Advice on removing a saloon rear screen

macafee2 · 29th January 2019, 11:34

I want to try and save the rear screen on the 75 saloon I'm breaking. I
have managed to get the chrome trim off around the edge of the screen.

Looks as if plastic clips only hold the trim and not the screen.

Is it now just a case of being super careful, to get something thin and sharp between screen and body and cutting the "glue" holding the screen in place?

Any tips?

macafee2

rrobson · 29th January 2019, 11:54

rear screens are tricky to remove in one piece due to the fact they are tempered glass. you'll need something to cut the bonding which will be quite tough and be careful not to damage the screen otherwise it'll end up in a million pieces!!!

I made a wire cutting tool to remove windscreens but it wouldn't work on rear screens because of the heating elements, and the worst thing I could do is crack the screen, not shatter it...

macafee2 · 29th January 2019, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrobson

rear screens are tricky to remove in one piece due to the fact they are tempered glass. you'll need something to cut the bonding which will be quite tough and be careful not to damage the screen otherwise it'll end up in a million pieces!!!

I made a wire cutting tool to remove windscreens but it wouldn't work on rear screens because of the heating elements, and the worst thing I could do is crack the screen, not shatter it...

does bonding soften if heated/warmed?

macafee2

T-Cut · 29th January 2019, 16:44

It looks like a 2-man job using something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3Pcs-Car-....c101006.m3226

Yes, it's a 2-man cheesewire.

TC

neilbaker86 · 29th January 2019, 17:18

I've done it before, you will need a windscreen fitters 'cheesewire' and two handles, it is then a two man job (one outside one in).

It is hard work and you will probably snap the wire several times.

Remove any trim that you want to keep such as the rear parcel shelf as it will get melted by the heat of the cheese wire otherwise.

29th January 2019, 11:34	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Advice on removing a saloon rear screen I want to try and save the rear screen on the 75 saloon I'm breaking. I have managed to get the chrome trim off around the edge of the screen. Looks as if plastic clips only hold the trim and not the screen. Is it now just a case of being super careful, to get something thin and sharp between screen and body and cutting the "glue" holding the screen in place? Any tips? macafee2

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29th January 2019, 16:44	#4
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	It looks like a 2-man job using something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3Pcs-Car-....c101006.m3226 Yes, it's a 2-man cheesewire. TC Last edited by T-Cut; 29th January 2019 at 17:36..

29th January 2019, 17:18	#5
neilbaker86 Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oxford Posts: 847 Thanks: 124 Thanked 312 Times in 147 Posts	I've done it before, you will need a windscreen fitters 'cheesewire' and two handles, it is then a two man job (one outside one in). It is hard work and you will probably snap the wire several times. Remove any trim that you want to keep such as the rear parcel shelf as it will get melted by the heat of the cheese wire otherwise.