Couple of questions

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idej_z4

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My steering wheel badge is starting to look a bit tired. Does anyone know if you can replace this and where to get an oem one? And how to replace it?

Secondly, I've got a windscreen chip that would need a windscreen replacement (had a guy from Autoglass look at it when he was doing my Mrs car). I really don't want to go down that route. I don't want the hassle of trying to get an oem one and also I've heard once you remove the rubber around the window it never sits the same again. So what are my options? Has anyone ever used a home kit and just done the best they can? Or, can I take it to a windscreen repair place and ask them to do as good as they can? Concerned they will all just say your windscreen needs replacing...
 
I have used the home repair kit on a previous car,
Didnt make much of a difference,and that was for a minor chip in a windscreen that didnt need replacing ,personally i would avoid this route if the screen needs replacing,replace it.
 
idej_z4 said:
My steering wheel badge is starting to look a bit tired. Does anyone know if you can replace this and where to get an oem one? And how to replace it?

Secondly, I've got a windscreen chip that would need a windscreen replacement (had a guy from Autoglass look at it when he was doing my Mrs car). I really don't want to go down that route. I don't want the hassle of trying to get an oem one and also I've heard once you remove the rubber around the window it never sits the same again. So what are my options? Has anyone ever used a home kit and just done the best they can? Or, can I take it to a windscreen repair place and ask them to do as good as they can? Concerned they will all just say your windscreen needs replacing...
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As far as the steering wheel is concerned, I removed the metal badge, chipped and dented (held on with 3 tabs into the plastic) and took a plastic badge from an old E30 wheel, sanded the lugs off it and glued it in place of the metal one. Now I know that it may fly off (possibly) if the airbag goes off but I think that may be the least of my problems if it does .
 

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I used a DIY windscreen repair kit a couple of weeks ago.
Results were mixed. Far more successful on bullseye chips that the resin could easily fill. Also worked nicely on the tiny little half moons made by smaller stones. I think I filled about 5 of those.

I did try it on one small star but the resin just wouldn't fill the little cracks fully. You would be lucky to fill a star to the point that an MOT tester wouldn't see it.

Well worth the money and effort. Most chips look 80% better. They catch light less at night or on sunny days.
 
Jfgoldfish said:
I used a DIY windscreen repair kit a couple of weeks ago.
Results were mixed. Far more successful on bullseye chips that the resin could easily fill. Also worked nicely on the tiny little half moons made by smaller stones. I think I filled about 5 of those.

I did try it on one small star but the resin just wouldn't fill the little cracks fully. You would be lucky to fill a star to the point that an MOT tester wouldn't see it.

Well worth the money and effort. Most chips look 80% better. They catch light less at night or on sunny days.
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Thanks for this. How hard was it to do?
 
idej_z4 said:
How hard was it to do?
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Very easy. The small bullseyes just require resin squished in and a sheet of acetate dropped on top to cure.

The star or deeper chips require a little tapping from the inside and sometimes turning on the heat to encourage the resin to flow as best it can.
If working on more complicated chips I would advise warming the engine so you are ready to apply a little heat if needed. It can help.

Just don't do it on a sunny day. The resin will harden in minutes even with indirect sunlight.

It won't perform miracles but it will prolong the life of a beaten up screen. The kit cost less than a tenner and will probably repair 10 - 20 small chips if used according to instructions.
 
Jfgoldfish said:
idej_z4 said:
How hard was it to do?
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Very easy. The small bullseyes just require resin squished in and a sheet of acetate dropped on top to cure.

The star or deeper chips require a little tapping from the inside and sometimes turning on the heat to encourage the resin to flow as best it can.
If working on more complicated chips I would advise warming the engine so you are ready to apply a little heat if needed. It can help.

Just don't do it on a sunny day. The resin will harden in minutes even with indirect sunlight.

It won't perform miracles but it will prolong the life of a beaten up screen. The kit cost less than a tenner and will probably repair 10 - 20 small chips if used according to instructions.
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Thanks for that. I think I'll give it a go. From what you've said I won't make it any worse. :thumbsup:
 
sw4nny said:
I have used the home repair kit on a previous car,
Didnt make much of a difference,and that was for a minor chip in a windscreen that didnt need replacing ,personally i would avoid this route if the screen needs replacing,replace it.
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I'm trying to avoid that as mentioned in the above comments. It may come to it that I have to eventually...particularly when it comes to MOT time.
 
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