Thread: windscreen cracked

Originally Posted by LGM

As for the UV filtering I doubt they have any in these Elcheapo screens.

You might want to compare the heat and glare through your screen with that of a D4 with a LR screen by sitting in the vehicles one after the other on a sunny day because if there's no difference and your screen withstands rocks better then next time you might not want a LR screen.

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Insist that the replacement has optikool - the cheap ones don't. They will try to put a cheap one in.

I am just about to have this hassle with NRMA Insurance.

From previous experience (with a different Insurance Co) my quotes from the dealer has to mention both OptiKool & replacement clips for side panels.

The Claims guy was fairly insistent that they will use a non-oem, I said fine but it must be the equivalent (optikool) and do the clips, otherwise it wont be acceptable.... I think he realized I will be a difficult customer for them.... (Like refusal to sign a release springs to mind if non compliant.

The first time I had my D4 screen replaced the windscreen fitter did not replace the clips etc. The 'A' pillar LH trim parted company with the car at 110km/h with an almighty bang!

It confirmed to me that my old heart is still in good nick.

For the last windscreen installed (No5, non OEM) I had both 'A' pillar trims and clips replaced.

Originally Posted by Graeme

Hopefully after-market screens have improved and that the versions for D3s & D4s do have a UV filter component.

Originally Posted by LGM

As for the UV filtering I doubt they have any in these Elcheapo screens.

Glass is a natural filter for most UV - notice you do not get sunburnt under glass and auto tinting sunglasses do not work in a car with all windows up as they are activated by UV.

Opticool glass is more about infra red not UV - the marketing hype indicates it transmits less heat.

Garry

Gary,

afaik ordinary glass is not a natural filter (that might lead ppl to think they are more protected than they really are), thats to say it might block about half of UV rays but most of them are in the low UV-C range , it blocks about half of the UV-B ray range and lets through all UV-A rays, both UVA and UVB are very damaging and can cause skin cancers, which explains my experience of getting a sunburnt right arm driving cars with (factory) tinted windows, not so much with windows that have after market tinting (plastics are much easier to have UV protection incorporated than it is in glass). UVA gets a quick tan going


cheers
chippy

Originally Posted by LGM

The first time I had my D4 screen replaced the windscreen fitter did not replace the clips etc. The 'A' pillar LH trim parted company with the car at 110km/h with an almighty bang!

It confirmed to me that my old heart is still in good nick.

For the last windscreen installed (No5, non OEM) I had both 'A' pillar trims and clips replaced.

waht is the A pillar trim and wher are the clips .......looks like i need to understand these and make sure they are replaced ........whay do they need replacing ....are they damaged when the cracked screen is removed ??

Originally Posted by garrycol

Opticool glass is more about infra red not UV - the marketing hype indicates it transmits less heat.

Hmm, solar absorption not UV elimination. I suppose we should also correct the spelling to Optikool.

Ah, seems NRMA will probably get O'Briens to do the job using and OEM glass.

I remember the A pillar clips, when after last time losing both strips with the one truck when it seems we where both doing I estimate quite a bit over 100kph. (it was in the NT). I know that the D3 had lowered itself with the speed

It didn't even cause heart palpitations, the real attack was a few years after...