Falling stone cracks front windscreen

GTO · 20th June 2007, 14:29

Where I park my cars, it literally rains coconuts! Honda Vtec = Front and Rear windscreen changed. Jeep = Umm, coconut broke. The final straw was then my C220 windscreen broke......We immediately got flexi-nets installed right above the parking spots. No trouble since but make the building entrance looks pretty ugly.

I highly recommend windscreen experts! Their quality of installation and materials used is unrivalled (outside of authorised service centers). For the Merc, the company estimate was 40,000 (8000 after insurance). Windscreen experts charged only 1,600 and the rest they claimed directly from the insurance company. All this with a pro-grade factory-like fit.

Lukeskywalker · 20th June 2007, 15:36

Have given the car to WE today, will be getting it back later in the evening as they had to get the glass from their other outlet. I was asked to pay 1700/- from my pocket, rest is insurance.
Claimed insurance as, one, I have never claimed it in all these years and thought at least let me put my hard earned premium to some use, another reason being, as my insurance guy said, my NCB is much less than the claim amount so it makes sense. As for the guy paying up, I just got his cheque now, was really not expecting him to be this prompt. I hope that it has not come with lotsa curses.

csentil · 20th June 2007, 15:45

Yes, WE definitely quote less. And I've heard a lot of positive press about them.

Wish I could catch the road contractor who dumped stones on the side of the highway. One of them caught the lorry tyres and got propelled onto my windscreen !!! :-( No chance for repair. But the crack hasn't grown.

dadu · 20th June 2007, 15:54

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Originally Posted by csentil

Wish I could catch the road contractor who dumped stones on the side of the highway. One of them caught the lorry tyres and got propelled onto my windscreen !!! :-( No chance for repair. But the crack hasn't grown.

Thats a common phenomenon, I have it too, but this crack will grows by a few mm's(1-2) only in 4-5 years, nothing to worry about.

csentil · 20th June 2007, 16:04

Off topic but, imagine if that stone had hit a two wheeler riding down that road. Could be fatal.

Has anyone tried the WE at Madivala or is it better to go to the Ulsoor one?

benbsb29 · 20th June 2007, 16:56

csentil, did u speak to them about the windscreen crack? When i spoke to them about the same issue, they said they cant do anyting about a crack, other than replace the windscreen.

Here are the numbers, call and find out.
Customer Care : 080 25590101.

Good luck, and keep us informed.

P.S. : Csentil, yours is a Corolla, right? Forgive my ignorance.

csentil · 20th June 2007, 17:08

Thanks for the concern, benbsb29. Yes I did go to the Madivala WE. He said it cannot be fixed as its too deep. However he said the chances of the crack widening is less and the sunfilm would also hold it. He gave me a sticker to put on top of the crack. He showed me the various kinds of cracks that can be repaired and said mine doesn't come in that list !!!

He quoted a price of 9500/- for the glass. Honda says it would be 12K or more. I've not changed it as I've v-kool on it which costs a bomb. Same dilemma as the thread initiator.

I own a Civic AT.

benbsb29 · 20th June 2007, 17:15

Effectively spekaing, what that means is that WE turn out to be a good alternative when it comes to replacing the windscreen, and thats it.

Someone was complaining they dont do anything about scratches, and here we moan about cracks. So, that leaves only replacements, right?

gd1418 · 20th June 2007, 19:30

Sorry for going off-topic. But Luke is that a dead rodent hanging...

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PatienceWins · 20th June 2007, 20:39

Windshield experts have stickers that needs to be applied immediately after a crack develops to prevent it from spreading. They give it free. This will save you the trouble of replacing windshield in case of crack.

madan80 · 21st June 2007, 13:55

dang! well, stones keep falling and so do coconuts. A small coconut fell on my brand new palio (about a month old) a few months back, I was quite so very lucky as it missed the rear windscreen by 3 CMs and hit the rear roof, just ahead of the rear door gap. left a considerable dent, but saved the glass! :(

ajitkommini · 21st June 2007, 15:55

Coconuts seem to be a real menace. I just heard from my aunt that she was hit by a falling coconut in the school where she teaches and has 3 hairline fractures in her arm.

Lukeskywalker · 21st June 2007, 18:07

@GD1418 That dead rodent you see is actually my lucky charm, it's been with me since 1996 and my first car, it is actually a gorilla's head which resembles something from the movie "congo"

Thad E Ginathom · 21st June 2007, 18:22

The British Admiralty Manual of Seamanship warns shipwrecked sailors of the potentially lethal risks in taking shelter under a coconut palm.

siddharth_menon · 21st February 2012, 10:24

There you go, yours was coconut and mine was Mango tree.

Apparently kids love these mangoes & don't hesitate throwing stones at it. Don't care where its going to land. One such big stone ended up inside my rear seat, though the rear window

Hmm now the problem is to find a spare for this window. I tried Wind Shield experts in mumbai & Bhavana Ford in Nerul no luck.

