Thread: D4 windscreen need advice on original or aftermarket

I cracked a windscreen in our 3 week old MY14 going to Brisbane last week, contacted the insurer, we have unlimited windscreen & glass replacement with no excess, they approved the replacement through O'Briens, which would have been generic.

I asked the insurer for genuine LR/Pilkington glass & after a discussion they approved genuine glass which gets put in on Monday.

O'Briens quoted supply & fit genuine LR windscreen @ $1402.67, genuine LR heated screen & $1725.72 and O'Briens/generic @ $558.00.

Very happy to be getting genuine glass, I assume it will come with new clips?

I have had 2 non genuine screens fitted to my D2,both had to be re-sealed by the installer.
Into the future I will now be demanding my insurer uses genuine glass on ANY vehicle I insure with them.
Andrew

A few months back, I replaced the Genuine Heated windscreen on my LR3.

Here there were three choices of heated screen available: a), something from China; b), a Pilkington Optikool with the Land Rover name in the bottom left corner, and c), a Pilkington Optikool with the Pilkington cross logo in the bottom left corner per the jpg attached.

I installed C as it was about a thousand dollars and the B, the heated windscreen with the Land Rover logo, about double. The comment was that both B and C were the same glass, just following differing distribution paths.

I also installed new genuine left and right A pillar covers and the cowl strip.

Without going into the long, long story (on another thread) I am on Windscreen 4 or is it 5, I forget, on my MY11 D4.

Oh the joys of living in the country.

The insurer was not involved at this stage as I had well and truly exceeded any 'free' allocation. Also by this time I was not convinced that the genuine article was up to the job. It only had to see a stone coming at it and it cracked. Usually at the centre base of the screen. Hence I and my bank account gladly installed a generic (read cheaper) windscreen.

The truth of the matter is that in practice I can't tell the difference from a heating or cooling perspective and since the 'el-cheapo' was installed I have had a number of stone hits and guess what? It has not broken!

So give me the generic but seemingly stronger screen and I am happy!

Good things come in glass! Go China!

I had my front screen replaced last month.

Driving to Sydney, and copped a stone from a passing truck. Heard it, but thought we had survived unscathed. Next day, after driving about 400 kms, we got back in the car after a rest, and as I pulled my door shut, the screen cracked.

Drove on to Sydney & around there for a few days, then back home. Rang the insurance, and had it replaced as part of some other work that was being done, at the crash repairers. (Not my fault)

When I asked the insurance if it would be genuine glass, they replied that that was all they used on cars under 3 years old. There was never any question.

What insurers are people with that have been happy to replace with original glass???

Just got off the phone to NRMA re windscreen replacement ,was told to tell the repairer that orig. parts to be used.I would hope that this was the case as the D4 is less than a year old.

Originally Posted by Cleasc

What insurers are people with that have been happy to replace with original glass???

GIO for Disco.

Also genuine for my Touareg....at 6 years of age. Vw is with Qbe.

Brett....