Boxster Spyder Windscreen Replacement

[Chambers68]

Has anyone on here experienced having a screen replaced on there Spyder? Noticed a 5 inch crack in mine, rang my insurers and Auto Glass are due to replace the screen this coming Saturday. On arranging I had to pay a £75 excess.

I did a quick google search and have read a few old posts with stories of damage to paintwork and poor workmanship and I am now wondering if I have rushed into things and should have telephoned my OPC or are AG up to the job, any advice welcome?

[Chambers68]

458 Italia said:

Why is window replacement on a Spyder going to be different than any other Boxster or Cayman?

Don't suppose it is, just looking for reassurance that Auto Glass are up to job. They have done Audi screens for me before without problem but being a relatively newbie to Porsche ownership and learning quickly how anal people are over there cars wondered if having it replaced by the right people!

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REALIST123 said:

As posted elsewhere, last year I had to have two windscreens changed at about the same time. 1 in my 997, the other in my Passat.

Because of the comments on here, though I let autoglass do the Passat, I arranged for my indie, Paragon, to get the 997 done, by another contractor, whilst the car was with them for service and MOT. They used an OE screen, kept the car overnight for the seal to cure and everything was fine.

Autoglass came to my home to do the Passat. Not sure of the make of the screen but it has been fine. The fitter was a nice guy, explained to me what he was doing at each stage, and left the car clean, unmarked. No problems 15 months on.

Next time? Well, if I could get the same guy I would have no hesitation in using Autoglass for any of my cars.

Just my experience.

If OPC are not doing the replacement then I suppose it's all about the fitter apposed to the company. I will telephone AG to check they use OP screen and keep a close eye on the job.

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Zyp said:

Chaps, if you've missed this thread over on the inferior Porsche section thought you may like to see it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks for pointing me to this.

As I thought when I started this post more to it than originally thought. I will call my local OPC Colchester tomorrow and my insurers Competition Car Insurance and see what they say. AG have already taken the £75 excess by credit card so not sure if I will get that back if don't use them, better than invalidating my warranty though!

I will post my findings tomorrow.

[Chambers68]

Glassman said:

Competition Car ins is one that we deal with quite regularly and should be quite straight forward.

That's good to know, thanks

[Chambers68]

Update - Spoke to AG this morning and they confirmed they were planning on fitting non Porsche glass but did go on to say it's the same glass before Porsche stamp it. I advised AG my warranty would apparently be voided if non Porsche stamped glass was fitted and they were happy to take this up with my insurers and said they would first speak to Porsche to get a price for a price and advise my insurers of the difference in price to see what they say. AG indicated I may have to pay the difference but this differs from insurer to insurer so fingers crossed.

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Chambers68 said:

Update - Spoke to AG this morning and they confirmed they were planning on fitting non Porsche glass but did go on to say it's the same glass before Porsche stamp it. I advised AG my warranty would apparently be voided if non Porsche stamped glass was fitted and they were happy to take this up with my insurers and said they would first speak to Porsche to get a price for a price and advise my insurers of the difference in price to see what they say. AG indicated I may have to pay the difference but this differs from insurer to insurer so fingers crossed.

I am pleased to say my insurers have agreed OEM glass to be fitted at no cost to me.

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Zyp said:

Good result, well done.

eta - before you sign it off, don't forget to have a look for the Porsche stamp....

Thanks and will do.