Forester STi Windscreen

[Y8RSP]

To cut a long story short:

I was following a gritter lorry the other day which fired out a huge chunk of grit and has resulted on a foot-long u-shaped crack along the bottom of my windscreen, with a 4-5" 'offshoot' emanating up from said crack at the point of impact from the gritter...

Needless to say it's a clear MOT failure; and given the weather currently and the fact its likely to get colder in the coming weeks, i'm being very frugal with windscreen heating/demisting as to not exacerbate things further.

The issue I have is that its a JDM imported 2004 FSTi - which has the wiper heating elements running along the bottom of the screen; and the advice I've been given by a fellow Subaru enthusiast is that European cars never featured these - and 'regular' windscreen replacement companies, Autoglass etc find it tricky/impossible to source the JDM-type screens.
The other issue I have is that my MOT is due mid-February, so I need a new screen ASAP!

And advice would be warmly welcomed!!

[Y8RSP]

bonesX said:

I had mine replaced on my 2004 FSTi

It is bespoke to the FSTi and not 'just a Forester' 'screen which is heated and has a green band across the top - yuk

Must insist your supplier get the proper STi one

Yes - this is what I was under the impression initially.

As it happens, BPR lives just up the road from my old house - i'll have a word with him and see what the deal was with his. I'll also have a word with ICP and see if they can give some advice also... I'm determined to get the 'proper' STi one to keep the car as original as possible.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your help.

[Y8RSP]

Thanks for your replies, gents.
As an update, the car is booked in with National Windscreens through my insurance company... We'll see what the fitter turns up with as to weather or not me ramming the point home about the differences in UK/JDM 'screens to the girl in the call centre...

... Fingers crossed!