Originally Posted by
topaz
Took the CSL for its new screen today.
Not only did they fit the wrong screen, but they binned my BMW dealer tax disk holder and then couldnt find it (said it was split)
Manager stood outside for 10 minutes with me saying it was the right screen, I was saying it wasnt, he looked through the skip and couldnt find the screen, eventually he walked out of the place holding the right screen in the packet (anti reflective and top tint) offered to put it in next week once the bond had set, has to break this one to get it out (dealer screen)
people dont give a fcuk anymore
1) RAC are RAC Autowindscreens, not Autoglass. Autoglass is a different company - RAC Autowindscreens are dicks.....
2) it's a tax disc holder, get over it! - and yes they do, in most cases (99%) of the time split as dealers use cheap plastic that dries in the sun and tears when you try and remove them. I know as I remove 6-7 tax discs a week, and BMW are the worst of all of them. Any BMW dealer will give you a new holder, if not a bundle, for free if you ask them.
3) Sorry to hear you had the wrong screen. What you should have had was a solar with green top tint (solar being the reflective coating you can see in the laminate) Possibly might have had a moisture/light sensor on the screen aswell (below the mirror) As for manager saying it was right when it wasn't - see point 1
4) it DOES take a week for the bond to dry, and there is little point trying to remove a screen before this time - especially on a 3 series that has material covered a-post trims that if even a spec of glue gets on you will NEVER get it off. And yes, there is a very high chance the screen will be broken trying to remove it - unless of course you specialise in removing screens without damaging them or the car, such as myself
The trim will defintely be ruined, but new trims are ten a penny for these - not a problem.
5) Some do, like myself. If a screen is not right/correct, I won't fit it - simple. Unless of course the customer approves the differences and signs to say so. I will fit a top tint screen or "higher spec" screen (such as a solar) into a vehicle that doesn't have one as standard (ie, many E36 beemers didn't have top tints - non top tint screens are nigh on impossible to get as BMW superceeded them with top tint only screens, so if I go to a non-top-tint car with a top tint screen, then I'll fit it as the guy is getting a better screen for no extra charge. I won't, however, do it the other way round... Way I see it, you get what you already have, or get a better one for free