Autoglass Landrover roof

[Horsepower1000]

Has anyone been through autoglass to repair a glass roof on a Landrover?

[sf1969]

Yes, did my Disco 4 and was claimed as a windscreen through insurance. No issues whatsoever.

[Horsepower1000]

I’ve had a cracked roof for 2 years thought it would be an arm and a leg- only just summoned the courage to call insurance company to be told it could be claimed via autoglass for the grand price of £75 excess. Waiting for a call back but now I’m hopeful.

[L17RMG]

I’ve replaced glass roofs on Discovery’s and Evoque’s. They’ll need it for around 3 hours, same excess as a windscreen replacement.

[David87]

I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with anyone other than Land Rover replacing a glass roof.

[parabolica]

Assuming it’s autoglass via your insurance, check your policy as it may exclude glass roof panels - mine did when the panoramic roof on my 6 series shattered; that was about of pocket expense for me. If you’re a walk-in customer for them I’m sure they’d treat it just like any other job.

[Graunching_dave]

David87 said:

I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with anyone other than Land Rover replacing a glass roof.

To put this in context;

A Landrover tech who has probably never installed glass in his career vs. a trained glass fitter installing a glass roof.

The guy in the Landrover main dealer workshop is not the same as the robot in the Landrover factory, he will have less of an idea of the intricacies involved in the process, regardless of your opinion of an Autoglass fitter.

[Jim AK]

David87 said:

I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with anyone other than Land Rover replacing a glass roof.

Had it replaced on a D4 by sending the car to a JLR dealer....

They Subbed the job to Autoglass!!

[Jimmy Recard]

David87 said:

I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with anyone other than Land Rover replacing a glass roof.

You know that if you take it to a Land Rover dealer for this work, they'll probably just call Autoglass or National Windscreens or other windscreen fitting company?

[zooky]

Are there any complications or additional expenses with replacing a heated front screen through Autoglass? I have a Discovery Sport with a MOT-failing screen chip which needs to be sorted at some point.

[Cold]

Are Autoglass actually still going?

[Triple7]

I’d make sure the glass is stamped as Landrover from Pilkington and not an inferior product.

[Glassman]

BenjiS said:

I believe that both Jaguar OEM and aftermarket are both made by Pilkington anyway, so I’d be surprised if there’s any difference other than a JLR badge on it.

There usually is a difference; sometimes more than one: silkprint, hardware and even in overall quality.