Windscreen Prices, Problems etc

[Loque]

Hi Fellas,

As luck would have it I was merrily driving aroun in the forest yesterday, and a stone kicked up from the car in front and hit my windscreen, right in the corner on the top passenger's side.

What once was a small crack has now spread to halfway across the passengers side windscreen. I'm aware this isn't a good thing, and I will probably need a new windscreen, does anybody know how much they cost (+fitting) and the best places to go? Is there anything that I can do that will minimize the crack from creeping further?

Thanks

[mobiius]

Call autoglass. (It's the only company I know of lol) Or do you have windscreen cover with your insurance or RAC/AA Cover?

[jarjar]

hi bud your best bet is look for a local window company i need a screen in mine and have been quoted £45 fitted for a second hand one he should be doin it tomorrow !! hope this is of help bud !

[Saralo]

Mine cost a £163 including fitting although that were my back window

But they did it in a few hours

[wolfie15]

dont go to autoglass they will want about £300. i had mine dun by 'A1 windscrenes' i found them in yellow pages and only cost me £85 including fitting and they cum to my house

[MinerWilly]

Yea an idiot mate of mine slammed the passenger door so hard recently that the bloody window dropped down and smashed . Out of interest I called Autoglass and they wanted £245 to come out and replace the Passenger window !!!!!!!!! I declined , called first scrapyard and within 20 mins I had a window for £20 out of an SRI . Sadly it didnt make my 1.2 LS any faster !

[mobiius]

Yea an idiot mate of mine slammed the passenger door so hard recently that the bloody window dropped down and smashed . Out of interest I called Autoglass and they wanted £245 to come out and replace the Passenger window !!!!!!!!! I declined , called first scrapyard and within 20 mins I had a window for £20 out of an SRI . Sadly it didnt make my 1.2 LS any faster !

Scrapyard FTW!

[Loque]

2-300 quid?! They must be having a bobble. That's a third of what I paid for my damn car.

Yeah, I have found a few second hand windscreens around the place, it's just that I can't fit the damn thing. If it wasn't such a massive crack (it's about 10-12 inches now) I'd probably just leave it. Suprisingly enough I actually think it has had an adverse impact on handling, even though it's a pretty slight crack. I can't throw the thing around like I used to..

By the looks of things this is gonna be some serious mission, I was hoping just to bum down to Autoglass and get it sorted. Me and my damned third party insurance.