CUP windscreen

[CHRIS172CUP]

The other week I got a big-ish spider crack on my windscreen. As Im with direct line I get it changed with only a 50 quid excess which is ok. However, when on the blower to autoglass/autowindscreens I was asked what colour tint my car should have.

Then, I didnt know, now i do. Green is the colour according to the fitter that came out. Now i have the lilac/purple colour windscreen and its got the bit missing for what I can imagine to be the climate control read-out on the standard 172s, is this correct?

Also, I now know that the door glass is thinner in a cup as part of all the weight reductions, does this apply to the windscreens aswell, if so I might get the right one fitted. Although, I wouldnt mind changing anyway cos there are a few lines appear when theres damp in the air or it rains, as if the laquer or film has been scratched off (v annoying)?!

Sorry for a long post, had to get it off my chest.

 

[Tom]

you now have a very expensive heat reflecting windscreen

 

[KDF]

err, there isnt a climate control readout on the windscreen. If you have a patch on the windscreen then you got the wrong one, that the 172 windscreen with the heat reflective coating on it.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Is it worth changing for another 50 snots? Alternatvely, anyone want to buy it for 50 snots, lol??

 

[geordiepaul]

The patch on the widscreen is the rainsensor that only comes on proper 172s

 

[Roamer]

Yozza had this too, ended up with a pink windscreen......

Nice

 

[Lee]

The bit missing down the bottom is for those French toll road things wotsits. I assume thats the clear patch you are refering to?

Sounds like you got a screen like y0z when he cracked his a few weeks back. Except he just came straight out and said it was pink.