As Alot of you have probably seen from Facebook. I need a new windscreen. I have a chip the size of a 50p right in the eye level bit!

What do I do. How do I go about fixing it? Preferably before Saturday :/ x

Ty.
Li x

Most insurances cover you for chip repairs. Call AUTO GLASS they will check and come out to you and repair it. 99% of the chip will disappear . Good luck.

If they can't repair it maybe because it classed as what they call in the A zone (this can fail an MOT) , and surgest you need a new screen then insist on a a real MINI screen with the MINI badge ingraving. This sometimes come with a cost depending on your insurance.

Li if it's more than the size of a 5p (9mm) in your eye view then it's a MOT fail as said.

Are you insured fully comp? if so then your screen should be insured although you will have an excess to pay (typically between £50 - £75) if you only have Third party F & T then you may not be insured for screen damage where you will need to pay yourself

Your insurer will have an arrangement with a screen company and will point you in there direction, if you go elsewhere then as Chris said you will need to pay a higher excess

Li I've had a stone chip the size of a 50p since 2 weeks after I had Oscar and i wont change it due to worries about leaks and not getting a proper Mini screen as a replacement. However, mine is not in eye level and has not failed the MOT.

Auto glass are not allowed to do it. Some other company admiral have are the only ones that can do it :s

I had to get mine changed last winter when it snowed so guy thought be cool to wheel spin in front of me arrrrggghhh

It will prob be auto windscreens then that's who repaired mine

That's who did mine. Make sure you check the work after my wife did not and there was a mark on glass that i spent hours getting off and the rubber seal was not fitted properly

Li, I think it best you just go with your insurers repairer. Yes there are some horror stories but on the other hand there are a lot of great repairs out there. Same in any trade I'm affraid. Plus you will have the backup of your insurer if things don't go quite to plan

Yeah definitly go through your insurance company. Im with MINI and i rang and complained after and it all got sorted in the end

PrincessRiot wrote:

Auto glass are not allowed to do it. Some other company admiral have are the only ones that can do it :s

im with admiral, and have 3 screens done on the mini now , all with national windscreens who is there preferred company.

I had a problem with one of them (it would rattle when you hit about a ton), and they replaced the screen and every single piece of trim around to fix the problem so was well happy with that and it all cost me nothing

ollieworks wrote:

PrincessRiot wrote:

Auto glass are not allowed to do it. Some other company admiral have are the only ones that can do it :s

im with admiral, and have 3 screens done on the mini now , all with national windscreens who is there preferred company.

I had a problem with one of them (it would rattle when you hit about a ton), and they replaced the screen and every single piece of trim around to fix the problem so was well happy with that and it all cost me nothing

Well at least someone has herd of them :S
im so unlucky with this blooming car im dreading this tbh x

PrincessRiot wrote:

ollieworks wrote:

PrincessRiot wrote:

Auto glass are not allowed to do it. Some other company admiral have are the only ones that can do it :s

im with admiral, and have 3 screens done on the mini now , all with national windscreens who is there preferred company.

I had a problem with one of them (it would rattle when you hit about a ton), and they replaced the screen and every single piece of trim around to fix the problem so was well happy with that and it all cost me nothing

Well at least someone has herd of them :S
im so unlucky with this blooming car im dreading this tbh x

i was really pleased with there service, and they seemed more than happy to splash my insurance companys money around to keep me happy, it will all be fine

I hope so!

New windscreen being fitted as we speak


chip must have been bad as soon as he lent on the window it cracked!

ok this man is on to his supervisor

the glass doesnt fit the bloody window!

not ammused!


what do i do if he has to leave my car with no windscreen on the drive :S

....you wont be able to drive?
he will prbs put the old one back

the old one has cracked!

what's the score then Li any update

i have a window on the car that doesnt fit he has stuck black tape around it and has assued me its safe to drive they are getting me a new one saturday!

What company Li that's very poor IMO

how the f**k can they say that is safe to drive?!?!

EPIC FAIL!

if i was you you should tell them you want it before sat,im sure its not that hard to get a window,,,,,i dont think its a good to drive as if you brake very hard it would fall out im sure,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

he says its all safe just there is a huge gap at the top which is no covered with tape! i told him id sue if the bloody tape ruins my car! or the stripe! :S its all glued in apparently.

i suppose its not the fitters fault i mean he didn't make the glass :S