981 windscreen replacement

[ParkerG]

My 981 picked up a windscreen chip about 2cm from the A pillar, unfortunately I didn't know this and so when I washed the car on a warm day it cracked the screen

I've not approached Admiral yet but I have two major worries, firstly they will only fit a third party screen, they won't it OEM glass. I'm not happy with this but not only that it'll make my extended warranty null and avoid.

Secondly the quality of the job, I've read far too many horror stories about paint being scratched, interiors being cut, leaks and none working SAT NAVs etc. I'd rather Porsche do it (who I know outsource it) but at least then I've got some reasonable comeback should it be done wrong.

Does anyone have any advice before I try and argue the case with admiral? They will only pay up to £50 if I want to do organise it myself, or for a £95 excess they'll have big Steve come round and fit a knock off job.

[ParkerG]

How recent was that and what age is your car?

They'll fit OEM glass if less than 3 years old.

[ParkerG]

Pope said:

OEM screens are usually Saint Gobain and have the stylised genuine Porsche logo on them (screen printed in black in the corner) the logo is a P shape in a triangle and is generally on any genuine spare part

Very interesting.

I will double check tomorrow but I think mine has Pilkington etched on it?

[ParkerG]

ParkerG said:

Pope said:

OEM screens are usually Saint Gobain and have the stylised genuine Porsche logo on them (screen printed in black in the corner) the logo is a P shape in a triangle and is generally on any genuine spare part

Very interesting.

I will double check tomorrow but I think mine has Pilkington etched on it?

Unless I am being dumb, I cant see that logo on my windscreen at all?

[ParkerG]

DJMC said:

Iirc (I'm away from my car) I don't have that logo, nor any Porsche engravings, on any glass in the car. Just Pilkington on all.

I double checked and the same as you.

So what now, call up Admiral and hope the screen they send matches the one they take out?

What if it doesn't?

[ParkerG]

Glassman said:

Cobra28 said:

Phone AutoGlass and ask the question if they stock OEM glass

They'll say yes.

Is there a caveat to that?

Also, how difficult is it to change the screen and what should I look out for?

[ParkerG]

Glassman said:

In all fairness, the Autoglass way has been fine-tuned by minimising risk. Their main tools today are pretty much idiot-proof and designed to make the technician's life easier and help him get through a job without damaging the car or himself.

The rest is down to the individual. Experience... ability... attitude... and understanding how cars are built and how materials respond to different actions.

Is there any way I can convince a
admiral to let you do the job? Happy to travel to you if that's the case.

[ParkerG]

Glassman said:

This will depend on a few factors which are probably best not discussed openly as they are still contracted to their nominated repairer.

You have PM :-)

[ParkerG]

So to update everyone...

Admiral weren't being very helpful, even when it came to me using my own specialist and reimbursing me £50. In the end I took a deep breathe and got autoglass to do it.

The glass is identical to what they removed, there is no damage to the car that I can see and generally speaking the windscreen is fitted OK. However upon closer inspection one side of the windscreen is too high and does not sit under the plastic scuttle tray at the bottom.

It's only off by 2mm and it probably won't cause any problems, but it annoys me on principle. I don't know, maybe I am being naive, having never fitted a windscreen.

[ParkerG]

Thanks for that Paul.

The scuttle looks to be in the same position in my before photos, except further up the screen. Either way I can't get it to budge, its certainly secured very tight.