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Big Ozzie · Aug 9th, 2004, 08:48 AM

I don't know how it happened but a 4 inch crack has appeared at the top of the windscreen...........any ideas on cost of replacement??

PS Is there a discussion area for non-mini topics??

silver_mini · Aug 9th, 2004, 08:56 AM

is yr car a mini-im confused.

Anyway the cost of a mini windscreen is about £350. I got a small stone chp in mine and got a quote for getting mine done and go that, so i left it, yours may be more serious though. You can get it done on yr insurance company and they dont class it as a claim.

the reason its so expensive is cos it curves round at the edge.

Good luck

Big Ozzie · Aug 9th, 2004, 09:19 AM

Thanks for that. Yep - it's a Cooper S.

If it doesn't count as a claim, is it a total no-brainer to claim then???

dinger · Aug 9th, 2004, 09:28 AM

Hello,Even though it does'nt count as a claim on your insurance you will still have to generally pay a windscreen excess which is between £50 and £60.

still its alot cheaper than buying a new windscreen out of your own pocket.

fergusor · Aug 9th, 2004, 09:39 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by silver_mini

I got a small stone chp in mine and got a quote for getting mine done and go that, so i left it, yours may be more serious though. You can get it done on yr insurance company and they dont class it as a claim.

You can also claim on your insurance to get a chip repaired... and there's usually no excess for that either.

I recently had mine repaired. Best to get it done or it could develop into a crack!!

Richard.

silver_mini · Aug 9th, 2004, 09:48 AM

yeah sorry i didnt make that clear, you have to pay the excess and yr insurers pay the rest.
I havent got round top getting mine done, i commute from peterborough to london every day so the beauty that is my mini is parked in the station carpark every day

therefore i dont have time to get it done as i leave home at 5 and return at 7. and windscreen repairers dont seem to work at weekends!!! how rude!! ha ha.

Good luck getting yours done.

Big Ozzie · Aug 9th, 2004, 09:53 AM

Thanks for your help - I'll get onto the insurnace company.

R1 · Aug 9th, 2004, 10:20 AM

Do a search in the Faults and Fixes forum on here. Cracking windscreens used to be a problem with MINI's in the early days. It's usually replaced under warranty. Check with your dealer.

SoggyCornFlakes · Aug 9th, 2004, 01:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Ozzie

................... PS Is there a discussion area for non-mini topics??

sorry about the windscreen

But yes there is an Off Topic Area for non MINI stuff, come and join us in there ... if you dare

.... http://www.mini2.com/forum/forumdisp...ysprune=&f=580

Aug 9th, 2004, 08:48 AM	#1
Big Ozzie MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Local Time: 01:16 AM Posts: 3 Offline	Windscreen crack I don't know how it happened but a 4 inch crack has appeared at the top of the windscreen...........any ideas on cost of replacement?? PS Is there a discussion area for non-mini topics??

Aug 9th, 2004, 09:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
dinger TT or not TT Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tunbridge Wells,Kent Local Time: 01:16 AM Posts: 3,075 Offline	Hello,Even though it does'nt count as a claim on your insurance you will still have to generally pay a windscreen excess which is between £50 and £60.still its alot cheaper than buying a new windscreen out of your own pocket.

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Aug 9th, 2004, 08:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
silver_mini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Peterborough Local Time: 02:16 AM Posts: 90 Offline	is yr car a mini-im confused. Anyway the cost of a mini windscreen is about £350. I got a small stone chp in mine and got a quote for getting mine done and go that, so i left it, yours may be more serious though. You can get it done on yr insurance company and they dont class it as a claim. the reason its so expensive is cos it curves round at the edge. Good luck

Aug 9th, 2004, 09:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Big Ozzie MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Local Time: 01:16 AM Posts: 3 Offline	Thanks for that. Yep - it's a Cooper S. If it doesn't count as a claim, is it a total no-brainer to claim then???

Aug 9th, 2004, 09:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
fergusor MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chesterfield Local Time: 02:16 AM Posts: 420 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by silver_mini I got a small stone chp in mine and got a quote for getting mine done and go that, so i left it, yours may be more serious though. You can get it done on yr insurance company and they dont class it as a claim. You can also claim on your insurance to get a chip repaired... and there's usually no excess for that either. I recently had mine repaired. Best to get it done or it could develop into a crack!! Richard.

Aug 9th, 2004, 09:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
silver_mini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Peterborough Local Time: 02:16 AM Posts: 90 Offline	yeah sorry i didnt make that clear, you have to pay the excess and yr insurers pay the rest. I havent got round top getting mine done, i commute from peterborough to london every day so the beauty that is my mini is parked in the station carpark every day therefore i dont have time to get it done as i leave home at 5 and return at 7. and windscreen repairers dont seem to work at weekends!!! how rude!! ha ha. Good luck getting yours done.

Aug 9th, 2004, 09:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Big Ozzie MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Local Time: 01:16 AM Posts: 3 Offline	Thanks for your help - I'll get onto the insurnace company.

Aug 9th, 2004, 10:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
R1 Addicted to Speed!! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..."B" roads!! Local Time: 01:16 AM Posts: 4,866 Offline	Do a search in the Faults and Fixes forum on here. Cracking windscreens used to be a problem with MINI's in the early days. It's usually replaced under warranty. Check with your dealer.

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