Don't get a crack in your windscreen...
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RenPug said:
Glassman said:
RenPug said:
...the customer has to sign a disclaimer accepting liability until the Recalibration is carried out. If they don't agree to this we 
don't do the work as we will not fit aftermarket glass to a vehicle equipped with ADAS under any circumstances.
Why's that? don't do the work as we will not fit aftermarket glass to a vehicle equipped with ADAS under any circumstances.untakenname said:
I wonder how long before the cost of windscreen replacements make the £60 windscreen excess unviable for insurance companies?
Had my one done this summer and it took the guy 2 hours, total cost of the labour, van full of tools and windscreen must have cost my insurers a few hundred at least.
Mine is £170...it has already happened.Had my one done this summer and it took the guy 2 hours, total cost of the labour, van full of tools and windscreen must have cost my insurers a few hundred at least.
I had my Merc screen replaced recently. IIRC it has the rain sensor, light sensor, lane departure camera and infra red camera up there. The car also has adaptive cruise but that's in the grill I think.
The long and short of it was I had to take it into an Autoglass depot so they could do a static calibration afterwards.
It wasn't a massive inconvenience and to be honest I'd rather have a screen replaced in a workshop anyway.
Can't say I'm bothered about the night vision or adaptive cruise but I find the other systems useful.
The long and short of it was I had to take it into an Autoglass depot so they could do a static calibration afterwards.
It wasn't a massive inconvenience and to be honest I'd rather have a screen replaced in a workshop anyway.
Can't say I'm bothered about the night vision or adaptive cruise but I find the other systems useful.
untakenname said:
I wonder how long before the cost of windscreen replacements make the £60 windscreen excess unviable for insurance companies?
Had my one done this summer and it took the guy 2 hours, total cost of the labour, van full of tools and windscreen must have cost my insurers a few hundred at least.
Most approved repairer arrangements are based on an average invoice price deal. Exclusions usually apply to supercars (for example) where the average purchase price for glass can be four-figures and not two or three. Had my one done this summer and it took the guy 2 hours, total cost of the labour, van full of tools and windscreen must have cost my insurers a few hundred at least.
Ninja59 said:
Mine is £170...it has already happened.
Some LV lines were set at £175 compulsory contribution. On the subject of calibration, and despite the overwhelming majority of these devices being self-calibrating, there is another grey area.
Before all the panic about having 'it done' which only became 'a must' when it became a chargeable service, what has happened to the cars that had windscreens replaced before that? There were a few cars (Mercs and Volvo off the top of my head) that had driver assistance devices mounted to their windscreen.
Have these cars been recalled?
Before all the panic about having 'it done' which only became 'a must' when it became a chargeable service, what has happened to the cars that had windscreens replaced before that? There were a few cars (Mercs and Volvo off the top of my head) that had driver assistance devices mounted to their windscreen.
Have these cars been recalled?
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