Windows Installed

I had the windows installed last week.  I was recommended a firm by VolksWerks in Middlesbrough which I phoned to get some quotes.  The company quoted me £500 for 2 side windows and 2 rear door windows or £800 for 4 side windows and 2 rear door windows.  I decided to go for the £800 quote as I liked the idea of having a panoramic view in the back.
The fitting was booked in for last Friday but the weather wasn't supposed to be very good, so I phoned them to see if they could make Thursday, which was supposed to be nice and sunny.  They were fine with that so, on the Thursday, they arrived with the pre-ordered glass.  I was a bit anxious about the whole process, considering I didn't know if they were as good as VolksWerks had said and the whole idea of them cutting up my new van.
After about 2.5 hours of nail biting, the windows where installed, I inspected them and all seemed ok, so I paid the money by cheque and they left.  On closed inspection, I noticed the two side windows were not aligned at the top on the left hand side!!!  Luckily, the adhesive takes a good 2 hours to set, so I took off the tape holdig them in position and tweaked the alignment and made them look spot on.  I then re-applied the tape and left them to set for about 4 hours before taking the tape off.  All nice and straight.

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The next step was to remove the trim the window fitters had installed round the new windows and sand down all of the rough edges and carefully apply black Hammerite to all of the exposed metal.
I didn't want condensation slowly rusting my van to bits!!  It took a good few hours to do all of the windows as I had to masking tape all of the glass.  I did ask the window fitter if they could do this but they looked at me like I was an idiot.  Obviously, £800 doesn't go far in terms of quality of service.  On retrospect, I should have phoned a few window fitters to see what their process was and pick the most amenable.  Anyway, I gave the window edges a further coat of Hammerite the following day and left it to dry for a few days before installing the trim back onto  the windows.   Another job done.

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