Any suggestions? Also w.r.t price.

20th June 2007, 14:29	#16
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,299 Thanked: 307,337 Times View My Garage	Where I park my cars, it literally rains coconuts! Honda Vtec = Front and Rear windscreen changed. Jeep = Umm, coconut broke. The final straw was then my C220 windscreen broke......We immediately got flexi-nets installed right above the parking spots. No trouble since but make the building entrance looks pretty ugly. I highly recommend windscreen experts! Their quality of installation and materials used is unrivalled (outside of authorised service centers). For the Merc, the company estimate was 40,000 (8000 after insurance). Windscreen experts charged only 1,600 and the rest they claimed directly from the insurance company. All this with a pro-grade factory-like fit.
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20th June 2007, 15:36	#17
Lukeskywalker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,397 Thanked: 1,243 Times View My Garage	Have given the car to WE today, will be getting it back later in the evening as they had to get the glass from their other outlet. I was asked to pay 1700/- from my pocket, rest is insurance. Claimed insurance as, one, I have never claimed it in all these years and thought at least let me put my hard earned premium to some use, another reason being, as my insurance guy said, my NCB is much less than the claim amount so it makes sense. As for the guy paying up, I just got his cheque now, was really not expecting him to be this prompt. I hope that it has not come with lotsa curses.
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20th June 2007, 15:45	#18
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,350 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	Yes, WE definitely quote less. And I've heard a lot of positive press about them. Wish I could catch the road contractor who dumped stones on the side of the highway. One of them caught the lorry tyres and got propelled onto my windscreen !!! :-( No chance for repair. But the crack hasn't grown.
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20th June 2007, 16:04	#20
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,350 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	Off topic but, imagine if that stone had hit a two wheeler riding down that road. Could be fatal. Has anyone tried the WE at Madivala or is it better to go to the Ulsoor one?
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20th June 2007, 16:56	#21
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,013 Thanked: 13,514 Times View My Garage	csentil, did u speak to them about the windscreen crack? When i spoke to them about the same issue, they said they cant do anyting about a crack, other than replace the windscreen. Here are the numbers, call and find out. Customer Care : 080 25590101. Good luck, and keep us informed. P.S. : Csentil, yours is a Corolla, right? Forgive my ignorance.
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20th June 2007, 17:08	#22
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,350 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	Thanks for the concern, benbsb29. Yes I did go to the Madivala WE. He said it cannot be fixed as its too deep. However he said the chances of the crack widening is less and the sunfilm would also hold it. He gave me a sticker to put on top of the crack. He showed me the various kinds of cracks that can be repaired and said mine doesn't come in that list !!! He quoted a price of 9500/- for the glass. Honda says it would be 12K or more. I've not changed it as I've v-kool on it which costs a bomb. Same dilemma as the thread initiator. I own a Civic AT.
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20th June 2007, 17:15	#23
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,013 Thanked: 13,514 Times View My Garage	Effectively spekaing, what that means is that WE turn out to be a good alternative when it comes to replacing the windscreen, and thats it. Someone was complaining they dont do anything about scratches, and here we moan about cracks. So, that leaves only replacements, right?
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20th June 2007, 20:39	#25
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,425 Thanked: 825 Times View My Garage	Windshield experts have stickers that needs to be applied immediately after a crack develops to prevent it from spreading. They give it free. This will save you the trouble of replacing windshield in case of crack.
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21st June 2007, 13:55	#26
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	dang! well, stones keep falling and so do coconuts. A small coconut fell on my brand new palio (about a month old) a few months back, I was quite so very lucky as it missed the rear windscreen by 3 CMs and hit the rear roof, just ahead of the rear door gap. left a considerable dent, but saved the glass! :(
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21st June 2007, 15:55	#27
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	Coconuts seem to be a real menace. I just heard from my aunt that she was hit by a falling coconut in the school where she teaches and has 3 hairline fractures in her arm.
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21st June 2007, 18:07	#28
Lukeskywalker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,397 Thanked: 1,243 Times View My Garage	@GD1418 That dead rodent you see is actually my lucky charm, it's been with me since 1996 and my first car, it is actually a gorilla's head which resembles something from the movie "congo"
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21st June 2007, 18:22	#29
Thad E Ginathom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 11,152 Thanked: 27,857 Times	The British Admiralty Manual of Seamanship warns shipwrecked sailors of the potentially lethal risks in taking shelter under a coconut palm.
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21st February 2012, 10:24	#30
siddharth_menon BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 64 Thanked: 6 Times	Re: Falling stone cracks front windscreen There you go, yours was coconut and mine was Mango tree. Apparently kids love these mangoes & don't hesitate throwing stones at it. Don't care where its going to land. One such big stone ended up inside my rear seat, though the rear window Hmm now the problem is to find a spare for this window. I tried Wind Shield experts in mumbai & Bhavana Ford in Nerul no luck. Any suggestions? Also w.r.t price. Attached Thumbnails
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