Admiral insurance
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Hi all, I know a lot of folks use Admiral so wanted to ask a question.
Admiral are refusing to fit a Porsche windscreen, not sure what they propose, waiting on confirmation, but assume will look the same, ie top band and sensors etc, just an aftermarket manufacturer.
Has anyone else had this with Admiral, and did anyone manage to get them to change their mind (I know I can pay the difference but it’s going to be a lot let’s face it)
Cheers
Admiral are refusing to fit a Porsche windscreen, not sure what they propose, waiting on confirmation, but assume will look the same, ie top band and sensors etc, just an aftermarket manufacturer.
Has anyone else had this with Admiral, and did anyone manage to get them to change their mind (I know I can pay the difference but it’s going to be a lot let’s face it)
Cheers
If the car is under warranty - be very careful, as fitting non oem parts can invalidate the warranty.
A colleague of mine with a boxster - was in the same situation, and agreed with the windscreen company that he'd pay the difference between the costs.
As it turned out, they fitted the Porsche Windscreen - and then Admiral paid out without questioning it
A colleague of mine with a boxster - was in the same situation, and agreed with the windscreen company that he'd pay the difference between the costs.
As it turned out, they fitted the Porsche Windscreen - and then Admiral paid out without questioning it
The ‘aftermarket' manufacturer is typically the same manufacturer as OEM and exact same product ( eg Pilkington, St Germain etc), just doesn’t have markings on the glass to signify OEM Porsche ( P inside a circle or triangle as I recall)
I’ve had three Porsche windscreens replaced under Admiral insurance in last 4 years, and successfully insisted on original equipment in two cases (though caused a slight delay, maybe a week) - my wife’s Macan, 6 months old at the time, and a 2 month old 992 c4S targa, both by Autoglass. I had no problem or question when insisting original Porsche on the Macan; I had to escalate re the 992 but it was resolved quickly. Nothing inherently wrong with Autoglass in my experience, our cars were both good as new, though use an AG centre not mobile. Maybe we were lucky getting AG fitter(s) on top of their game and who really took pride in their work - though I got the impression this was deliberate by the AG centre they had assigned their top fitter. The one time it wasn’t OEM (another Macan) , it didn’t even cross my mind to ask and an 'aftermarket' screen was fitted, 99.9% of people would never had known ( we didn’t at the time!) and the car subsequently had warranty work done at OPC and was p/x'd back to OPC with no issue.
I might be wrong but seem to remember Admiral have policy to agree to OEM if car is less than 2 or 3 years old.
I know some of the guys at my local OPC guys very well and asked them about warranty point and they said it’s complete nonsense - unless the a warranty claim is in some way related specifically to the windscreen. They also said they don’t have the specialist capability to fit windscreens and use subcontractors, including autoglass…..
I’ve had three Porsche windscreens replaced under Admiral insurance in last 4 years, and successfully insisted on original equipment in two cases (though caused a slight delay, maybe a week) - my wife’s Macan, 6 months old at the time, and a 2 month old 992 c4S targa, both by Autoglass. I had no problem or question when insisting original Porsche on the Macan; I had to escalate re the 992 but it was resolved quickly. Nothing inherently wrong with Autoglass in my experience, our cars were both good as new, though use an AG centre not mobile. Maybe we were lucky getting AG fitter(s) on top of their game and who really took pride in their work - though I got the impression this was deliberate by the AG centre they had assigned their top fitter. The one time it wasn’t OEM (another Macan) , it didn’t even cross my mind to ask and an 'aftermarket' screen was fitted, 99.9% of people would never had known ( we didn’t at the time!) and the car subsequently had warranty work done at OPC and was p/x'd back to OPC with no issue.
I might be wrong but seem to remember Admiral have policy to agree to OEM if car is less than 2 or 3 years old.
I know some of the guys at my local OPC guys very well and asked them about warranty point and they said it’s complete nonsense - unless the a warranty claim is in some way related specifically to the windscreen. They also said they don’t have the specialist capability to fit windscreens and use subcontractors, including autoglass…..
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