As above, due to some nasty truck flicking up a stone, my windscreen is broken and im just wondering if anyone has replaced their spec c windscreen with another lightweight screen, if so where was it sourced from (considering ive got cover on my insurance for windscreens) as i would like it replaced sooner rather than later

Tony

 

One of the reasons I went for the normal STi

I have now had two incidents, one stone on the motorway and the other a duck at 80mph! Had I gone for a Spec C I am sure I would be on my 3rd windscreen.

Have you tried the likes of HDC Subaru or such like breakers?

I cannot see anyone in the country stocking the lightweight screen as they will hardly ever sell.

Good luck anyway.

 

Cheers Spen
Worst comes to worse then ill have to get the windscreen co to order one (or a few) but that could take 6 or so weeks
Just wondering if Prodrive have any in stock
Will try the breakers tomorrow

Tony

 

if your going to GRADE A, bear in mind he has a habit of nicking stuff off his wifes spec c to give to customers, looks like she'll be driving round without a windscreen for a while now then
Hope you get it sorted soon m8,
chris.

 

Got a crack in the screen of me brand new WRX due to a stone chip, i'd only had it two weeks. Strange, others have posted on hear concerning cracked screens, is Scooby glass extra fragile or something?
Sometimes i do a thousand miles a week in me company Focus so i've had plenty of stone strikes without so much of a scratch.

 

Let me know how you get on Tony, Ive a few chips in mine on the RA and im looking to replace this. I forgot it had the lightweight screen
Aston

 

Give Ian Litchfield a call he may be able to help, mine is looking a bit stone chipped now :-(

 

well, call it a draw as the pheasant isn't too well either.

Sorry I know this doesn't help.

 

ha ha the pheasent got shafted i reckon m8. i would of ate the ****** for that, roasted him up. ha ha

 

Hi Tony
What happened in the end with a replacement screen? I managed to get a 6" crack in the screen on my MY06 Spec C today I checked with Litchfield's and he said there the same as the UK model . Is yours an earlier model and do they indeed have thinner windscreens? I know the rest of the glass is lightweight/thinner etc?

Kevin

 

6 weeks blimey ........

 

Annoying eh. Only done 1500 miles.

 

Put a standard screen on it and be done with it.... Lets be honest it isnt going to make much difference. I wouldnt want to wait 6 weeks.....

Gary

 

Iain said they're the same as UK model anyway.

 

There ya go then ....... job done

 

No way I was going to wait 6 weeks for one. The problem will be if a side/rear one ever gets put through. Might be in for a wait then.

 

Got a chip and crack in mine yesterday.. bleeding white vans..

 

There are 3 different types of windscreen for Newage Impreza's, one is an RS spec windscreen, but subaru UK dont have any in stock, think thats the one i need.
These are lightweight and thinner than a normal screen before anyone says anything just by looking at the crack you can see how thin it acutally is but ill let you know how i go on trying to get one from the RAC windscreen services

Tony

 

Tony

As the screen are bonded to the car, are they interchangable? By that I mean will a standard "thick" screen fit in place of the thinner lightweight version originally fitted?

Kevin

 

Put a thicker screen on and go on a diet .... job done

 

Probably, though ive not tried it, unlike the battery which you cant change for a larger one

Tony

 

yep normal screen will go straight on fella

tony why can't you put a bigger battery in it?

 

The terminal sizes are different, the spec c has smaller terminals that go onto the battery.

Tony

 

Ok, there is an outcome!
You can get these windscreens BUT..... 3-6 month waiting as there is no stock in japan AND they cost........ (according to the windscreen replacement guy who got a quote off IM) around 6-700 quid
Normal one will set you back about 100 quid!

Tony

 

So which one are you going for? I feel Gutmann Pugs's diet idea is the way to go!

 

Im going for the "proper one"
50 quid lighter
heavier one... 50 quid lighter
I dont mind the wait
Oh and i like my food n beer too much

Tony

 

Bosch do one, I have a larger one in mine (small terminals). Dark now, but I will have a look for the part number when I have a moment.

Buck

 

I have just had a screen in my Forester Sti

£1350 from Subaru ! & a couple of weeks wait for one from Japan ! Should be paid for under insurance !

 

did you manage to get a screen in the end then tony?? Cracked mine on sunday and WILL need replacing soon..

 

I have a contact out here whos says he has two at the moment matey.