Glass Replacement Tools

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Your car windscreen does more than just block dust and bugs from hitting you while driving. A cars windscreen reduces your chance of being thrown from the car in a crash, keeps the roof from crushing if the car rolls over and even helps the airbag deploy properly. If your windscreen needs to be replaced due to cracks, it must be done so precisely. To achieve this, it is advisable to get a qualified auto-technician to do the job. There are a number of high quality glass replacement tools on the market used by the experts for professional glass installation.

Rejel is a major supplier to the windscreen replacement market offering quality service and price of well known brands, such as Esprit, BTB, REJEL, SAFEGARD, Fein, Glass Medic, Bodyguards, UltraWiz and OLFA.

The Lil Buddy Pro is a glass replacement tool that allows one fitter to fit windscreens and backlights alone. It is made out of stainless steel and comes in a durable case with training DVD and product manual.

The glass lifter heavy duty twin fixed head suction holders are specifically designed for use in glass installation. This glass replacement tool is made from a tough plastic with a lifting capacity of up to 40kgs. The flexible head suction holder is specifically designed for use in curved glass installation and also has a lifting capacity of up to 40kgs. The glass lifter duo suction with a swivel head has lifting capacities of 30kg, 35kgs or 40kgs.

The pneumatic blade glass replacement tools come in various shapes and sizes such as the “U” curved hook type blades, curved flat blades, Z-blades, hook blades and straight flat blades. These blades fit knives using a 6 or 12 side blade mount.

A very useful item of equipment to have in an auto glass replacement workshop, is a windscreen stand to support vehicle windscreens during the replacement process rather than propping them up against a wall or similar object. The glass stand has a tubular metal frame and chains on the side to make it possible to adjust the height and distance between the foam layers to suit requirements windscreen dimensions. The stands have different maximum load capacities.