Don't get me wrong I love the fact I've a heated windscreen but it kinda annoys me that it doesn't defrost the whole screen.

Does 6-8" in from the passenger side and 3" or so in from drivers!

Is this normal? TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

Same as mine ......... 6" from the passenger side thought it was just mine that was gubbed ........  ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

My pass side is your drivers - and I've got about 3" on both sides. Look closely at the windshield during daytime. You can see the very fine wires embedded in the glass. If there are wires where there is no defrost, you have a prob. 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

No, this is not normal, you need a new screen. Ring your ins co and say there is a chip and you DONT want a repair.

Mine was dirty on the inside and no amount of cleaning would get rid of the smear so I got a new one, just had to pay a £75 excess. 

Thanks,

thought I'd post here and check what's normal before I put in a claim for a new windscreen.

I get wind noise from the windscreen seal anyway so could cure two jobs! TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

How does the new one perform Dan? 3" from each side? TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

Thought about doing that myself but may end up with the odd leak somewhere after being fitted anyhow i don't need to see out the passenger side ..........  ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

Autoglass did mine, but I have noticed they've introduced a wind noise that wasn't there before. Upon further investigation the side trims aren't stuck down properly because they re-used them. I'll order some more and then it should be 100%.

The thing to do is to go over it after they've done it to make sure it's ok. I'd definitely get it done again without a worry.

Dan 

And make sure they are careful around the wiring from the rear view mirror! Autoglass cut through eight wires when changing my screen on a previous FFRR.....

had mine done and it works a treat 3 inch from each side love it autoglass did it and it went well apart from they droped the first one and had to re order and rebook  02 Range Rover HSE Zambezie silver 4.4

If you can avoid a new screen I would, it can only add to your problems. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

How come? TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

No, this is not normal, you need a new screen. Ring your ins co and say there is a chip and you DONT want a repair.

noddy wrote:

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

No, this is not normal, you need a new screen. Ring your ins co and say there is a chip and you DONT want a repair.

you can't repair heated screens anyway. We had a Fiesta XR2i once and that was heated. There was a couple of stone chips and we looked into repairing them. We found a company who came out and ended up splitting the screen. Ended up going to Autoglass who said no repair should have taken place. Any reputable company won't repair as it damages the heating elements (which in our case were already damaged due to the chips).

That was my argument with my ins co, that the chips had already damaged the heating elements. My screen was really pitted and one of the chips had started to spider, in fact I have a whole thread about Autoglasss Windscreen replacement: http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic919.html

& RRUK: Why would it add to his problems? His heated screen doesn't currently work, a new one really is the only way to go. Plus there is no way to tell if this is already a replacement screen. A surprising amount get broken whilst shipping from factory to the dealer and they end up calling autoglass out themselves. 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

& RRUK: Why would it add to his problems? His heated screen doesn't currently work, a new one really is the only way to go. Plus there is no way to tell if this is already a replacement screen. A surprising amount get broken whilst shipping from factory to the dealer and they end up calling autoglass out themselves.