S2martin

Who is the resident windscreen specialist on here is it Thrush??

Anyone have any ideas how much to replace the heated windscreen in a 1997 Escort Ghia???


Can't do it through insurance as i've done that once already


Mart

dojj

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you migth need to get a screen frist mate

GUZZLER

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Martin, about Ł150 for a heated one, if its just a runaround & your not bothered should be able to get a non heated for Ł100 or less.

i just got a heated top tint for the escos.

if you get stuck i have a good fitter who is fairly priced

The Beard

i could beat that price i'm sure.

S2martin

Cheers guys

Matt you have a pm mate


You to Pete



Mart

starturbo

youve done it once already doesnt mean you cant do it through your insurance again.i have an astra thats had 5 screens in 4 yrs.all done through the insurance.they dont limit you do they?thats what you pay your monet for mate.

The Beard

if your full comp mate you can claim away AGAIN,it wont hurt your premium at all.
i get that question asked day in day out.

S2martin

Actually since changing the insurance from the RS to the Cabriolet i dropped it to third party fire and theft lol i might see what the price difference is then go back upto fully comp and wait a month

Thrush

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As said, with windscreen cover, ie, glass cover on fully comp policies, you can claim as much as you like - it's like a seperate policy comparred to the car one, as in it won't affect your NCB or boost your premium....

A 1997 Escort will be whats known as a 3545 screen - so depending on if you have a top tint (only available IIRC is a blue top tint on a green screen) you would have a 3545AGNBLHV (or 3545AGNHV for non top tint)

Fitting is usually piece of piss on these - takes about half hour to 45mins, but you won't be able to do it yourself unless you have access to the proper bonding stuff - an no, silicone will not work

Depending on your insurance company, your two firms for insurace work are RAC Autowindscreens or Autoglass, and the your local branch in Dagenham would be our Romford branch....

You can get second hand screens for these, but I am always very weary of them as you have to be a) good, and b) super carefull to get them out without a) breaking the screen, and b) damaging the heater element and connections.

You're always far better off with a brand new one fitted by a company as at least then you have comeback if anything don't work, or you have any probs. IE, with us (autoglass) you are covered if the heater element is at fault (we replace screen for free) is it leaks (we remove and refit it for free) or if you get windnoise etc (again we remove and refit for free)

tabetha

And autoglass is the cheapest around!!
Had heated ones in the past with no excess so even cheaper, depening on who you are insured with the company(glass) can sometimes work excess in for you.
A said it cannot touch your premium.
tabetha

starturbo

whats the score with a screen that looks too small then?i had a new one in the rs and the rubber doesnt look like its sitting in the same place as the old one and i can see the heating elements right next to the rubber?cheers

Thrush

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tabetha - that all depends on the insurer, not the windscreen company. If you are with Direct Line and they say your excess is Ł60, then it's Ł60 - if you're with Admiral and they say it's Ł75, then it's Ł75. If you are one of the lucky few that get a Ł0 excess, then thats upto the insurer - excess costs aren't something that windscreen companies can change or modify - it's actually printed on your certificate of insurance

starturbo - Probably Patent Part screens - aftermarket affairs. From time to time we do see screens, and door glasses, that might be a mm or 2 too short or sometimes too big. The heater elements are tiny thing wavy lines inside the screen. On some screens, usually for older cars where the only screens available are patent part jobbies, you can often see a silver - almost tinfoil like - strip down each side, which is where the connector terminals attach. Main reason for this is cheaper cost making em - there's not a lot of money in older screens these days, so the patent part companies make em as cheap as poss.....

peteh

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sorry to hijack this post, but i need a window screen fitted on a renault megane, can't go through insurance as it isn't at the mo

brought it as a fixer upper and i wana get it finished

can anybody help me out?

Thrush

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Depends where you are really. If you aren't going through insurance, then it won't be cheap going through big companies like Autoglass or RAC Autowindscreens...

Your best off getting the yellow pages out and looking for local, small/family companies, or getting a screen fro ma breakers and seeing if you can find a local windscreen fitter who wants to do a "fit only" private job

peteh

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just worried about breaking the screen getting it out of a scrapper, as this one seems pretty well stuck

Thrush

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As long as whoever removes it knows what they are doing, then it shouldn't be a problem Many (decent) breakers will either have already removed screens available, or if not, a good few will be able to get them removed for you

peteh

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yeah me, so i don't

think the car will be on ebay soon, fed up with it now