Autoglass shocked me

[BATTS91]

just rang autoglass to see how much for a windscreen for me e30 is , with tinted sunstrip as standard and he gave me the privalege of receiving a quote for £243.89 or £10 cheaper without tint , my words when i put the phone down are lol

[MarkT]

That's not too bad mate. I put the rear screen through on my Hilux and it was a similar ammount to that!

[HairyScreech]

thats about right really, id go look for a good second hand one, theres plenty about.

[Sanchez]

75quid through the insurance and shouldnt affect your premium next year.

[BATTS91]

never bough a windscreen so i didnt know it was goin to be that much i think the secondhand its going to be but i really wanted the standard tinted sunstrip is there many of those about do you know ?

[DanThe]

I bet that is just the glass, cheap shite glass at that.
Autoglass are nothing but ripoff merchants, I was quoted over £1,000 for a Daf 7.5 tonner screen, the next quote I got was £350...
Local windscreen man quoted me £80 for a quality brand E30 screen, will be taking him up next time I need one

[BATTS91]

thats the thing bud no insurance at the mo been off the road doing m50 conversion needs mot too thats why i have to get this sorted i got a nice crack down the middle

[HairyScreech]

i need your windscreen man!!! NEED!

[BATTS91]

wow DanThe thats very cheap comapred to what i was just told is that an average price for an independant screen fitter or just this particualer guy , i presume this is without fitting of course , i trust myself to take it out but putting in hmmm another story imo

[jonny323i]

id hunt around smaller companys as near me they are about £140

[e30topless]

a brand new green toptint screen direct from BMW (now pilkington not sigla) is £214 or it was in july,

[Barx325i]

I have a blue tint with a chip

[DanThe]

wow DanThe thats very cheap comapred to what i was just told is that an average price for an independant screen fitter or just this particualer guy , i presume this is without fitting of course , i trust myself to take it out but putting in hmmm another story imo

Thats trade price and some really, but you should be aboe to get a new screen (decent brand) for at least £100 cheaper.
A wanted ad should find you a good second hand screen for about £20, easy to fit if you get the correct tool for refitting the filler strip which is about £6 off eBay

[BATTS91]

Barx325i
how much would you be looking for on your screen im not sure what colour my tint is not noticed haha bad really , my car is red would it suite it lol ?

DanThe what are these tools called ive seen them used but what are they called ? thanks guys much apreciated

[Barx325i]

I decided against fitting against my red shell but whatever rocks your boat I guess. seeing as you're based in essex, cheshire polo club is a fair trot

[e30topless]

DanThe what are these tools called ive seen them used but what are they called ? thanks guys much apreciated

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINDSCREEN-RU ... 4aae0b570e

[BATTS91]

ahh cheshire about 4hours away hmmm fair old way to go unfortunatly i think ill have to pass on that bud im sure ud agree on that one maybe the guy at big bavarian beauties on the a12

[BATTS91]

ahh brilliant one of those tools and some fairy and ill be having some fun i suppose lol should i use abit of clear sealant or not ?? just have to source one close to pick up i suppose or someone whos willing to send me one :/

[penton08]

I have a few s/h screens to chose from, £40 fitted or £30 take away. I am between Colchester and Ipswich.

[Blitz]

I was quoted £800 for my E34 by Autoglass.

[jonny323i]

was it made from diamonds

[Brianmoooore]

ahh brilliant one of those tools and some fairy

Don't recommend using Fairy. It contains a lot of salt, and it's not good to permanently trap this between the rubber and the screen flange.

[sweep]

green top tint here.

[DavieP]

Sorry to butt in, were the top tints always green or did they also do blue?

[andyp]

they only did green tint with top tint as far as i know, and i have one here with a little chip in it £25.00 collected, if you can get the car here to me i can get you a new one supply and fitted for £120.00

[daimlerman]

..... i trust myself to take it out but putting in hmmm another story imo

Place the cleaned seal onto the frame of the car
Place the 'screen into the bottom of the seal,check that it is central
Using your fingers,lift the seal over the 'screen,check that it is central
Using soft soap(send your 'er indoors to a tyre fitter wearing a short skirt and killer heels)ease the locking strip in.

[BATTS91]

just double checked im maybe partially coulour blind lol but im sure its blue lol ,

andyp thats the problem i need one to pass mot which hopefully once ive done the glass and my exhaust it will pass with lots of luck lol

[DanThe]

I was quoted £800 for my E34 by Autoglass.

I had my E34 done through the insurance a couple of years ago by RAC Windscreens, I priced a screen and complete trim which comes in 3 pieces from the dealer and it came to over £400, my glass policy was up to £350 and RAC did it inside of this, I told them it had to be a genuine screen and trim and thats exactly what I got

[Blitz]

I was quoted £800 for my E34 by Autoglass.

I had my E34 done through the insurance a couple of years ago by RAC Windscreens, I priced a screen and complete trim which comes in 3 pieces from the dealer and it came to over £400, my glass policy was up to £350 and RAC did it inside of this, I told them it had to be a genuine screen and trim and thats exactly what I got

Do the trims really need to be replaced because I have to get mine changed outside insurance?

[mattycoops43]

Phone round your local places, I had mine done with green tint and it was £80 fitted by a local firm in barry.

[gnarkillius]

Ive got a green top tint on my iS. I didnt realise that was a standard bit of equipment.

[DanThe]

I was quoted £800 for my E34 by Autoglass.

I had my E34 done through the insurance a couple of years ago by RAC Windscreens, I priced a screen and complete trim which comes in 3 pieces from the dealer and it came to over £400, my glass policy was up to £350 and RAC did it inside of this, I told them it had to be a genuine screen and trim and thats exactly what I got

Do the trims really need to be replaced because I have to get mine changed outside insurance?

The trims have to go in when the glass does, so if you get them changed outside insurance the screen would have to come out again! The trims up the side go brittle and can split, they should be quite soft. The reason I had new glass/trims fitted was because it had been changed in the past by cowboys (possibly autoglass) who used cheap shit glass that was horrible to look through and the top trim was sticking up and causing wind noise

[Blitz]

Thanks.

[jcm325]

HI,JUST RANG A LOCAL COMPANY AS I NEED A NEW SCREEN FOR MY TEC 1,THEY QOUTED £75 PLUS VAT FOR A STANDARD SCREEN AND £95 PLUS VAT FOR TOP TINT SCREEN,THIS IS SUPPLY AND FIT NEXT WORKING DAY.....I.M LOCATED IN DEVON DONT KNOW IF THIS HELPS???? THEY ARE CALLED PHOENIX WINDSCREENS 01823 214348 VERY HELPFUL GUY ON THE PHONE...