Grr, stone smashed windscreen!!

[DebV6]

Was driving along the A13 today, quite happily poodling along as it was early, and all of a sudden a huge great big stone came pelting up and hit my windscreen, right infront of my face, and it has left a 2 inch circle of shattered glass!!!! It looks like I have a big spider infront of me!!
Now I'll have to pay £50 excess and wait for it to be fixed

 

[Rich]

hope you get it sorted quickly.

At least there is insurance though, I wouldnt want to have to fit the bill outright for a heat reflective front screen.

 

[Fletcher]

How much are replacement windscreens?

 

[DebV6]

Quite alot I'd imagine! Not sure, luckily my insurance are paying!

 

[DebV6]

Do they have heated windsceens?

 

[Alan]

No heated windscreen ^^

 

[Fletcher]

Quite alot I'd imagine! Not sure, luckily my insurance are paying!

Thats the worrying thing about the windscreens being heat reflective, you just know there going to be more expensive.

 

[M1TCH]

most insurers cover you for a windscreen with a small excess, and doesn't afect your insurance.

 

[V1NNY]

yeah you have to pay the £50 or whatever it states in your policy, but it doesnt affect your ncb iirc

 

[CH33MA]

BTW, DEB 182 how do you get your post amount to stay on the number 182? Sorry to change the subject

CH33MA

 

[DebV6]

haha, i just noticed that, lol! I haven't got it to stay on that amount, its just coincidence, it will change when I've posted this!

 

[DebV6]

Boo! Not on 182 anymore!

 

[polarbert]

you havent had much luck in your clio, wasn't it you that slid into something on a muddy car park at a race track before?

 

[Liam]

not good at all is it, and apart from trying to keep a large gap in front not much you can do to avoid such situations is there!
Liam

 

[V1NNY]

Are they as good as the original screens or would they be the originals?

 

[Liam]

i alwayd wonder if they are the same, ive heard of others having a brown tinit instead of blue etc.

and would they have the renault logo on them? (pretty sure standard ones do)

 

[Jay]

Gutted!

Hope you get it fixed soon!

 

[DebV6]

Yep Polarbert, it was me that slid down a muddy hill, I think the cars cursed!

I wasn't even close to any other cars in front of me, so there really wasn't anything that could have prevented it.

I am a bit worried the window wont be quite as good as the original, or the same colour, when i had my vtr broken into the windows were a slightly different colour when it was replaced, and will they know its a heat reflective one??

 

[V1NNY]

also will the car numbers be etched into the glass as they are now?

 

[DebV6]

^^Im starting to get worried now

 

[Da]

the colour will be different afaik because only the standard renault ones are the same colour. I think you can get a puply one or maybe a greeny one depending on who you use.

 

[edgerfs]

I had mine replaced by National Auto Windscreens, they replaced it with a Pilkington screen which has exactly the same features as the Renault one, i.e rain sensor UV filtering etc etc. The total bill for the insurance co was near £400 as it is such a special screen!

I haven't noticed any difference in colour although I dont belive they have etched any numbers into it (didn't know there was any in the old one tbh!). Infact I would say the screen is better then the old one, my old one used to steam up in cold winter rain and I would be forced to use the demister on the C/C.... the new one does not steam up at all!

 

[V1NNY]

vehicle number and stuff iirc should already be there

 

[Rich]

Is it not possible to get a genuine one fitted at Renault on the insurance?

 

[DebV6]

I'm getting it done by rac auto windscreens, but they're not coming out until next weds! I'm not sure if I'm allowed to drive it like that, is it safe, or legal?

 

[Liam]

it's mad you cant get exact replacements of the windscreens with the correct tint, and renault logos, air bag logos and ISR etching!

 

[Rich]

You can send of to ISR to get a new etchings.

As for a new screen with logos etc, you would have to get a genuine one from Renault.

 

[DaveLiquid182]

As R-Jay is it poss to get a gen Renault one fitted thro ins co?
Cos i need new screen altho damage not as bad as Deb's but i also dont know who to use.

Dave

 

[Rich]

Thats the thing, I dont know if insurance will let you, as they normally have an agreement with a certain glass company.

A freind had a geniune screen fitted to his 306 not sure how he manged that via insurance.

 

[Liam]

even most renault dealers would have agreements with autowindscreens etc so i'd bet you would struggle even going through renault.

 

[nelson182]

I got stone chip way down to cornwall. Im debating whther to have it repaired as it is small and quite low down. Then again for £50 excess I have piece of mind it will be new and safe