adiedobson Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Ok i'm new to the site and i currently have a W reg MK1 Galaxy, it has a heated front windscreen and smack bang in the middle is a great chip/crack circular and fragmented, i am hoping that when i scrounge Quote
RADIOTWO Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Ok i'm new to the site and i currently have a W reg MK1 Galaxy, it has a heated front windscreen and smack bang in the middle is a great chip/crack circular and fragmented, i am hoping that when i scrounge Quote
sparky Paul Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Why don't you just get the insurance to pay for it ? OP says he hasn't got fully comp. insurance. Out of interest, which company has Quote
kebrina Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 Why don't you just get the insurance to pay for it ? OP says he hasn't got fully comp. insurance. Out of interest, which company has Quote
sparky Paul Posted February 13, 2011 Report Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) I'm with Aviva and it's a £10 excess on windscreen repairs. Not read the small print but that's what they deducted last time I had a chip done in ASDA's car park. Oddly enough I've got more chips now, is it notoriously easy to chip this windscreen?Repairs were usually free, but I notice a few companies are now charging £10 excess - still free on mine, but OH's insurance excess is £10 for repair, but £100 for replacement. :angry2: We've had the Galaxy now for nearly 8 years, and it doesn't seems particularly prone to windscreen damage... I've only collected a small star which happened shortly after I got the car. Edited February 13, 2011 by sparky Paul Quote
Ghia-X Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 I had a windscreen smashed by some drunken yobs about 5 months ago and as the Galaxy wasnt insured at the time I paid for a replacement screen out of my own pocket . My Mk1 GhiaX heated screen cost me Quote
sparky Paul Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) My Mk1 GhiaX heated screen cost me £220 fitted . That's good to know, the only info I've seen regarding heated screen costs is from previous posts on here... I've also seen screens at £125+VAT including fitting, but they weren't heated. Edited February 14, 2011 by sparky Paul Quote
Talisman Posted February 14, 2011 Report Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) I had mine done just last thursday after a yobbo put the screen in. I had fully comp so it was just the £75 excess. The technition quoted me a price of £700 for a quick clear screen, a price i now know is outrageous. If its any use i know that if the chip is bigger than a £2 coin or cracked the autoglass guys cant repair it. Please find out first before you hand over 70 odd quid. http://www.autoglass.co.uk/?ins=wm11&type=paidsearch&cid=s1c&gclid=CLyG8c3EiKcCFcomfAodfESbdQ <this is a quick guide to what they can do. Incedently, on how easy do thay get chips in them, yesterday on the motorway - thump - new chip in a 2 day old screen, id say yes, they are prone to chipping. Also the top section of the roof where it meets the glass i have just had to rust treat there arter the previous owner didnt bother covering the stone chips. Edited February 14, 2011 by Talisman Quote
adiedobson Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Posted February 15, 2011 Hi, thanks for the many replys on here, What i'm doing at the minute is i've measuered the chip and its just about size of a 2pence piece (3mm off a Quote
Mirez Posted February 15, 2011 Report Posted February 15, 2011 Any vehicle with a high windscreen rake will suffer stone chipping more easily, that's just simple physics. My only concern with repairing the screen is that's its a big old safety screen at the end of the day, they don't repair big cracks/chips purely because the screen will have a substantially lower impact resistance as a result - a screen shattering at 70mph+ is no laughing matter so you really need to think twice before attempting a repair yourself. If replacement isn't an option why not look to get a second hand screen? They are surprisingly easy to remove from a scrapped car... Quote
cyborg Posted February 15, 2011 Report Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) If your window screen crack is outside 'A' then no worries about next mot . Apparently you must have 40mm either side of steering wheel of visabilty without scracks stickers etc. http://www.ukmot.com/new_pa7.jpgI would go scrapy's or just skip a saturday night out ! n'save for autothingy route ,chances are nothing will happen with your screen for now somthing to do with lots of little wires holding it together iirc Edited February 15, 2011 by cyborg Quote
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