Windscreen vandalised - advice on repair needed
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Somebody smashed my windscreen with a brick or something last night while the Griff was parked outside. Bit of a shame as I'd had it replaced in the last year due to delamination and of course the weather is getting good now. Taking a deep breath...
What I wanted to check is whether I should call out autoglass through my insurers or whether it needs to go to a specialist. I'm not precious about it as long as they do a decent job. Anyone have any experience either way?
Thanks
gooner
What I wanted to check is whether I should call out autoglass through my insurers or whether it needs to go to a specialist. I'm not precious about it as long as they do a decent job. Anyone have any experience either way?
Thanks
gooner
Griffs are best done by a specialist, IIRC. Unless your local Autoglass-type place has someone there who's experienced in doing TVR windscreens, you could end up with damage to your dashboard trim.
You need to speak to your insurers anyway. I seem to recall the windscreen on my Griff cost about £350, but my insurers at the time were happy to just accept the bill for the job, minus my £50 excess, even though I went to a specialist.
You need to speak to your insurers anyway. I seem to recall the windscreen on my Griff cost about £350, but my insurers at the time were happy to just accept the bill for the job, minus my £50 excess, even though I went to a specialist.
Edited by SGirl on Saturday 21st February 12:33
Search on here, there is a company that were fitting windscreens at the BBWF a couple of years ago.
National Mobile Windsceens or something like that.
FFG had theres done by Autoglass and had to have it re-done as AG ballsed up the leather on the dash.
Your local guy will not have a clue, I'm afraid.
HTH
maggit
National Mobile Windsceens or something like that.
FFG had theres done by Autoglass and had to have it re-done as AG ballsed up the leather on the dash.
Your local guy will not have a clue, I'm afraid.
HTH
maggit
One word of support for the big chain though - I had to have mine done and went through the insurer. They used Autoglass and it took quite a while before they contacted me to come to my house and fit it.
When I enquired of the fitter why it took so long he told me that they rejected 7 sub-standard screens before they received one good enough to fit. They also carry out all of the screen fits for Kerridges (the local TVR dealer as was) so had lots of experience in them.
When I enquired of the fitter why it took so long he told me that they rejected 7 sub-standard screens before they received one good enough to fit. They also carry out all of the screen fits for Kerridges (the local TVR dealer as was) so had lots of experience in them.
Phil is guy you want. He owns a windscreen company and a TVR.
He makes sure that a fitter with Griffith experience does the job.
Done badly, you can end up with the top of the dashboard slashed and water leaks.
Some of the bigger firms like autoglass do employ fitters with TVR experience. This will be a guy at a branch near an old TVR main dealer.
That dealer would have put a load of work through them, which is how they learned.
There's one such guy at autoglass near Bexley. I was talking to him and he hates doing them. They get paid so much to fit a screen. The more you fit, the more you earn. Some cars take a long time if you do it right. TVR take a long time, so the fitters see you as someone who will cost them money.
As such, unless you can trace and nominate an experienced TVR fitter, you are likely to get the guy who is bottom of the pecking order at the branch, since the rest will have avoided the job.
Then autoglass say they have to reuse the old screen rubber seal because they are no longer available.
Phil has these 'unavailable' seals in stock.
He makes sure that a fitter with Griffith experience does the job.
Done badly, you can end up with the top of the dashboard slashed and water leaks.
Some of the bigger firms like autoglass do employ fitters with TVR experience. This will be a guy at a branch near an old TVR main dealer.
That dealer would have put a load of work through them, which is how they learned.
There's one such guy at autoglass near Bexley. I was talking to him and he hates doing them. They get paid so much to fit a screen. The more you fit, the more you earn. Some cars take a long time if you do it right. TVR take a long time, so the fitters see you as someone who will cost them money.
As such, unless you can trace and nominate an experienced TVR fitter, you are likely to get the guy who is bottom of the pecking order at the branch, since the rest will have avoided the job.
Then autoglass say they have to reuse the old screen rubber seal because they are no longer available.
Phil has these 'unavailable' seals in stock.
Miss Tree said:
One word of support for the big chain though - I had to have mine done and went through the insurer. They used Autoglass and it took quite a while before they contacted me to come to my house and fit it.
When I enquired of the fitter why it took so long he told me that they rejected 7 sub-standard screens before they received one good enough to fit. They also carry out all of the screen fits for Kerridges (the local TVR dealer as was) so had lots of experience in them.
The guy who did mine (Reading Windscreens in Caversham) had a similar problem. Not because the screens were the wrong shape but as the first screen had an optical defect in the centre and the second a small crack at the bottom.When I enquired of the fitter why it took so long he told me that they rejected 7 sub-standard screens before they received one good enough to fit. They also carry out all of the screen fits for Kerridges (the local TVR dealer as was) so had lots of experience in them.
I was recommended this guy from another TVR owner and local TVR garage, he did a top notch job on mine
cheers
Edited by kbear on Tuesday 24th February 03:58
mrmaggit said:
FFG had theres done by Autoglass and had to have it re-done as AG ballsed up the leather on the dash.
maggit
And the a pillar and the paintwork - ended up costing them in excess of £2.5k to put it right and loads of aggro for us. They said they'd done loads for Team Central who were sown the road but not the guy that did ours. We confirmed it would be a genuine TVR screen with the insurer before proceeding and it was a pattern which was too big and we couldn't get the roof on, luckily it was dry at the time.maggit
Agree - specialist only - tell your insurer to take a running jump if they suggest otherwise.
I think the man is 530dPhil or something similar on here. David Gerald are the official TVR windscreen supplier so best try these first. Any mainstream fitter will get the glass from them anyway.
FFG
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