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    Posted: 23-January-2006 at 18:42

 anyone know the cost of a new E39 front windscreen? just trying to work out how much cash i'm saving

noticed a heavy chip mark and a crack on mine tonight   thank heavens for fully comp insurance, £60 excess is all mine's will cost me Autoglass are to phone me tomorrow and book a time

... "still a bummer though"

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Points: 15508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23-January-2006 at 18:49
Isn't glass usually excess-free?
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Points: 1258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23-January-2006 at 19:03

not sure about other companies, i'm with "MORE THAN" and got a deal from them... that only my windscreen has an excess to be payed. they have excess for windows all round the car!

but as ive been with them a while with both my car's i asked for some extra's to keep me using them and that was one of them

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Points: 6579 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-January-2006 at 02:58

Originally posted by kbannon kbannon wrote:

Isn't glass usually excess-free?

Not over here Sir!  Every policy I have had has been £50 or £60 excess.

I had to get my windscreen replaced before my last MOT.  RAC windscreens £60 excess but I got a horrible huge ugly RAC logo bonded into the glass.  I have managed to hide it with my tax disc holder though.  Try and ask for a glass screen that does not have a big logo on it.

At Christmas I had to get a stone chip repaired and that was free i.e. paid for by my insurance company and I think that would have been nearly £60 also!

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About 18 months ago BMW quote me almost £400 to fit a new windscreen to my e39 (with the rainsensor)

I choose to use RAC Windscreens as I only had to pay the £50 excess. The first time RAC did it the screen was lobsided so I got them to do it again. Been fine ever since. So all ended well!
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Points: 1258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-January-2006 at 17:53

getting my new screen fitted on friday, Auto Glass in Glasgow/Possil  (Hawthorn street 10am)

the guy i spoke to say's they charge £565 fitted, 2-3 hrs work

 
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Points: 31 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-January-2006 at 11:10

Ouch!

"the guy i spoke to say's they charge £565 fitted, 2-3 hrs work"

I have rain sensored screen and hope that I don't get a chip! Pretty sure my insurance is a £60 excess, but that only covers up to about £300 for the replacement.

Apparently with the increase in cost for making screens the cost of excess has gone up and will only cover up to a certain amount.

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