Windscreen replacement at less than 5k miles - GUTTED

[GeoBog]

Hi,

Well I got a cracked windscreen after only 300 miles of ownership so your doing better than me! (Lorry on M25 kicked up a massive stone for me!).

Comments as above should lead you in the right direction. By the sounds of it you already have, but remember to tell the insurance company you want an original windscreen. They fit cheeper ones by default. If you have a Diesel, make sure they are fitting one with the extra sound proofing (Acoustic windscreen). I had to learn about all this when I had mine done. I was with VW insurance so just got it all done at my local VW garage. They organised the OEM replacement from Germany and then got someone in the fit the glass under their watchful eye!

Good Luck!

Well as my signature says, I don't have a diesel. I am not dealing with insurrance directly, Autoglass is. They will sort everything out. The new screen will be Pilkington identical model to the OEM which is Pilkington as well. The only difference between them is that the OEM comes with VW label in the corner while the other comes with Pilkington label. They will come sunday to install it at my place. Will see how it goes.

[C3PO]

That might be me then seeing as I have a 160 mile journey to collect mine in March

[Jimble]

I had a new screen in my R after 2 months, my insurance used autoglass, i asked for an oem screen but was told i could have one but it'd cost me an extra £260!!

I went with the normal pilkington screen and it's identical and i was very happy with the job tbh.

[GeoBog]

Any issues post-replacement of the screen? Are the rain/light sensor and the sound actuator working as before?

Also as far as videos on youtube are available, I saw that they take the wipers and the trims out below and on the sides of the screen. Any rattles or unusual noise after re-fitting those back?

[itavaltalainen]

Yeah, they take wipers off and the trim below and on sides of the windscreen.... no rattles afterwards.

I was watching the Autoglass guy change the screen just out of interest how it's done.

[Jimble]

Any issues post-replacement of the screen? Are the rain/light sensor and the sound actuator working as before?

Also as far as videos on youtube are available, I saw that they take the wipers and the trims out below and on the sides of the screen. Any rattles or unusual noise after re-fitting those back?

No issues what so ever mate, i'd had a pretty poor experience with autoglass previously so asked if i could watch the screen get replaced and i was made up with the job the guy did, faultless job really, he fitted a new gel pack to the rain sensor and it works as before, no rattles and the sound actuator works as before as well. 

[GeoBog]

I have a new windscreen 

Spot on job from Autoglass. The new screen is identical to the old one, same codes on it, same tint, etc. You can't even tell that it has been replaced unless you check the Pilkington badge on the lower corner. Rain sensor works as well. Sound actuator should also work because as far as I saw, it is not attached to the windscreen, it screws into a metal plate which is part of the chassis. But I'll find out in an hour, at the moment I can't move the car for at least an hour.

[Mark V GTD]

Are you guys taking the car to a AG fitting centre or having one of their people come out to you?

Personally have taken the car to them in Winter when I have had the need  for a new screen as have always held teh belief that you get a better job in a workshop than out in the open air - well at least in winter anyway...

[itavaltalainen]

Had mine replaced at home, no issues whatsoever, that was a few months back.

Worst stonehit I ever had was on the Helsinki ring road, big stone off 4x4.... kid fist size :O
Even worse, the car (VW bus) just had a new windscreen fitted and I drove it back from the glass fitting company.

[GeoBog]

Are you guys taking the car to a AG fitting centre or having one of their people come out to you?

Personally have taken the car to them in Winter when I have had the need  for a new screen as have always held teh belief that you get a better job in a workshop than out in the open air - well at least in winter anyway...

Had the fitter come to my home to replace the screen.

AutoGlass are in the process of closing all their branches as they are going mobile anyway.