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All will be revealed at 15.04................
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The Wednesday Afternoon Windscreen Price Guessing Game
Faceliftw211
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This is exciting.......2 minutes to go.
£400 windscreen
£1500 suspension repairs
£400 windscreen
£1500 suspension repairs
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15.03
kingdave
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my F5 button has worn out.
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The answer is.....
£209 plus V.A.T. fitted.
£209 plus V.A.T. fitted.
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So the OEM is Burrago?
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And here we were expecting some ridiculously HIGH figure! Shows how our minds work doesn't it! Well done!
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Seriously, this is really useful info.
Last time I had to replace a windscreen (W169 a-class) my insurer wouldn't replace with a dealer or even OEM screen. This seemed crazy to me, the car still being under original Merc warranty. Since there was only 3 months left on the warranty I accepted the default autoglass screen made by chinese outfit "FY". I've actually had no problem with it. It cured an annoying squeak, rain and light sensing still works fine.
If I'd known how much I could have got a Pilkington (OEM) screen for, I might have taken the token contribution offered by the insurer instead of the screen (£150.00 iirc).
It's hard to shop around when you're screen is badly cracked, feels like a bit a of a race against time to sort it before the thing crazes and you can't drive anymore.
Last time I had to replace a windscreen (W169 a-class) my insurer wouldn't replace with a dealer or even OEM screen. This seemed crazy to me, the car still being under original Merc warranty. Since there was only 3 months left on the warranty I accepted the default autoglass screen made by chinese outfit "FY". I've actually had no problem with it. It cured an annoying squeak, rain and light sensing still works fine.
If I'd known how much I could have got a Pilkington (OEM) screen for, I might have taken the token contribution offered by the insurer instead of the screen (£150.00 iirc).
It's hard to shop around when you're screen is badly cracked, feels like a bit a of a race against time to sort it before the thing crazes and you can't drive anymore.
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Just as a yardstick, the windscreen was 'only' £458.62 plus V.A.T. from the Land Rover main dealer.
Some things don't always cost as much as you'd think...
Some things don't always cost as much as you'd think...
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In case it's of any interest to anyone, this is the company that are doing the work on Friday...
National Windscreens | Windscreen Replacement & Repair
National Windscreens | Windscreen Replacement & Repair
Tell Mrs SPX to be more carefull with humps
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I was told that a Vouge windscreen with all the wires etc is around the £980 mark
I thought all insurance would cover the window ok maybe with an excess.
Your lucky with that I guess, there was a member on here with the pano roof on a E class I'm sure to replace that was thousands.
I had to have a new one on my e class after (I think) some part of a roof tile fell on it over night...
Your lucky with that I guess, there was a member on here with the pano roof on a E class I'm sure to replace that was thousands.
I had to have a new one on my e class after (I think) some part of a roof tile fell on it over night...
davidjpowell
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I suspect that SPX has traders insurance that excludes Windscreens...
I remember being asked to pay the VAT on a £900 bill for a windscreen on the BMW. Was not happy.
