Chip on Windscreen

mrharrod · Post by **mrharrod** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:49 am

I did a search on this but couldn't find anything.

Driving home last night after a busy day at work, I got onto the M27 and got hit by a fat rock (wee stone actually).
It's chipped the windscreen just behind my rear view mirror. It's only chipped the outside but I can see little cracks running off it.

Anyone...getting to the point. What sort of price to replace the windscreen from Pug or should I just get it repaired? Hasn't the windscreen got heat reflective material on it? might seem pricey to change the whole lot.

Cheers,
Chris.

P.s I would take a picture but the Mrs's stole the camera before leaving to China!.

Post by **Lyndon** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:21 am

haven't you got windscreen cover on your insurance ??

On mine you only pay the first Â£50 (excess) and it doens't effect ya NCD

i know on my old 206, autowindscreen's (I think) repaired a small chip and a few tiny cracks while i waited dunno about the heat reflecting stuff tho

mrharrod · Post by **mrharrod** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:41 am

My excess is Â£1000

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:58 am

Â£1000 on windscreen cover? Who with? Let me know the company so i know NEVER to phone THEM for a quote!

Post by **Lyndon** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:05 am

My excess is Â£1000

you sure it's that and not Â£100

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:09 am

Â£100 is most common (apparently Â£50 isnt enough to stop people smashine the back screen if the heated rear window stops working)

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:11 am

get onto the RAC and get them to do the resin injection thing they do

tiranova · Post by **tiranova** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:39 pm

I had 2 side windows smashed on my old 306 by little b

ds playing with marbles and a catapult. My insurance dealt with it, i just had to pay Â£50 excess.

Is your CC a 2.0 or a 1.6? I ask because on the 2.0 the rain sensor for the auto windscreen wipers is behind the rear view mirror.

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:06 pm

I had the same with my 306 - got a small crack right at the bottom. I stupidly didn't get it filled and with all the hot weather it suddenly cracked halfway up the screen.

My windscreen cover was only Â£50 on insurance, and it doesn't affect any no claims bonus etc.

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:10 pm

I'm sure if u have comprehensive insurance some places dont even charge u the excess - dont think ours does (from my understanding of reading the details

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Julia · Post by **Julia** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:11 pm

Usually if it is fixable it isn't chargeable but if it needs replacing it is Â£50!

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:07 pm

If your windscreen excess is Â£1000 I hate to think what your accident excess is.
Mine is Â£50 and have had much glass replaced in my time, think there was only 1 window on the Tigra which was original by the time I'd sold it, Even had to have the BIG back window done! Never had anything repaired as it's always been in thousands of bits.
But yeah, get it sorted quick because with the changing weather it can spread loads and will then be unrepairable.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:26 pm

highest excess i have ever seen for windscreens is Â£60.

if yours is Â£100 then a windscreen bought from pug would cost a lot more than that anyway.

wheel repair it · Post by **wheel repair it** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:51 am

For Â£600 notes u can buy a windscreen repair kit and do the 4 day course like ive done,then charge all your friends and family to fix theres,money back in no time

And you got Â£400 big ones left over

RESULT HEY

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:47 pm

if a windscreen can be repaired then the insurance companies normally do it for free