Windscreen coming away from bonding

[buzzsaw]

Looking for some advise. The windscreen of the Jag has come away from the bonding on the drivers side. It hasn't been replaced since I've owned the car (2 years) but may have been replaced previously.

Is this something that the likes of Autoglass would fix under insurance?

[kambites]

Same thing happened to the rear screen of the OH's Punto. It only cost about 45 quid to get it reattached IIRC. I suppose insurance would cover it if you have windscreen cover.

[buzzsaw]

Thanks for the input Kambites.

Anyone else dealt with this as a windscreen insurance claim?

[Gareth79]

The windscreen was very loose in my old Caprice and a local windscreen guy removed and refitted it for £50 or something. He did say that there was a risk it could break being removed, but it was so loose that wasn't a trouble. In that car the paint had actually come away from the base coat and they scraped the rest of the loose stuff and rebonded it. Took 2 people well over an hour - bargain!

As for a claim - I don't think I had glass cover, also it would have been under the excess, I'm not sure if loose glass is covered though, call the insurer's glass people and ask.

Edited by Gareth79 on Friday 9th April 12:55

[Glassman]

Some Jag windscreens have been known to come loose as a result of a bonding failure; happens quite a bit on new Ford cars too.

An experienced / skilled technician will get the screen out in one piece, no problem howerver, the risk of some damage (ie,screen cracking) is rare, but realistic.

Remove and refitting of a front windscreen is around 100-quid but this will go up, or down depending on where you go / who does it / what sort of guarantee you get with it / quality of job / etc etc

Technically speaking, glass/windscreen cover on insurance is for breakages and does not cover this sort of problem. Is the car under warranty?