Replacement winscreen

Just had a stone fly up and put a big star-like chip in my (previously perfect) windscreen.

I don't have windscreen cover on my insurance policy..

So, go on- upset me by revealing how much a heated front screen for a '95 HSE is! I don't think it will pass another MoT the way it is. (annoyed).

Take it to see if you can get it repaired might be ok had two big chips in mine and they sorted it worth a try

Sounds like it's worth a go sandyt- where did you take yours?

Cheers David.

CarGlass advertise a repair service.

Autoglass quoted me £960 fitted last year

I had mine done in the car park at halfords in staines by auto glass i think dont know how much as i had insurance but i think it is about 40 quid

Have a look on autoglass website, they have a guide to what is repairable and what isn't. If its close to the edge of the screen then it can't be done. Likewise if the size of the chip is over a certain diameter etc.

I had mine chipped a few weeks ago, they managed to fix it (under insurance). To be honest its still fairly obvious, but should pass an MOT. If not then I'll have to have my screen replaced.

Thanks for the advice all, the chip is star-shaped and I'd say about a cm2 in size (quite big). It's in the middle of the screen, typically on my (drivers') side.

Incidentally, a Discovery flicked the stone that hit it!

What annoys me even more is the previous owner of the car replaced the screen less than two months back, bad luck!

why not see how much it is to stick windscreen cover on your insurance premium, im waiting till feb to put it on mine so i can sort my chipped screen.

Might be an idea Tommo, I will ring them next week. I suppose most people wouldn't bother to sort it until MoT time, but if it's repairable, I don't want to risk it getting bigger!

Not having much luck with glass.. last month a stone put a 30cm crack in the screen of my other car, madness!

Go on the autoglass website

Yours sounds repairable!

Yup, I had a look earlier Waitey- it's smaller than their maximum size, fingers crossed Had better get it sorted before the freeze

They did 2 huge ones on my M3 top service really!

You may lose the heated screen function (If fitted).

A new front screen (Heated) runs into the £hundreds.

Visited Autoglass in Tonbridge yesterday. He said my chip wasn't repairable due to it being 11mm in size.

He then quoted me £936 for a new replacement :hysterically_laughi shame the cars not worth much more than that!!

Will have to look into other options

take out windscreen cover with your insurer now and call them in a week or two for a replacement screen...I know guys that have taken out windscreen cover and had to use it that very day

In the old days I remember lorry drivers had a device, a little brace made from some heavy rubber that propped at an angle between the windscreen and the dash. It was said to absorb and transfer the vibration shock from when a stone hits the glass.

David_Cooper said:

Visited Autoglass in Tonbridge yesterday. He said my chip wasn't repairable due to it being 11mm in size.

He then quoted me £936 for a new replacement :hysterically_laughi shame the cars not worth much more than that!!

Will have to look into other options

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Tell him to squint as he looks at his tape measure, 10mm is repairable and is in fact i believe acceptable on MOT providing it is not in area A. New heated screens for Range Rover are around the £325.00 mark in the trade. Plus fitting which is less than an hour.

I had to get a new heated front screen for my TD6 about 8 months ago, £ 285.00 plus VAT from land rover, there was a cheaper one without the rain sensor........dont know if it's the same one as yours though, a local company fitted it for £60.

Hmmm so basically Autoglass are taking the p*ss!!!

I will keep enquiring elsewhere, thanks all