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25th January 2015, 20:02 | #1 |
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Windscreen Replacement
Bad day, while putting interior back onto car after drying carpet out I knocked the rear view mirror with seat. Heard a load crack and to my dismay noticed it had cracked the windscreen.
Gutted as the car is sorn with no insurance or MOT, what cost effective options are available to sort my error out. When I replaced the one on my tourer through insurance autoglass invoiced the insurance company £700. I can find screens on ebay for £88, will one fit in a tourer for transport? Does anyone know how much independants charge for labour, rough ballpark figure? |
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Becareful with a secondhand front screen, the slightest chip on an edge when removed will cause it to crack.
Best bet, get on the yellow pages on line, and try a local independent company, not the big insurance ones. I got a brand new one with rain sensor for well under £200 + fitting.
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28th January 2015, 17:21 | #4 |
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Thanks for advice. Local independent supplying and fitting for 95 quid tomorrow. A bit less than the 700 charged to insurance company last year by autoglass. Guess thats how they pay for TV commercials.
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30th January 2015, 10:52 | #6 |
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Windscreen replaced yesterday, all good. Bloke that did it said it would take 30 to 40 mins. Took him close on 2 hours in the snow, said the temp makes the bond harder to cut out. All set for MOT Saturday morning now the airbag light is also sorted
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got to get mine done, cracked mine when changing the wiper blades and the passenger side wiper arm snapped back down and cracked the screen
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Good to know im not the only one to write a windscreen off, I was shocked how easily it cracked.
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Just cracked mine the same way. I know this is an old thread, but would welcome up to date advice on which outfits to askm and also what to ask for as I know there are some thin or otherwise suspect screen being imported and supplied by some fitters. I'm in Leeds (Yorkshire) Last edited by p2roverman; 3rd July 2019 at 21:16.. Reason: Location added |
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Had mine done a few weeks back by Autoglass, they supplied a Pilkington glass screen, no ripples or defects in it as far as I can see. |
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