Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
Location: E Riding of Yorkshire
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dissapointed in the result!
its almost just as visable as it was before its been.... well i wont say repaired... filled up with some form of resin.
looks bad from the inside and is still very noticable from the outside.
im glad im fully comp and did not have to pay for this as if he asked for money i would have told him to jog on.
might have to end up getting a new windscreen as its just going to bug me every moment im in my car 
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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It's to stop the window cracking, it was obviously never going to be perfect 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i agree john, but the advert does make it look like they can make it near enough disappear.
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Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
Location: E Riding of Yorkshire
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i know that but they say on the adverts that it will be almost invisable... bolloks to that,
and, it wasnt even gavin that came to do it, major dissapointment!
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
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They changed the windscreen last week on my car. When I washed it the next day, there was water pissing out of the back of the glove box. When I had a look, the daft twat hadn't clipped the trim at the top of the scuttle in properly so water ran behind it rather than into the soak away. I just had a courtesy call from them and I had a moan!
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Bobber123
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i would like to have a good moan about the twat i spoke to at the call centre when i first rang them about getting it fixed, proper ignorant know it all twat who tried telling me i wasent coverd with my insurance, so when i replied so why the fuck would this number be on my insurance documents then.. he had another check and surprise surprise i was coverd.. what a prick.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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Had the same on the m3
just phone them and tell them you want a new screen
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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mattant
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Registered: 19th Jun 10
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Before they did mine they explained it would exactly the same, and that it may in fact crack while they were repairing it, and made me sign a sheet that said I understood this and they would not cover the cost of a new windscreen if it broke.
They also made me sign another sheet when it was done
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Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
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i guess there just not all there cracked up to be :O
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
Location: Thame
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i have worked for autoglass and auto windscreens. the only reason for a repair is to make the screen safe, not to make it look pretty. thats why they are free to you as it saves the insurance paying for a new screen, your excess may only be 70 odd quid but the insurance will pay a lot more
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Did that annoying twat gavin turn up?
Had one done on the Saxo by them. Learn't the best way is just to put a Hammer through the windscreen than get this done!
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by colonel_g
your excess may only be 70 odd quid but the insurance will pay a lot more
yep! cost my insurance 1k to do the screen on my car
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Bobber123
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Registered: 18th Aug 08
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i might look into replacing it then because it is going to do my head in with it there, slight OCD when it comes to stuff like that
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
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bobber, pm sent
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Steve
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its meant to stop the chip getting worse not get rid of it
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
its meant to stop the chip getting worse not get rid of it
You're a chip!
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Bobber123
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quote:
Originally posted by colonel_g
bobber, pm sent
cheers mate 
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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My sister had one fixed and it didn't look any different. The adverts are misleading imo.
As long as it doesn't crack, thats the main thing.
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by thegsi
They changed the windscreen last week on my car. When I washed it the next day, there was water pissing out of the back of the glove box. When I had a look, the daft twat hadn't clipped the trim at the top of the scuttle in properly so water ran behind it rather than into the soak away. I just had a courtesy call from them and I had a moan!
When I had my windscreen replaced, the guy said not to clean it for a few days.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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My mum had a repair done on a chip in her windscreen, it looks quite poor tbh. I don't want to make Steve wave arms about so I'll say I know it's not supposed to be pretty, but as several other people have said the adverts make it look like it'll be completely gone and that just isn't the case.
Necro - That's fine, but eve if he had left it a few days it wouldn't mean the trim would clip itself back in 
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
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I wonder if they are being trained correctly. We used to have an old bloke come round our garage and fill in chips once a week and his results were outstanding, you could only see a tiny matte dot the size of a pin head once he had finished. I dont know if they use the same equipment but this guys device for filling them in was work in the region of £3000 
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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they can make most chips disappear
they came out to mmine but said they could only seal it not fix it
you dont pay for it so why complain?
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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the repairs are usually just to stop it getting any worse. if youre fc just drop somethin heavy on it "accidentaly" and get it replaced
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
I wonder if they are being trained correctly. We used to have an old bloke come round our garage and fill in chips once a week and his results were outstanding, you could only see a tiny matte dot the size of a pin head once he had finished. I dont know if they use the same equipment but this guys device for filling them in was work in the region of £3000
unless he works for autoglass and has one of their kits it wont be £3000. most people use a esprit kit which is around £500 and tbh i get better results with that than i did with the autoglass shit
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
quote:
Originally posted by colonel_g
your excess may only be 70 odd quid but the insurance will pay a lot more
yep! cost my insurance 1k to do the screen on my car
what car is that? 
i have a chip in mine that should be done, but mot allow it every year so never bothered
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