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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: tunnie on 07 June 2010, 21:00:57
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So got two rather large cranks in windcreen now, one drivers side about 3/4 inchs long, and second which is making a nice S type shape which goes up about 1/4 of the screen :-[
According to insurance blurb, can go with either of the above as they are on the 'approved' list.
Are they the same? Worth going for one of the other? :-/
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autoglass, done mine through insurance i got the blue tint one.
the very nice chap even buffed of the rust behind the rubber and treated it for me :y
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I`d give them both a bell see if you can blag the heat reflective tinted screen off one of `em
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Some years ago Autoglass put a new screen in my old Omega estate and it was fine so I would recommend them.
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So got two rather large cranks in windcreen now, one drivers side about 3/4 inchs long, and second which is making a nice S type shape which goes up about 1/4 of the screen :-[
According to insurance blurb, can go with either of the above as they are on the 'approved' list.
Are they the same? Worth going for one of the other? :-/
Autoglass have always been great here :y
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Ahhh......RAC Auto Windscreens.....AVOID like the F-in plague
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Ahhh......RAC Auto Windscreens.....AVOID like the F-in plague
I did wonder.... they are the same company then?
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I`d give them both a bell see if you can blag the heat reflective tinted screen off one of `em
Not sure i'd want heat reflective due to it being poor for GPS reception :-/
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Ahhh......RAC Auto Windscreens.....AVOID like the F-in plague
I did wonder.... they are the same company then?
Yes, they dropped the RAC bit because they were being recognised as shite.....but they have not moved the depots, changed the staff or changed the search engine results!
Hence....shite, [size=14]shite,[/size] [size=18]shite,[/size] [size=20]shite,[/size] [size=24]shite,[/size]
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Ahhh......RAC Auto Windscreens.....AVOID like the F-in plague
I did wonder.... they are the same company then?
Yes, they dropped the RAC bit because they were being recognised as shite.....but they have not moved the depots, changed the staff or changed the search engine results!
Hence....shite, [size=14]shite,[/size] [size=18]shite,[/size] [size=20]shite,[/size] [size=24]shite,[/size]
My car had a screen fitted buy a company via the RAC before I bought it, the nearside part of the window rubber comes out occasionaly, keep meaning to have a look at ti. :-/
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Ahhh......RAC Auto Windscreens.....AVOID like the F-in plague
I did wonder.... they are the same company then?
Yes, they dropped the RAC bit because they were being recognised as shite.....but they have not moved the depots, changed the staff or changed the search engine results!
Hence....shite, [size=14]shite,[/size] [size=18]shite,[/size] [size=20]shite,[/size] [size=24]shite,[/size]
My car had a screen fitted buy a company via the RAC before I bought it, the nearside part of the window rubber comes out occasionaly, keep meaning to have a look at ti. :-/
Autoglass it is then :) :y
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Did I mention that auto windscreens were not very good?
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Did I mention that auto windscreens were not very good?
i think we got the gist of it..
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Autowindscreens were OK down here... Not ideal, but OK. When the rubber trim did finally work loose after about a year I called them up and they re-fitted it under warranty. In fact, I told the guy it wouldn't be the end of the world if the screen broke as he removed it because I had a couple of chips so it was replaced FOC :y
That said... The majority of others on here seem to have had a bad experience so I'd avoid them :y
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Autowindscreens were OK down here... Not ideal, but OK. When the rubber trim did finally work loose after about a year I called them up and they re-fitted it under warranty. In fact, I told the guy it wouldn't be the end of the world if the screen broke as he removed it because I had a couple of chips so it was replaced FOC :y
That said... The majority of others on here seem to have had a bad experience so I'd avoid them :y
I had FIVE bad experiences with them.....all due to incompitent fitters, sub standard training and poor quality parts.
Its only when they finaly used genuine parts that it became acceptable (but far from good)
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Autowindscreens were OK down here... Not ideal, but OK. When the rubber trim did finally work loose after about a year I called them up and they re-fitted it under warranty. In fact, I told the guy it wouldn't be the end of the world if the screen broke as he removed it because I had a couple of chips so it was replaced FOC :y
That said... The majority of others on here seem to have had a bad experience so I'd avoid them :y
I had FIVE bad experiences with them.....all due to incompitent fitters, sub standard training and poor quality parts.
Its only when they finaly used genuine parts that it became acceptable (but far from good)
I wouldn't say my experience was good, but was acceptable. FWIW, the guy who did mine used genuine parts and said that they no longer use pattern parts due to the problems they have had. The don't seem to be able to get a replacement lower rubber though.
I'd still use Autoglass if I had the choice of those 2 though :y
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Yup i will be too :y
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As RobG said make sure they fit heat reflective glass if you value your interior.They had 2 goes at mine 1st was utter rubbish,2nd GM one.
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Yes, I would add that I have always used Autoglass and found then superb :y :y
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the reason I asked for the blue tint was the glare from the dash reflecting the screen.
Oh and for M-DTM the previous owner had fitted a SH**E rac one prior to me picking the car up last year. thank god the cold winter cracked it :D
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i rang RAC Auto Windscreens..... for a replacement screen for the jag under the insurance . the guy on the other end of the phone was a muppet ,
he knew shite all ,
he had me go out and check things 5 time b4 he said
"i think i got the right one now"
guess what 4 days later another muppet came out to fit it and YES it was wrong
i ended up paying a local firm to fit it same-day and claimed it all back from the insurance .
RAC ... MY ARSE
:)
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Autoglass just did a good job on the chips on the Signum windscreen - so happy with them and rmember they did last job years ago with heated front windscreen in Ford Scorpio - must be 20 years ago now
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Autoglass booked for next week, used callback off their website, they rang me back instantly. Impressed so far :)