Re: Aaah - a rock hit my windshield!! (mlieras)
<crack>. and there went an other windshield, the 1st one.
Actually it had a small crack since September 2008 (±5cm (±2") long at the far rightside) and did not got larger last Winter. Wanted to delay it as long as possible.
Did the normal Saturday-grocery (trunk full) and on the drive home it cracked further horizontal 20cm towards the middle
Will call dealer to make appointment on Monday.
Will go for OEM-glass (de-glared, non-oem-glass would crack way sooner than months (harder thus stronger but could show sooner stonemarkings because it's harder), AND more even cut (no deformation in vision).
Estimate dealercost last year was ±700EUR ... but he said i should ask price of some local-dude that replace windshields (and he does it even at the dealer
) so it could be a little less. I will also ask estimates without an invoice (
even cheaper and a bonus for him
)
EDIT:
Have made the appointment for this Thursday and they will come and swap the windscreen at my home.
Total cost 322,- euro (incl windscreen, labour, taxes,...)
Edit2:
Windscreen has been replaced
They billed me 322,- but I gave 340,- ... told him dealer would charge me 690,- so I want give lot's of "
money" .
Modified by JARMO at 1:46 PM 3-23-2009
Modified by JARMO at 8:19 PM 3-26-2009