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I use a small flat-bladed screwdriver,from the glass side and soft soap(send your 'er indoors to chat up your local tyre fitter!)but the 'proper' tool is a U shaped hoop with a device to open up the rubber channel.Quaser wrote:it would be nice to know what the windscreen tool looked like - any chance you could take a pic
not true i'm afraid, depends on which insurance company you are insured with, some will authorise/pay for OE stamped glass others may wontDanThe wrote:Autoglass fit cheapshit polish glass as standard, they will fit a genuine screen if you demand it though. With the proper tool it takes less than a minute to fit the locking strip
they offer a lifetime warranty so you can get it looked at and replaced if its deemed necessarypolsta wrote:tbh i wasnt impressed with the actual screen quality, when autoglass did mine , seemed iffy in rain/light at night like on motorway etc, what make it is it, their own branded one ?
well, if there was a problem with the 2nd glass then possibly there may have been a quality issue.polsta wrote:mine did get replaced about 8 months later, but they wont drive around in it for a period and in diffeent situations and weathers, which was when you noticed its poor quality, not long after it had the 2nd i sold the car
when i tried to insist on an oem bmw glass, they said it couldnt be done, nothing about speaking to the insurer, i rang round a few other glass companies but none would do a bmw glass
Same here, the Dutch equivalent of Autoglass wanted about 150 euros more for the boot-space glass than BMW did for the glass, surrounding trim and gutter trimbab-91 wrote:The time I had to replace my drivers side window autoglass was £200 more expensive than buying direct from bmw.
So I wont be using them ... ever. Ever ever.... EVER!
The price I was given was for their own glass. So they really charge for the fitment!Cloggy Saint wrote:Same here, the Dutch equivalent of Autoglass wanted about 150 euros more for the boot-space glass than BMW did for the glass, surrounding trim and gutter trimbab-91 wrote:The time I had to replace my drivers side window autoglass was £200 more expensive than buying direct from bmw.
So I wont be using them ... ever. Ever ever.... EVER!
not true mate , autoglass use Pilkington which is the same as o.e.m just not stamped and yeah you have to ask for the genuine item but thats if your insurance company agree to payDanThe wrote:Autoglass fit cheapshit polish glass as standard, they will fit a genuine screen if you demand it though.
If it doesnt have a brand name on it the glass could be anything, ive seen plenty of poor quality windscreens and they have pretty much all been fitted by autoglass.dips346 wrote:not true mate , autoglass use Pilkington which is the same as o.e.m just not stamped and yeah you have to ask for the genuine item but thats if your insurance company agree to payDanThe wrote:Autoglass fit cheapshit polish glass as standard, they will fit a genuine screen if you demand it though.
it was rac windscreens (auto windscreens) that made they own screens and what a mess that was
Jack the cab with something on the seat by any chance?DanThe wrote:If it doesnt have a brand name on it the glass could be anything, ive seen plenty of poor quality windscreens and they have pretty much all been fitted by autoglass.dips346 wrote:not true mate , autoglass use Pilkington which is the same as o.e.m just not stamped and yeah you have to ask for the genuine item but thats if your insurance company agree to payDanThe wrote:Autoglass fit cheapshit polish glass as standard, they will fit a genuine screen if you demand it though.
it was rac windscreens (auto windscreens) that made they own screens and what a mess that was
I damaged a screen on a new/unregistered 7.5 ton DAF several years ago and the manager of the place rang autoglass, they quoted £1500 to come and replace it. I had it changed by a company from the midlands that travelled 70 miles to fit it and it cost me £350
Speaks volumes IMO...
