SwissTony

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Bugger

Just went out to wash the car, ready for the RB relay tomorrow and after washing and rinsing the car, suddenly spotted a crack running from the top to the bottom of my windscreen..cant believe the bad luck of it.
I have a sun strip across the top as well (which may hold it all together )
AUTOGLASS are able to fit a new one with sun strip on sunday.

Only problem is, i am going on the RB relay run tomorrow and was just wondering if it is safe to drive with it cracked.

classic scooby doo

Well they say the windscreen is 30% of the structure of the car so if you were to have a prang it might not be so good. Can i ask how much autoglass quoted you?

Paulo P

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If you crash a car the windscreen would crack anyway

My advice is to do it in proper rally slag style and to kick the old screen out and wear full face crash helmets

SwissTony

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really that much??

one of my friends said i should just kick it out like they do in the movies and drive around with a crash helmet on... nutter

autoglass..i have to pay £60 excess (with directline) but they are chucking in the sunstrip for free.

understand about the impact of a crash (no pun intended) but normal motorway driving ok??

edited because he just posted

MaDaSS

BE very careful with your new screen! Phone them and make sure it is a genuine replacement! You will NOT get a visible VIN number cut out on a replacement screen unless it is the genuine screen.
TRust me, i have got no visible VIN having visited autoglass earlier in the year.
Phone them and insist upon it.

SwissTony

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mate, does that matter?

my main concern is safety for tomorrow
what does not having a vin number mean?

Paulo P

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If someone wants to buy your car I guess. They won't be able to see the vin number there anymore.

SwissTony

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who would want to buy my car anyway

(they couldnt afford it !! )


so anyone gonna tell me the difinitive answer..is it safe to drive??

Paulo P

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One chav owner Yeah maybe you're right

Yes it is safe.

SwissTony

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thank you...at last

Dave_68

Won't be a problem, you've only cracked the top layer of glass, you have a layer of laminate & a second glass layer to hold it together

I've fitted both with and without VIN notches on Scoob's before it's nothing to do with being a genuine screen, just a different manufacturer. We don't fit Subaru badged screen due to the silly cost.

Dave (Autoglass Fitter)

MaDaSS

I stand corrected, genuine is the wrong word i will agree.
But i am pissed off that i can no longer see a visible VIN number that is there by design, and i was fobbed off and not told about this before the screen was fitted. I take my car to be reapired, i expect it to be the same as it was before the accident.
Having my VIN covered means it is NOT correctly made for my car and i was pissed off about it.
I dont care about your costs, i pay my insurance, and they pay you, end of.

Dave_68

Don't blame you & I have no idea why some screens come without the VIN notch. Possibly the position of the VIN plate changed on different MY's, but even then there is usually a revision on the screen to refelct this. I've missed it myself before & fitted the wrong one. The only other car I can think of where this happends is the MK5 Escort where they all have the notch & you just blank it out if necessary...

No help I'm afraid.

Dave_68

It's the insurance company's that don't allow us to use dealer glass as they are the ones who have to pay for it. Some do allow but will have an OE charge though (which the customer pays).

Dave

SwissTony

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Dave 68

many thanks mate, only took 11 replies to get to the right one

you are right, it has only done the top glass, checked with autoglass and they said if you cant feel the crack on the inside, then i am ok.

re the vin number, my car is a classic so hence no cutout for the vin number, so that was not relevant

cheers once again, am now set for the relay tomorrow , cracked windscreen and all

MaDaSS

Fair comment. Its still the right screen, visible VIN cut out or not i suppose. LOL. Its stupid things like that, that wind me up thats all.
I am afraid i count it as "it only happens to me" kinda thing.

SwissTony

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Cracked windscreen repaired...all sorted
Guy from autoglass did it on sunday, did the whole job and drying time in around 2 hours and a great job.
he only busted 2 clips getting the glass out, ordered some new ones and they will be fitted tomorrow.
Chucked in the glass with free sunstrip tint so not bad for £60.
Lovely to look out through a clear, unchipped window

(goes away to touch some wood )

Dave_68

What sort of sunstrip did he fit? Interesting as we don't replace them...

SwissTony

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sorry dave, should have qualified that better.
it is the glass that has that built in graduated tint at the top..
Not quite sure if it is standard, just that my last windscreen didnt have it, so i was guessing it was an extra option when ordering?? could be wrong.

bet you were thinking " hang on didnt see that memo about autoglass doing free tinting"

Dave_68

I know what you mean, don't see many on Scoobs, normally just plain green. Keeps the glare down

Got me worried then