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Offline Grumblebuns

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RD Enterprises windscreens
« on: Sunday,March 13, 2022, 04:02:42 PM »
Reviewing the monthly special page, it appears that RDEnt has new clear windscreens. Curious to see what they are charging.

 

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #1 on: Sunday,March 13, 2022, 06:43:50 PM »
Just ordered one $650 + shipping
They are from Pilkington they told me.

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #2 on: Sunday,March 13, 2022, 07:15:10 PM »
I don’t remember what my windshield cost me a couple I think this is good news - at least it seems like good news after the gut punch of Pilkington’s announcement that they would no longer directly serve the US market.

I had done some looking around for alternatives when the announcement was made and found this (https://madico.com/dealers/automotive/windshield-protection/clearplex). Does anybody know anything about this?

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #3 on: Sunday,March 13, 2022, 07:28:54 PM »
In fhe Netherlands we have a saying  : Better expensive than not for sale.
I think $650 is reasonable, but shipping is not cheap.(not RD fault)

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #4 on: Friday,April 08, 2022, 07:13:04 AM »
Last week I installed my R D windshield, took 1 hour and is aperfect fit.
It comes from Pilkinton and is made in Finland.

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #5 on: Friday,April 08, 2022, 08:08:44 AM »
If you can spare a few minutes, tell us how you went about it and what you learned... please.

-Vince

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #6 on: Friday,April 08, 2022, 12:39:48 PM »
If you can spare a few minutes, tell us how you went about it and what you learned... please.

-Vince

My process is here...for what it's worth:

http://www.lotuseuropa.us/0693r/journal/index.php?m=10&y=07

Scroll down for the entry for Windshield In
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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #7 on: Friday,April 08, 2022, 01:45:39 PM »
What do you want to know?
I cut the rubber seal with a grinder with thin blade to make the top corners fit (does smoke a little)
Then put the rubber in place and put the windshield bottom in the rubber.
Then worked my way round. Not hard to do.

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Re: RD Enterprises windscreens
« Reply #8 on: Saturday,April 09, 2022, 09:28:19 AM »
Sounds easy.  Thanks!  I realize that on my TC it's a bit different though, as you have a gasket to mount it in, if I understand.

Good luck with the move. I haven't visited Spain, but I hope to.

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