Crack In Windscreen

[Habu]

After just 80 miles stone chip on windscreen and resultant crack will probably mean a new screen. Gutted, as it's my pride and joy. Surprised how the glass has delaminated and cracked so quickly.

[DJP]

Peter, what a nightmare, so sorry to hear that. My colleagues IS250 screen suffered a similar fate last weekend and it's a fortnight before the repair company can sort it out. Hope it gets dealt with quickly for you. I wonder if there is even any stock of them over here?

Good luck.

[Habu]

Crack now a foot long and growing! Seemingly, the glass fitter can get a replacement for Monday.

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

A brand new car can suffer a cracked windscreen at any time, it's just bad luck.

Hope you get it sorted fella and should be free if fully comp insurance?

[Habu]

No, it'll be £75 excess. Until, 6 months ago I've not had a broken screen for nearly 25 years. Now, this is my 3rd in just few months. Two with the GT86 and now this. :(

[DJP]

They say things come in three's so hopefully that's it. Great service on the replacement too!

[Richard1200]

Had exactly the same last September when the car was only 3 months old. I have lexus insurance so it did not cost a penny and when I phoned them I asked for a genuine lexus windscreen, you should do the same no matter who your insurance company is. I had a pattern screen put on a BMW 3 series a few years back and the fit was was so bad I made them take it out and fit an original part.

With Lexus insurance my screen was replaced by AA Auto Windscreens who did a first class job, perfect.

Hope it gets sorted soon as I know how you must feel.

[Silver Arrow]

Do make sure though that if you have the heater element at the base of the screen (where the wipers rest) that:

a. the new screen has it

b. the fitter remembers to connect the cable

I seem to recall that many fitters forget, and in some cases the element is totally missing!

[Habu]

I'm pretty sure that my UK Luxury doesn't have the heated wiper area but thanks for mentioning it. It definitely made me check it. 😗

[North west beast]

Don't worry about it mate a new screen won't affect your new car atall.ive had one put in mine , auto glass done it .top job and can't tell he has been .

[Silver Arrow]

Also.......once fitted, check it doesn't 'distort' the vision anywhere on it - especially near the edges - especially along the bottom where it meets the dash. I had a cracked screen on a brand new Audi A4 (1000 miles on it when it happened) and it took them 4 goes to get one that was perfect. By then they had destroyed the scuttle trims....and had to get new ones.

[Habu]

New glass fitted this morning. Big thanks to RMB Toyota in Northallerton for accommodating my car as I didn't want it installing on my drive or at work under a gazebo. Quick service for a new Lexus screen too.

[F Sport Marcus]

Oh well - that's your three at a time then so fingers crossed plain sailing now on.

I guess my bonnet dent could have also been a chipped windscreen if it were 6" higher..

They don't stay new for long..