I had a new windscreen fitted to the RR today and just been out to have a look at it and im not sure if its correct.

At the bottom of the screen on the inside you can see 'zigzag' lines all the way across which look terrible.

Have the fitters forgot to put something along the bottom of the screen or is it the wrong one thats been fitted?

I know for sure the old screen didnt have this..







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Talking to a screen fitter a few months ago while he was fitting the van screen and asked if he had done any FF screens and he said if you need one you must insist on a genuine Range rover as they will give you a cheaper alternative which can have problems with rain sensors/screen heater etc.

That looks odd.....

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it's probably just an after market variation on the heater elements. Doesn't look like the put the wiper arms back on it the right place either. Does the drivers one wipe the right hand edge of the screen properly?

Very odd

The replacement one fitted on my old td6 was the same , the heating and rain sensor worked fine.

This is the same as the one admiral windscreen replacement fitted to my car a couple of years ago, when I asked for gen/Pilkington they said they will not replace cars over 1 year old with genuine windscreens/parts unless you pay the ridiculous difference in price, they wanted an additional £700 off me for a genuine LR on top of the £75 excess. The only difference I have noticed is the white zig zags and that the heating element doesn't go all way to the edge in the glass.

Ps I'm leaving admiral

Matt

We are having a new screen fitted later this month by Autoglass, speaking to the insurance company (Churchill - ohhh yes), they have assured us it will be a genuine pilkington screen and will only cost the £75 excess which has been paid. That's on a 2003 car.

mattstevenson2005 wrote:

This is the same as the one admiral windscreen replacement fitted to my car a couple of years ago, when I asked for gen/Pilkington they said they will not replace cars over 1 year old with genuine windscreens/parts unless you pay the ridiculous difference in price, they wanted an additional £700 off me for a genuine LR on top of the £75 excess. The only difference I have noticed is the white zig zags and that the heating element doesn't go all way to the edge in the glass.

Ps I'm leaving admiral

Matt

I don't suppose you can blame them, but i thought you had the right to choose your own repairer?

I would expect a pilkington one is cheaper than a Land-Rover one.

I mean i just fitted a Hella (Behr) radiator in mine - £130. It was around £500 for a Hella (Behr) one in a Land-Rover box.

Looks like an aftermarket windscreen.

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Even if the screen is a Pilkington one doesn't ensure it will be genuine. I insisted that I had a new screen from a Land Rover dealer, its still make by Pilkington but has the LR mark too and is 100% correct.

They didn't charge me extra either. This was Esure I think. Discovery 4 HSE
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I'm sure my insurer (Tesco) have a clause which states that you only pay the excess if you use "their choice of replacement". if you insist on the OEM screen, they only pay a max amount (which is nowhere near the cost). Hmmmm, sounds a bit like FIFA and their backhanders methinks!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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Just looked at our screen on the inside and it has 3 horizontal wires embedded into the screen, not as obvious as that though