No, was cutting the chassis with a 9" grinder on the vehicle in front and missed the protective screenHairyScreech wrote:Jack the cab with something on the seat by any chance?DanThe wrote:If it doesnt have a brand name on it the glass could be anything, ive seen plenty of poor quality windscreens and they have pretty much all been fitted by autoglass.dips346 wrote: not true mate , autoglass use Pilkington which is the same as o.e.m just not stamped and yeah you have to ask for the genuine item but thats if your insurance company agree to pay
it was rac windscreens (auto windscreens) that made they own screens and what a mess that was
I damaged a screen on a new/unregistered 7.5 ton DAF several years ago and the manager of the place rang autoglass, they quoted £1500 to come and replace it. I had it changed by a company from the midlands that travelled 70 miles to fit it and it cost me £350
Speaks volumes IMO...
funny thing is that it only cost them a extra £50 to get one with bmw stamped on lolharry_p wrote:When autoglass fitted a screen to my e30 m3 it was a pilkington screen, the same pilkington which supply various manufacturers, but you won't get a BMW stamped one unless its bought from BMW.
Arg, learnt that one the hard way when I first started the ka, screen is still full of pits to this day.DanThe wrote:No, was cutting the chassis with a 9" grinder on the vehicle in front and missed the protective screenHairyScreech wrote:Jack the cab with something on the seat by any chance?DanThe wrote: If it doesnt have a brand name on it the glass could be anything, ive seen plenty of poor quality windscreens and they have pretty much all been fitted by autoglass.
I damaged a screen on a new/unregistered 7.5 ton DAF several years ago and the manager of the place rang autoglass, they quoted £1500 to come and replace it. I had it changed by a company from the midlands that travelled 70 miles to fit it and it cost me £350
Speaks volumes IMO...
He came and finished fitting it this morning and haven't had a chance to drive it yet but it covers the whole window space and it's fully transparent so, so far so good. The only branding I can see on the screen is "Toglass"polsta wrote:tbh i wasnt impressed with the actual screen quality, when autoglass did mine , seemed iffy in rain/light at night like on motorway etc, what make it is it, their own branded one ?
I think I've had a new screen in every car I've owned now! it's not growing, nor in my view at the moment so can wait until next week when I'm on the different shift.FLolAndyboy wrote:Autoglass repair
Autoglass replace
Jism in your hair
Jism on your face
a very large percentage of glass comes from a supplier called laddaw who are owned by Belron. Belron also own Autoglasspolsta wrote:they are not always linked to a specific supplier, the excess may be slightly more , say £50 to their preffered (autoglass) or say £80 if you choose your own, but its then finding the supplier with gen glass/who will, as most dont forget will have their suppliers, and make £££ on the glass, aswell as the fitting, if they get a gen bmw glass they wont make anything on it
I used to work at the Laddaw wharehouse. Most the stuff there was Pilkington glass when I worked there but there seemed to be more and more unmarked glass appearing during the year I was there. Only OEM glass I remember ever seeing in stock was for Fords or Jags.lhd220turbo wrote:a very large percentage of glass comes from a supplier called laddaw who are owned by Belron. Belron also own Autoglasspolsta wrote:they are not always linked to a specific supplier, the excess may be slightly more , say £50 to their preffered (autoglass) or say £80 if you choose your own, but its then finding the supplier with gen glass/who will, as most dont forget will have their suppliers, and make £££ on the glass, aswell as the fitting, if they get a gen bmw glass they wont make anything on it
If you use one of the big companys to replace the windscreen, autoglass, National windscreen, AA, autowindscreens etc all will pretty much source their glass from laddaw.
Things have changed a bit since then; Jag screen arnt OE stamped, Fords are thoughKedge wrote:I used to work at the Laddaw wharehouse. Most the stuff there was Pilkington glass when I worked there but there seemed to be more and more unmarked glass appearing during the year I was there. Only OEM glass I remember ever seeing in stock was for Fords or Jags.lhd220turbo wrote:a very large percentage of glass comes from a supplier called laddaw who are owned by Belron. Belron also own Autoglasspolsta wrote:they are not always linked to a specific supplier, the excess may be slightly more , say £50 to their preffered (autoglass) or say £80 if you choose your own, but its then finding the supplier with gen glass/who will, as most dont forget will have their suppliers, and make £££ on the glass, aswell as the fitting, if they get a gen bmw glass they wont make anything on it
If you use one of the big companys to replace the windscreen, autoglass, National windscreen, AA, autowindscreens etc all will pretty much source their glass from laddaw.
Mark up on some of the screens was nuts, I paid £12 for a new screen for my E21 while I was there!
