Windscreen replacing

[christhemann]

Hello...

Anyone done this themselves? Few questions if you don't mind:
-Can you get away keeping the old seal, provided its pretty decent?
-Are there only 2 types of glass, green tinted and clear? (mine is tinted, but not sure what colour)?
-Is it worth getting a second hand one, and either fitting it myself or paying a windscreen place to put it in?

Thanks all.

Chris

[the edmundator]

Do you have windscreen cover on your insurance? Doesn't affect your no-claims if you use it and usually around £50 excess.

I'd get professionals to do it - at least if it leaks after they're responsible for putting it right.

I think there are other colours of tint - mine are brown/grey from memory.

[eamon1.3]

Put one in a mk2 golf, prety straight foward, just take strong string and two pairs of hands. Beed od silicone under the seal after and not one leak

[chadwick]

My local autoglass wanted £187 plus VAT to replace mine....

[the edmundator]

That actually sounds pretty reasonable to me...