Windscreen Reseal covered by insurance?
Discussion
Hey guys,
I have a leak in on my MG and I am now 99.9% sure its the seal around the windscreen that is causing it. As the glass itself is fine do you think this would be covered by the windscreen repair? Or best just to phone round the repair places for quotes?
Insurance is with Adrian Flux if that helps
I have a leak in on my MG and I am now 99.9% sure its the seal around the windscreen that is causing it. As the glass itself is fine do you think this would be covered by the windscreen repair? Or best just to phone round the repair places for quotes?
Insurance is with Adrian Flux if that helps
Daston said:
Hey guys,
I have a leak in on my MG and I am now 99.9% sure its the seal around the windscreen that is causing it. As the glass itself is fine do you think this would be covered by the windscreen repair? Or best just to phone round the repair places for quotes?
Insurance is with Adrian Flux if that helps
Is it glued in or a rubber seal?I have a leak in on my MG and I am now 99.9% sure its the seal around the windscreen that is causing it. As the glass itself is fine do you think this would be covered by the windscreen repair? Or best just to phone round the repair places for quotes?
Insurance is with Adrian Flux if that helps
Nikko 40691 said:
It won't be covered, personally you should get a stone chip repaired by Autoglass (Making sure it's repairable within the BS AU 242a:1998) then leave it a weak and force the repair to crack by using excess force - Just make sure that there's no sign of force for the chip to crack!
Good old insurance fraud.Nikko 40691 said:
It won't be covered, personally you should get a stone chip repaired by Autoglass (Making sure it's repairable within the BS AU 242a:1998) then leave it a weak and force the repair to crack by using excess force - Just make sure that there's no sign of force for the chip to crack!
What a good idea! I bet the technician will be well happy having a warranty against his name and the potential to loose a lot of money all for the sake of some one not wanting to pay there windscreen xs! Op some insurance company's will honour this most won't.
If the windscreen has been replaced previously (look for an Autoglass etc logo) you can normally get them to come back and do it again if it leaks. I had a leaky screen on one of my cars that had previously been replaced, but the company that did it had gone bust and the insurance would't cover a leak. A local fitter put a new screen in for me for £225.
Looks like it's just an age thing sounds fairly common with rovers/MGs Butyl rubber sealant, £4 off Ebay?
It never sets hard so if in future the screen needs replacing it won't be a pig to remove like silicone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310ml-Grey-145-Butyl-Rub...
It never sets hard so if in future the screen needs replacing it won't be a pig to remove like silicone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310ml-Grey-145-Butyl-Rub...
996TT02 said:
Butyl rubber sealant, £4 off Ebay?
It never sets hard so if in future the screen needs replacing it won't be a pig to remove like silicone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310ml-Grey-145-Butyl-Rub...
Had this stuff under the lens covers on my old Elise. On hot days it gets tacky and runs a bit, can't recommended it.It never sets hard so if in future the screen needs replacing it won't be a pig to remove like silicone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310ml-Grey-145-Butyl-Rub...
jam civic said:
What a good idea! I bet the technician will be well happy having a warranty against his name and the potential to loose a lot of money all for the sake of some one not wanting to pay there windscreen xs!
Op some insurance company's will honour this most won't.
What's one warranty?Op some insurance company's will honour this most won't.
Besides you won't lose your job over a warranty, you may be in the red on once month but it's not worth shedding a tear over.
Nikko 40691 said:
It won't be covered, personally you should get a stone chip repaired by Autoglass (Making sure it's repairable within the BS AU 242a:1998) then leave it a weak and force the repair to crack by using excess force - Just make sure that there's no sign of force for the chip to crack!
Your honesty in how you would defraud an insurance company is admirable. And we call the insurance companies crooks for hiking up premiums. Insurance fraud. Shafting an innocent worker out of his bonus and some really bad advice in general. Good to see some people on here have an ounce of decency though.
What Rover is it? If it's original screen it's highly unlikely to be that, the glues don't degrade like they used to. The only possible way (realistically) for it to start leaking is for rust to have caused flaking of the metal the glass is bonded to.
Check drain points, sun roof drain tubes and grommets. Rover 45 & 75's were prone to leaky sunroofs, mainly from the frame the glass is glued to rusting away.
By far the best people to sort a leak are windscreen companies, they spend ages sorting out these "you changed my windscreen and now my carpets are wet" problems. For us it was almost never the screen but something else. We rarely charged, good customer service and relations are worth more than 1/2 hour labour.
What Rover is it? If it's original screen it's highly unlikely to be that, the glues don't degrade like they used to. The only possible way (realistically) for it to start leaking is for rust to have caused flaking of the metal the glass is bonded to.
Check drain points, sun roof drain tubes and grommets. Rover 45 & 75's were prone to leaky sunroofs, mainly from the frame the glass is glued to rusting away.
By far the best people to sort a leak are windscreen companies, they spend ages sorting out these "you changed my windscreen and now my carpets are wet" problems. For us it was almost never the screen but something else. We rarely charged, good customer service and relations are worth more than 1/2 hour labour.
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