Welly wrote:I think it might have been an option back in the day?
I'm not sure but he did point out some of the protection is faded or flaking in the corner of the screen.... The price for replacement was only his guess but what he said was complain that the chip is pissing me off and pay your excess and they'll replace it.
For pissing me off read obscuring my view.
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And this glue is for my submarine not for putting up you're f*c*ing noses, and dont think i dont notice cos i do... Buy your own f*c*ing glue!!! Fatty Lewis Twin town 1997.
I just had my 307 done and a solar reflective acoustic windscreen with all the toys came in at just under £300 fitted.
The most expensive screen I ever fitted was somewhere in the region of £1400 in an E class.
Dunno mate I only drive a C5 maybe he was full of sh*t... Was a nice lad with no reason to lie though.
2000 W 2.0hdi 110 7 seat estate Blue.
And this glue is for my submarine not for putting up you're f*c*ing noses, and dont think i dont notice cos i do... Buy your own f*c*ing glue!!! Fatty Lewis Twin town 1997.
I doubt it would run to 900. There's blokes out there that just fix chips and have no idea of the true cost of a screen. All our invoices had the total cost even if it was an insurance job. Yours must be an older one if the coating is on the outside iirc (it's been nearly 3yrs now) most cars made after 2000 have the coating as part of the laminate and all replacement screens certainly will
I had a new screen back last year after some cheap wipers scratched the hell out of my old screen.
My new screen has loads of tiny chips in it. It looks like it's raining slightly when the sun hits it. Never had a screen chip so easy. It's almost as if the glass is soft.
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Bailes1992 wrote:
My new screen has loads of tiny chips in it. It looks like it's raining slightly when the sun hits it. Never had a screen chip so easy. It's almost as if the glass is soft.
I was thinking the same, the stones that hit me were quite small judging by the noise they made but managed to dig a tiny hole in the glass. They don't make nuffin like they used to etc.....
Same with the paint finish on new cars, it's much less of a coating than it used to be.
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I think I'm going to have to have it replaced again because it's dire. Can be really hard to see out of when it's sunny.
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Welly wrote: Same with the paint finish on new cars, it's much less of a coating than it used to be.
My understanding is that most paint finishes are around the 90 - 120 microns thick, and they are trying to get down to 60.
I know that some showrooms are told to move the cars around to even the fade on new cars.
I'm reminded of the Ferrari F40, where the drive to reduce weight was such that they specified a very, very thin paint - so thin that you can see the carbon fibre weave through it if you're within a few feet of the car. Helped them save a small amount of weight, too.
The official primary drive here is to save money and to reduce the factory's carbon footprint. The actual drive is probably "better quality paint = long-lasting body work with little rust = owner that doesn't need a new car within 10 years = reduction in long-term sales = reduction in long-term profit" (but then, I'm bloody cynical).
All the same, I'd feel pretty pissed off if the paint on my brand new car faded from (say) scarlet red to 10-year-old-Vauxhall-Corsa pink within a few weeks of ownership.
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trufflehunt wrote:Wonder if insurance companies are being charged top whack, and
yet cheap glass is being fitted.
Nope, most have deals with the fitting companies and sometimes will pay as little as half what the cash price would be for the job. If a customer demanded oe glass they either had to get special dispensation from their insurance company or pay the extra themselves.
highlander wrote:10-year-old-Vauxhall-Corsa pink within a few weeks of ownership.
"Luton Pink" in the trade
Re: the paint, me and my Bro in law were comparing his 2005 Audi A3 to my Sisters 2014 Audi A3 (brand loyalty or what) any hoo the 2005 car had a much 'deeper' lustre to it and just appeared better quality.
It's a shame but new cars are actually pretty sh*t now thanks to environmental pressures.
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Welly wrote:Re: the paint, me and my Bro in law were comparing his 2005 Audi A3 to my Sisters 2014 Audi A3 (brand loyalty or what) any hoo the 2005 car had a much 'deeper' lustre to it and just appeared better quality.
Have you not disowned them? http://406oc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23001
