trickydicky Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Just got a quote from silver screens for my hymer, £ 290. Knew they were expensive , but, not that expensive. Taylor made a bit cheaper, £220 plus del. I hope their worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I can assure you they're not worth that sort of money. You can buy that material and get someone to make them for you. Taylormade will sell you the material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Considering they're probably made to order ;-)..........and knowing how useful they are.............and that your'e a Hymer owner................I'm surprised they're so cheap :D........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Genuine Hymer ones are only 325 Euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Tricky, Have you tried VanComfort in Nottingham? They list a lot of models on their website or give them a call. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wills Wagon Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Have had Taylormade internal and external screens for 11 years with no problem. They are well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Keithl - 2013-11-14 5:54 AM Tricky, Have you tried VanComfort in Nottingham? They list a lot of models on their website or give them a call. Keith.They are even more expensive. >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camocam1 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 ask Siverscreens for a price for "the start of a run" they are a bit more rinkled on the inside I was told but apart from that just the same as all the 1st grade ones and cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Cup Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Was this for internal or external? Our van is a Vivaro/Trafic high top, there is nothing on the market. My external silver screens are therefore homemade. I bought some rip stock material from ebay,, silver on one side, black on the other, and honeycomb reinforced with embedded cross stranding. This makes it very light and strong. I made a template from brown wrapping paper, simply placing it over the front and side windows and cutting it to shape. A sewing machinist friend cut and stitched the silver material, and edged it with a black edging material, sourced locally. We have been using this for 2 years so far, it looks really professional and has worked extremely well. No one suspects that it is homemade, and it cost in total about £50, including the £30 sweetener to the machinist. Very, very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 It's not home made, as you had it sown by a proficient machinist. I bet silver screens is only a small mickey mouse business. Nothing wrong with that, as it's a niche market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocro Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 peter - 2013-11-14 9:42 PM It's not home made, as you had it sown by a proficient machinist. I bet silver screens is only a small mickey mouse business. Nothing wrong with that, as it's a niche market. Their name is: Silver Screens. As are: Hoover Google Sellotape Thermos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Cheeky I know but .... I have mk7 transit external taylor made screen cover for sale (only used half a dozen times totally unmarked) £75 + p&p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 gocro - 2013-11-15 9:37 AM peter - 2013-11-14 9:42 PM It's not home made, as you had it sown by a proficient machinist. I bet silver screens is only a small mickey mouse business. Nothing wrong with that, as it's a niche market. Their name is: Silver Screens. As are: Hoover Google Sellotape Thermos. And your point is?. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Some screens on Ebay at the moment which might do: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/motorhome-Silver-Screen-Thermal-Insulation-/261324115654?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item3cd8218ec6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Cup Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 peter - 2013-11-14 9:42 PMf It's not home made, as you had it sown by a proficient machinist. I bet silver screens is only a small mickey mouse business. Nothing wrong with that, as it's a niche market. It took the machinist 6 or 8 hours to do, admittedly as a one off, not production line mass production, but it does indicate how that sort of pricing happens. Say 8hrs at perhaps £25 per hour factory pricing, plus materials, profit margin and packing. All figures picked out of the air, but there has to be a profit in it. I did jokingly talk with the friend, who at that time was between jobs, about doing a bespoke service for the vans that are not covered (literally) because they are not mainstream X250s etc. There is obviously a demand, as I found. There must be others doing something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocro Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 When a product is synonymous with the manufacturer it is a put down to belittle them as a Mickey Mouse business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Lighten up man. A mickey mouse business is synonymous with a very small business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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