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Windscreen peeling?
« on: February 04, 2016, 10:20:25 pm »
I noticed this today, is it water getting in and need a new gasket? Or some glue starting to deteriorate? Car aint been jetwashed recently :ashamed:

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2016, 10:41:28 pm »
Probably heat mixed with the cold making the glass peel. In any case better to pay the excess and get a new one fitted imho.

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2016, 09:46:39 am »
Thanks mate. I thought i would have to do that. This cars gonna make me broke, damn my good taste and slight ocd.

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2016, 10:36:33 pm »
I'd do the same if I seen that in mine glass screen.

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2016, 09:24:55 am »
Thanks mate. I thought i would have to do that. This cars gonna make me broke, damn my good taste and slight ocd.
if you have windscreen cover with a nice low excess to pay.. then go hit a rock on the motorway....  if you know what i mean  :innocent:

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2016, 12:32:34 pm »
Thanks mate. I thought i would have to do that. This cars gonna make me broke, damn my good taste and slight ocd.
if you have windscreen cover with a nice low excess to pay.. then go hit a rock on the motorway....  if you know what i mean  :innocent:
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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2016, 01:28:10 pm »
It's de-lamination. They'll probably do it without 'hitting a rock'.
Has it been replaced in the past? If so, is it still under warranty?

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2016, 08:22:11 am »
What you're seeing is a defect known as snowflaking. It's on the weakest part of the glass and water is seeping in to cause the glass to separate from the PVB interlayer.

Banging in a fraudulent claim to pay for a replacement means you'll more than likely end up with a cheap copy screen and with no real guarantee on how well it will be fitted (it can be a lottery when it comes to using the insurance company's nominated supplier).

Motor insurance is ever rising and although a lot of them will say there's no impact on NCD, there will be a clawback somewhere (usually on renewal). 

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Re: Windscreen peeling?
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2016, 06:57:01 pm »
Why if we go straight to the dealer?. will they get reimbursed from the insurance Co? .