Fitting a glass window

I am looking to fit a glass window to the hood on my TF, before I do a few questions:-

1. Where is the best place to get one?
2. Is it easy to fit?
3. Do thy come with heated elements?

Cheers

Google MGFMania, they supply good ones along with details on how to fit, Peter is very helpful if you call him

I've not seen a glass rear screen without heater elements. The cars all came with the bulk of the wiring fitted so it would be short sighted of a supplier not to fit the elements.

They are resonably easy to fit, unzip along the top, remove the rivets along the bottom and the plastic one is released, refitting is the reverse.

Supplirs include MGFmania, BAS international and IIRC a firm called MX5 something, sure there are others as well.

Main thing to check is the zip, there are 2 different types which are not compatable, in the worse case you'd have to change the fixed part of the zip.

If I can fit one, then anyone can! I would however suggest not starting two hours before dark, unless you've got someone prepared to hold a torch...

or in wet windy and sometimes snowy march unless you have a secret weapon












a hard top.

Thanks for the replies. Is it actually worth all the effort?

when your old hood is looking tired, has a split and the rear screen is going yellow definatly.

If you are like me and drive at weekends and when the weather is fair, then probably not. The glass screen is smaller but on the plus side is much clearer than the plastic screens. With the heated elements this should make those dark frosty/snowy mornings slightly more bearable.
The glass rear screen and a new roof are on my wish list along with sports pack and exhaust and leather seats and....... :yesnod:

Apart from the obvious advantages of heated demist and clear view, you no longer have that uncertain feeling when you drop the top.ie will there be a heart rending 'Crack' as the plastic screen declares enough! :bang:

Definitely one of the best things we've had done to the car was to get ours fitted by MGF Mania at POL last year.

Heated rear elements are great and the best bit is no more unzipping the milky screen that's waiting to crack in cold weather, no more struggling with a zip that comes off it's carrier...You won't regret it.

I've got a BAS sportster hood and it's one of my best MG buys despite the car being parked in a garage and rarely suffering from frost etc. The viewing area is smaller than the normal plastic screen, but the clarity more than makes up for the size difference :broon:

fast jan wrote: I've got a BAS sportster hood and it's one of my best MG buys despite the car being parked in a garage and rarely suffering from frost etc. The viewing area is smaller than the normal plastic screen, but the clarity more than makes up for the size difference :broon:

Is the BAS sportster hood a complete hood and frame or do you have to fit it it to your existing frame?

If it has to be fitted to the existing frame, how difficult and time consuming is it?