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[Figureman52]

The windscreen on my Omega is covered in lots of tiny scratches probably due to 14 years of using the icescraper.
This causes alot of headlight and sun glare.
Would this qualify for an insurance replacement or does it actually have to be cracked or chipped?
Thanks.

[tunnie]

Needs a chip they cannot repair, perhaps a screwdriver and hammer time   

[STEMO]

Yup. Insurance is for accidental damage, not wear and tear.
Why don't you tell them your engine is a bit knackered and claim a new one? 

[tigers_gonads]

Needs a chip they cannot repair, perhaps a screwdriver and hammer time   

Flying sparkplugs do a good job, allegedly   

[biggriffin]

Needs a chip they cannot repair, perhaps a screwdriver and hammer time   

.

Stand well back and chuck said plug at screen. Whoops new screen needed. Or just tap it with an engineering no1 tool.



Flying sparkplugs do a good job, allegedly   

[Andy B]

clicky 

[ronnyd]

clicky 

He can always borrow mine.

[Andy B]

clicky 

He can always borrow mine.

or mine 

[zirk]

Got mine done through a Bird Strike.

Needed a new girlfriend anyway.

[aaronjb]

Just wait until you need to remove the scuttle.. then, if you're ham-fisted like me, you'll nick the corner of the screen trying to prise stuff off and .. crraaaack.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I think mine will have some sort of mishap next spring / summer. It has a few chips and is pretty scratched.

[ted_one]

Good luck with it,pray that there's no rust on screen removal as when mine came out Autofarce refused to put the new one back.....probably some poxy EU regulation The repair bill was in excess of a grand and yes I should have torched the car, but there was too much money invested in the car to cube it.Possibly a small independent fitter may be your best bet,and also don't forget the new trims at £80 a pop from VX

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

That's what worries me. There is slight milkiness in one bottom corner, which is a sure sign of corrosion in my experience.
If I wait until summer, I can have the screen taken out, then get remedial work done if need be, then a new screen once its ready for it.
That's the plan anyway. Will see what happens when the time comes.
Mine also has too much of my money ploughed into it, to leave it to rot, or have a half arsed job done. I'm in too deep now to worry about recouping the money if I sell it, so just want to keep it as it should be, because I'm not happy if it isn't. 

[ted_one]

Mine was virtually at the terminal point so much so the guy who does my bodywork said to the driver of the flat bed ''don't take it off until I look at it'' and he's not the sort of person to turn work away.Quite a lot of metal had to be replaced and I went over to have a look at the work before Autofarce came and put the new screen in....looked a nice job and let's hope it lasts. Regrettably the screen only lasted ten days courtesy of some tear arse ragging pass me at well over a ton,so a second screen was fitted by one of Autofarce's 'master' technicians who immediately pulled the previous fitters standard of work to pieces.....bit worried now as the future of the car rests on those guys doing a proper job

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Thanks for that info. I wont sleep tonight.