
to piss the plastic laminate off, pour a little metho in the cracks and light it up.

only use a little. it melts the laminate goodly.
:thumb

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338715
thanks for the tip heltaskelta but hopefully i will never have to do it again
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#338821
so how and when did it crack?...like how long before it cracked and why?

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#338835
they cracked because i used the min req adr glass wich is about 6.5mm and the groove in the frames is about 7mm and less in the corners so i couldnt use any rubber seals only silicon
the combination of tripple laminate glass having no flex ,the tight fit and the poor cut from prot#*a auto glass resulted in the glass cracking
they now have the much thinner glass from creative and the original rubber seals
should no longer be a problem as the glass now has a fair bit of flex
bob
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#339046
bob now i know where to go for experienced safari glass replacement..
'KOMBI BOBS GLASS REPAIRS' hehehe
it looked like such a lovely job at that..
an absolute pain in the ass but hey top results...
fingers crossed for a while yet i bet!
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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#339119
can you help me with my Country Buggy screen? :P
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