New windscreen for SL500 (R129)

[Willsco]

One week after picking up my SL I got a nasty stone chip on windscreen - not MoT failure - but about £1 coin size in passenger's line of sight.

Already had one chip in middle of screen - and screen was also badly scratched from wiper blade in driver's line of sight - making night time and or driving in rain very dodgy

Insurance company agreed to replace screen rather than repair - which was great news.

Replacement took place today - quite an involved job - but I am very happy with the results - well done Auto Windscreens

 

[Willsco]

My guess is that scratching of windscreen might have been caused by previous owner(s) leaving wiper on in first position - so that when it rained wiper would automatically begin wiping...

...however I think this results in a single dry wipe every time the engine is started - which, over time, would have caused the scratching..?

What do others thinks - would that be potential cause or is it likely to have been something else like poor quality wipers..?

 

[jaymanek]

Its caused by wipers wearing down and not being replaced before hard rubber/plastic and even metal make contact with the screen and over time make it deeply marked.

My R129 is a little marked too, will probably replace it at some point.

 

[BTB 500]

My guess is that scratching of windscreen might have been caused by previous owner(s) leaving wiper on in first position - so that when it rained wiper would automatically begin wiping...

...however I think this results in a single dry wipe every time the engine is started - which, over time, would have caused the scratching..?

Correct. Later M-B auto wipers can be left on and don't give the single sweep (even if bone dry) at startup.