windscreens! urgent!

[kierbear]

so my windscreen was smashed today into smitetherines basicly. i had just enough time to take my sheepskins out b4 it caved it. this was a result of a truck flicking a rock at it. anyone have experience in having had one replaced? i just want to know how long i will be off the road and the car will be in the shop (is my only car). they said they have to hunt around for a windscreen and were opposed to me sourcing one of my own! thanks everyone!

[avenga]

Hi Kiera. I have a spare windscreen if that will help you.

I would say once they have the windscreen it should only take them a day or so to fit it. As long as they can find some rubber to fit.

I haven't had to replace a windscreen on an Avenger yet. I have pulled heaps out but never put one back in.

Let me know what they do about the rubbers because I am going to be taking my windows out and replacing the rubbers as part of my project I have going on ATM.

[kierbear]

what, i have to get more rubbers? FML! they rekon im not allowed to get my own glass coz i has to be laminaed. fucking good luck to them! shoud know by monday what the deal is but thats a long time to wait when its your daily driver.

[kierbear]

NEK MINNIT

[oldschool]

Use your old rubber if it's in good condition? They just scrap the bits of broken glass out of the groove.
We know S and S are dumbasses as Avengers never came out with laminated glass...find another windscreen repairer to fit a 2nd hand Avenger windscreen, doesn't affect your WOF at all.

[kierbear]

i already knew they were dumbarses lool. i was gonna get new rubbers in feb anyway. i rescued my sheepskins before the glass completely caved in

[azza1600]

Hey dude ive got 2 spare front screens if you want one, ive done them on vengers easy as, as long as your old rubber is not to rooted

[kierbear]

my old rubber is a tiny bit rooted lol i was actually gonna have them done in feb! thanks aaron i will totally keep that in mind. thyre going to let me know on monday if they can get one in (but i doubt it), im just not sure if my insurance will cover their labour if im supplying my own windscreen but who cares really, i just want my car back!

[kierbear]

i just rung the smith&smith hotline and asked about sourcing my own windscreen. apparantly its a grey area but basicly, my insurance MIGHT only cover the labour if i get my own glass, if im left waiting an "unreasonable" amount of time for smith&smith to get one. unreasonable to them is probably longer than my definition. ill let everyone know on monday how this pans out. they say theyll know monday but in my experience, they never keep to their deadlines

[avenga]

I think it all comes down to the insurance company. I know with Valiants a few of my mates have broken windows etc and basically if the insurance company can't find the part and you have a second hand part then they will buy the part off you at a fair market price.

Lets hope your insurance company is sweet with that because it is a win-win, you get the window done and they get to close the claim quickly instead of wasting time and money looking for a windscreen.

[azza1600]

Dude just have one of mine, you can have it for free, I just checked and ive got 3 of them, your call chick 

[JoKer]

i spare here if you get needy too plus a few down at wilfs of course, he will no doubt be very reluctant to part with them as it keeps the rain out lol

[kierbear]

yup at the moment is not a case of if they get a windscreen, its when, which i cant be fukt with. but they wont let me take an unlaminated one in to get done, apparantly lots of people wont nowadays. so aaron, if they end up fucking me around too much, du u wana install it? lol ill pay u in beverages, is just that they wont even do it if i supply the glass, but should know more on monday (but probably not coz they are notorious for fucking me around)

[blekkja]

so can you actually get nos laminated avenger glass then?

[kierbear]

this is what im finding out tomorrow lol. u must be able to, but not in NZ surely. maybe aus