Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I picked up a stone chip driving to work yesterday, near the bottom corner, driver's side. Was going to get it fixed this week, but came out this morning and now its a crack about 3" long. Stupid freezing weather. I've had mates drive around for years with chipped screens, I get one and it gets worse overnight! At this rate it'll have fallen out competely by the end of the week. Oh well, let's see what Sky say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Is it not listed in your insurance cover ? i had my changed on the insurance, cost me £50 and that was for a huge Landcruiser Amazon screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 That sucks :/ Happened to me aswell, cost me £50 for a new one on my Alfa 156 when I had a small crack too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah, it should be covered on my policy, but I'm having a 'glass half empty' kind of day. I'm working away, so don't have my policy with me. Sky have faxed over my certificate and I'm waiting for the windscreen people to ring me back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Are you sure it was a stone chip and not death metal causing it, you should have a low excess on the glass insurance tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 lol, It could have been King Diamond's high pitched singing that did it. Its just annoying that what could have been an easy fix (not sure due to location) has now become a full screen change in less than 24h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 How old is the wind screen bud? Mine's got a stone chip as well and I will be replacing it with the later type screen with sunstrip. After 17 years there are loads of scratches that becomes even more evident in sunlight, a new windscreen is only a good thing, unless it will set you back stupid money, mine is £50 fitted from auto glass through my insurance company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 It's only about 3 years old - I had a new one fitted when I had the respray done. My excess is either £50 or £80, I think. They should be coming Friday morning to fit it, unless its raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Bah. The first number Sky gave me (National Windscreens) don't deal with the broker I'm with. AA Windscreens do, but the soonest they can do it is a week on Saturday. Hopefully my screen will stay in one piece 'til then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Bah. The first number Sky gave me (National Windscreens) don't deal with the broker I'm with. AA Windscreens do, but the soonest they can do it is a week on Saturday. Hopefully my screen will stay in one piece 'til then. Put some superglue or tape on it till then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Check the fine print. I'm with Swift Cover on my daily and even though I don't loose my NCB claiming for a windscreen repair, I don't get another year's No Claims added on at the end of the policy. Which I think sucks. I wonder if this is the same for other insurers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Cheers Matt, I'll check that with Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Get it sorted asap, in this weather itll just get bigger every few hours, and everytime you open and close the door itll get bigger to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah. The 15th is as soon as they can possibly get to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I wouldnt drive it until then, you could be driving along and all of a sudden the whole screen could shatter if the crack decides to get to big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 It's not nice having a crack in your windscreen. Here's a big one I saw a while ago (attached). Very mildly NWS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purity14 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I wouldnt drive it until then, you could be driving along and all of a sudden the whole screen could shatter if the crack decides to get to big. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 lol Becuase that would be funny if it were to happen, and more than likely it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasoup Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I had a windcreen replaced on the Supra last summer due to a small chip that became a 1.5 foot long crack in the space of 48hours. My insurance company told me that National Windcreens would be replacing my screen, so they turned up mid-week with the windscreen, unfortanatley they couldn't get the rear view mirror bracket off my old screen so I was told that the guy would return the next day to fit the part. Next day comes along and I hear nothing and the day after that by about lunchtime I still hadn't heard anything so I rang them only to be told that the guy would return the following day. Bit peed off at this stage. Next day the guy turns up and finishes the job so I sign a reciept and he gets on his way is sharpish. After he left I went out to check the job he had done (I should've checked before he left, I know) and noticed that the rearview mirror was wobbling about very loosly, this was because the screw was not done up properly and the screw was not done up properly because the torque drive had been badly rounded off on the screw! Was not easy, pillock had put some sort of thread lock on the screw, but i fixed it myself as I have access to an engineering workshop, there was no way I was going to call them back so they could mess up my car even more. Conclusion: National Windscreens had done a terrible job at replacing a windscreen on a Supra Rant over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purity14 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Becuase that would be funny if it were to happen, and more than likely it will. No because what you have said is a total exaggeration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackin_n_bashin Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I had a screen shatter on me at 50 mph in a train I was driving from a stone flicked from a ballast cleaner coming the other way. To say I pooped myself and ducked like I was in 'nam is an understatement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 No because what you have said is a total exaggeration I think you need to do your research on car windscreens, ive had a supra with a cracked/cracking windscreen and ive messed about with car glass, youd be suprised how easy glass can shatter due to cracks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purity14 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Ive cracked and broken a fair few windows on many cars. Windscreens have a laminate to stop them "shattering", you talk as if its a ticking timebomb, it isnt going to cave in on your lap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Ive cracked and broken a fair few windows on many cars. Windscreens have a laminate to stop them "shattering", you talk as if its a ticking timebomb, it isnt going to cave in on your lap. Actually they are double laminate....i didnt mean it will cave it, it will just shatter and he wont be able to see, could result in a crash. Just not worth it imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Drive the car Paul, where is your sense of adventure? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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