muddywheels wrote:

I feel your pain Nick

Its happened to me so many times

A Range Rover Sport pulled in front of me last year off a farm track and as he vroomed away a stone hit my windscreen chipping it - when I got home and looked it had hit the grille and bonnet first damaging them too

Agree she shouldn't be driving if she cant reverse

What color RRS was it , (was a rooster riding shotgun ..??)

Just washed and poolised mine, (think I will go and put some protective mud all over ) seems once you clean ,em they become targets for little old ladies and bridge builders ...
mate of mine had a screen replaced 2 years ago but they did not replace like for like UN-heated in place of heated had 2 months of excuses till they replaced with genuine landrover item took trading standers in the end but eventually all sorted are the Bosh wipers landrover parts .....???re branded ...
good luck  Wales
Were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
Sd4 and chrome Ar*e piece, Auto box for best fun
09 Xs Gone
12 xs Gone
HSE with Leather seats and 4 years warrenty.. staying for now !

I have heard some bad reports about autoglass fitting lower quality windscreens a while ago. It may have been on this forum. They were using screens that aparently scratch & chip rather easily. I would insist on a genuine LandRover item & argue with the insurance company if necessary. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

Gone - 2008 Freel2 HSE Santorini Black
Hello - 2010 RRS TDV6 3.0 HSE Santorini Black

I had a screen replaced a few months back, by Autoglass.
Its not Land Rover branded but is an identical Pilkington screen in all other respects, I can understand people being concerned but for me its a piece of glass and after 4 years and over 100k miles I dont think it will matter that much, it may even have been changed again.

It's a good point about the heated windscreen, it's the sort of thing I would forget when I get Autoglass out but remember when I come to use it. 11 SD4 HSE Stornoway Grey / Black Windsor Leather

Annoyingly had a chip in the field of view so will need a replacement. Will see what Autoglass bring out later.. 11 SD4 HSE Stornoway Grey / Black Windsor Leather

So... Autoglass guy came with a Pilkington branded windscreen. The heating elements look the same. The rear view mirror stays on. I guess it's all good. Just need to test the heaters work when I get a bit of frost on the glass.  11 SD4 HSE Stornoway Grey / Black Windsor Leather

taztastic wrote:

I had a screen replaced a few months back, by Autoglass.
Its not Land Rover branded but is an identical Pilkington screen in all other respects, I can understand people being concerned but for me its a piece of glass and after 4 years and over 100k miles I dont think it will matter that much, it may even have been changed again.

Mines an autoglass Pilkingtons replacement - been in 2 years this week. Noticed last week that there are two stipes down the passenger side that don't work.

Great I'm off work for a week after an op (piles! ) so gave them a ring thinking that they could do it at home in the garage. Sorry sir you will have to bring it to us so we can check it, now at this point I could probably have used more (some) tact, as I might have metioned that it wouldn't take a genius to spot two stipes on condensation on the screen, the same screen that they replaced twice originally for the same fault.
Looks like a morning off next week so that a technician can verify (argue?) that the screen is faulty, then some poor sod can spend a few hours outside my works freezing his mits off replacing it at "thier convenience".

Got to admit they do say it is garanteed for the life of the vehicle - wonder if they might try to wriggle out saying it has been damaged? Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

talking about heated windows... the side windows on the back... by the boot.. do they heat up? because I dont think mine do... :S

No. Those side elements are aerials, not heaters!

[Edit]Looked it up this morning:

"The AM/FM antenna is etched onto the RH side window glass. The antenna has an amplifier located just above the window.
This amplifier will vary upon the entertainment and information system fitted to the vehicle. High line systems will have a
larger amplifier for diversity tuning.
The rear window incorporates 2 FM antennae and a VICS/TMC antenna etched onto the glass. The 2 FM antennae are used in
the diversity tuning system along with the respective antenna amplifiers.
The LH side window antenna is used for DAB band III signal reception."

Better tell my dealer this info well! I thought that part of the passenger side element on the window was missing as it was different to the drivers side and mentioned it to the dealer. They said they were all like that! No mention that they were aerials! Disco 4 HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey
Gone FL2 MY13 XS TD4 Manual Orkney Grey