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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: gybjw on 11 July 2006, 17:25

Title: WIndscreen
Post by: gybjw on 11 July 2006, 17:25: Driving home earlier and got a chip on the screen, about an 4mm in diameter with cracks spreading in 5 directions about 1-2cm out.

Popped into the RAC place and they reckon Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£60 for a fix or Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£80 plus VAT for a new one. The guy reckoned it definately needed replacing or fixing. Is this a reasonable price as I've never had to replace a windscreen?
Title: Re: WIndscreen
Post by: takethefifth on 11 July 2006, 17:41: Thats not a bad price but if you could get one from a scrappy and just give RAC a tenner cash to fit it on a lunch break i am sure they would.
Title: Re: WIndscreen
Post by: rubjonny on 11 July 2006, 17:42: Very reasonable, I'd pay that for sure! Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Ask about a green tint one with a sunstrip, I think they look :cool:
course I'm biased:
(http://www.moddin.net/images/temp/golf/gti16.jpg)
Title: Re: WIndscreen
Post by: gybjw on 11 July 2006, 17:47: Yeah like the tint looks good. Not so sure it'd look the business on a Tornado pink though!!
Title: Re: WIndscreen
Post by: FBF on 12 July 2006, 08:27: i paid 60 quid for my screen and that was delivered brand new and fitted.
Title: Re: WIndscreen
Post by: monzablue16v on 12 July 2006, 11:13: Check your insurance, if your fully comp you can usually get it replaced on an excess without dinting your NCB :)
Title: Re: WIndscreen
Post by: gybjw on 12 July 2006, 15:58: Bit the bullet had to get it done only had today then no time with work committments and stuff. Cost Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£94 in the end but the RAC Autowindscreen place were great, only took 20 mins, can't even tell they'd done it - apart from my screenwas clean for the first time in months and there's no big crack in it!