WINDSCREEN - Chipped

I had mine done by Auto glass now called RAC, a super efficient service 3 hr turn around, delighted;-)

Zitat von stevep840;66787

I had mine done by Auto glass now called RAC, a super efficient service 3 hr turn around, delighted;-)

Out of interest Steve, how much did you pay? Was it for the green sun tint (Grünkeil) version?

My screen will have to come out soon as I need to get the dreaded tin worm exterminated - I have bubbles in the roof corner which I know will be a hole in the corner when the work starts, screen has to come out to fix this properly and it will probably bust during removal (it's got a stoine chip anyway so it doesn't matter much).

Yes Mate ,Green top band, I was told the cost was around £500 but cost me just £50 on my Insurance

If the stone crazing/pitting is light, then is is possible to have the glass polished

http://www.glasspolish.info/?g…KGx2PL96JsCFUF_3godsAIn4w

It should be OK to replace the windscreen as well. it's just that the tools used for cutting through the existing bond are quite severe and will inevitably damage some of the paintwork. This shoud be repainted with a suitable primer to avoid subsequent corrosion and leaking. Also, it is advisable that the work is carried out in a workshop and not at the curbside. The windscreen is a structural part of the car and it is therefore best fitted in a dry, clean environment with the car on level ground. The polyurethane bonding agents take several hours to cure properly and although you could drive the car after an hour, it's best to leave it as long as possible to cure.

If your windscreen is still original fit, then it may also be worth taking some measurements of the clearances around the screen, so that these can be replicated when fitting the new screen, as it will help the outer rubber seal fit evenly.

Zitat von HD;66785

....I seem to have read somewhere that replacing the windscreen is best avoided as the seals never seat properly again.....

Is your screen still original? Does it have the running-in advice stickers at the top?

You sure they definately ARE chip marks?

Maybe claying or getting a good glass cleaner could help?

if they are not too deep, you could consider having them polished out, as in the above link.