Cracked windscreen :(

[baz7175]

Just arrived back home from spending the best part of the week out in Germany with work (Aachen and then a trip to the Essen Motorshow) to kick off my drive from Dublin back up to Derry with a stone whacking right beside the A pillar on the drivers side and leaving a 12-14 inch crack coming out into the middle of the window. Only positive is that it's on the glass and not the A pillar as no doubt would have left a nasty dent...

How easy is it to source replacement screens for these cars, i.e. do the likes of AutoWindscreens etc stock Monaro glass?

Edited by baz7175 on Friday 8th December 09:40

[V8HSV]

LSV normally stock replacement screens but then maybe only for CV8 & GTS

Edited by V8HSV on Friday 8th December 10:32

[Demolition Man]

There was a recent thread on this....

I think the upshot was that the big glass companies did have windows in stock, but only at their main depots, so a few days wait while they deliver to your fitting depot was in order.

[hainser]

When I had a brick put through my passenger window none of the glass companies could do anything quickly. Local Moanro dealer didn't have any in stock either, so took it to Caspy who sorted it out no probs.

[BigNige]

Demolition Man said:

There was a recent thread on this....

I think the upshot was that the big glass companies did have windows in stock, but only at their main depots, so a few days wait while they deliver to your fitting depot was in order.

Slightly out of the norm cars screens are normally not held locally.
I even had a few days wait for my 98 Scorpio when the screen cracked.

Ain't no thang.

[stevieturbo]

V8HSV said:

LSV normally stock replacement screens but then maybe only for CV8 & GTS

Edited by V8HSV on Friday 8th December 10:32

Would the screens be different in other models ?? its the same Chassis ?

[baz7175]

Upshot is only 1 of the 4 companies on the insurers thumbs-up list can even source the glass and they can't get me it till next Friday

Since the crack appeared it's now around 20 inches or so in length and growing every time I get in the car

[Demolition Man]

It could be worse..... at least you still have something to stop the rain hitting your face........ask Hainser

[baz7175]

Fingers crossed the windscreen should arrive with the guys on Friday afternoon, and either a weekend or Monday fitting in time for me heading home to Scotland with her for xmas and new year

[Well_Fans]

well when you get up here give us a shout and we'll have a mini meet to welcome you see if we can't twist woody_vt and bigwheel to come along, won't bother V6 JDT as he'll be stuck on his little island now for the next 6 months due to the wind and high seas

[Woody vt]

Sounds Good!

[baz7175]

Not a problem, I'll be in and around the Glasgow area (namely Blantyre) from 23rd through to the 1st of Jan

[Well_Fans]

even better thats only 2mins from me in Motherwell, we can play hide and seek up and down the M74

[baz7175]

Yeah, shouldn't be a problem - I'll be meeting up with Dougie from Total Vauxhall at some point too through the trip home for the winter as he's heading home to Scotland too for a wee break, so we can tease him about his Cavaliers now that I've some backup

[Well_Fans]

Dougie was up for the Dastek rolling road day and was heading off to the Falkirk Wheel to meet some Corsa owners. Someone had loaned him a fast red car (new Corsa ) to show off to some interested owner groups and get some feedback. As the VVOC people keep saying isnt a Cavalier just a MK1 Vectra

[baz7175]

a Mk1 Vectra - lol, think I'll wait till after xmas to use that one