winston69

iTrader: (30)

Well two weeks to the day after collecting my car from Prodriverules, aka Ryan, where it went for a full strip down and respray, incorporating a new windscreen

Driving home and a huge stone flicks up and chips the new windscreen bang in the middle of the drivers view....

***** chuffa


Unsure on what's my best course of repair...

My excess is £25 windscreen repair or £80 for a new windscreen.... again

the hamster

iTrader: (7)

bloody crap luck chap, i'd go with the fix 1st and take it from there.

madmarx

iTrader: (1)

Earlier this year during the heavy rain times, i got my windscreen chipped and spotlight glass holed in the same week, different days ! Loads of puddles with loose stones in and it was trucks that did me both times. Grrr.

5cooby1

iTrader: (18)

Bloody hell mate

Good job it didn't scratch the paint tho.

TeddyTaylor

Nitemare pal. Really feel for you there. I remember 5 years ago in my sensible days i treated myself to a brand new Ford KA. I had only done 190 miles in it and sat in slow lane behind big truck and it pinged a stone up leaving a massive crack in Heated front screen. I wasn't best pleased a tell thee!! Hope you get it sorted soon mate.

winston69

iTrader: (30)

What do ya reckon, fix or new screen? May not have a choice with the chip being where it is...

mrmadcap

Mate, a few years ago i drove my brand spanking new Scoob out of the dealers and got half a mile down the road when a stone hit the screen and i had to watch the crack travel from one side of the screen to the other

The Autoglass man said it was the newest car he'd ever worked on!

mervil

iTrader: (5)

That really is bad luck

Call them out, if they can repair it and they are happy then stick with that, they're the experts if they say replace it then pay the excess!

gpssti4

iTrader: (6)

I had two new windscreens in two days a couple of years ago! Then another time the local council were cutting the grass verge and a stone flew up from their mower chipping my screen, I reported it to the council, and, hey-presto they offered to replace my screen

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

sods law mate, i went 5 yrs without changing a screen, then had 3 in about 8 months.

See what the expert says.

winston69

iTrader: (30)

Turns out Autoglass won't deal with my insurance company.. bloody brilliant...

So after a recommendation I'm booked in with the AA for a replacement or repair on Monday

gazzawrx

iTrader: (11)

if it's just a stonechip then take it to one of those stone chip repairers that you find sat in gazebo's on car parks, last time i had a stone chip on my s3 i took it to the local one on halfords car park, bunged him £25 and he repaired it for me.

As long as it's not cracked you'll be ok.

IggyRB320

iTrader: (9)

I had the screen smart repaired in the wife's JCW mini the other day.
Stone chip from a lorry & you can't tell now where the chip was.
Great job!!

If you have a new screen, just check your paintwork after the works complete, as the screen is bonded in and a 'not so careful' technician could cause damage getting the screen out!
Happened to a mate of mine!!!

winston69

iTrader: (30)

Well now looks like it's going to be pissing it down tomorrow, hope he's got a canopy in his van

winston69

iTrader: (30)

New screen in - sorted

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

Only just seen this James,what a ball ache bud
Glad it sorted now.

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

At least your was an accident - I too have a chipped windscreen, complete with a gash were the stone hit the bonnet. To add to that I have an elbow shaped dint in my roof just above the drivers door and a cracked rear bumper were someone did a hit and run - I reckon it's all Ryan touting for follow-on referals

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

Lol,its the mile munching your doing Jon,it's doing her no good at all,I'm crying down here!

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

It was never meant to be a daily runner though - will run a treat when I sort the brakes and get your old turbo fitted though

Need to speak to a dint puller about the roof

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

Very true it will go rather well indeed then mate!
I'd try some ptfe based lube behind the dust seals on the brakes and a bloody good bleeding,might be a bit of crap some where in the lines after the disturbance from a full bleed with me after fitting the brembos

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

One of the local guys is a mechanic so I'm off to his garage after hours a week on Saturday - access to ramps, airlines etc will make it easier. We'll helicoil the caliper, bleed the system, blow the calipers with an airline to make sure they're clear and do the ABS delete - pics to follow

prodriverules

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Look forward to it Jon as it will give me an a heads up for mine

dirtybarry

sods law