Windscreen Replacement

[michael.williams1]

First road trip in the 987.2 yesterday and something hit the edge of the screen and I now have 100mm crack in the outer laminate. Friday 13th! Is replacement a straight forward job at Autoglass or is the connection of the antenna to the PCM a PCM out job? Anyone know? Also my screen has the optional grey top tint which was specified from new … Just wondering if they’ll get everything right or if I’d be better off checking it into the OPC(?)

 

[ralphmusic]

Just a windscreen replacement. Make sure they reconnect the GPS sensor - I was showing endlessly on the Chichester bypass until my OPC reconnected it.

 

[Terry]

Autoglass has done several for me over the last few years and all have been fine.

 

[Motorhead]

Hi Michael,

Some members on here have organised the windscreen replacement through their Porsche dealer who provided the [official] screen but there may have been additional cost implications, so it would be worth speaking to your insurer.

Whatever, I believe that Pilkington screens are the ones to go for rather than the “Chinese” replacements used by some companies.

Jeff

 

[Andy Barr]

Hi Michael

I agree with Jeff.

You should be able to get an OEM screen from insurance. They always try to get you to use autoglass or their preferred installer. This is to save them money.

Nearly all National installers are fitting non OEM screens and most people don’t question this.

In my experience the OEM screens are superior in crack and chip resistance as well as having the correct masking/edge treatment and other technical features for cameras/rain sensors etc.

Insist on a like for like replacement ie OEM not inferior copy

Good luck

Andy Barr

 

[michael.williams1]

Autoglass has done several for me over the last few years and all have been fine.

Autoglass will be fitting a replacement for me tomorrow. Having spoken to them I'm satisfied that the replacement screen will be to the same specification with the grey top tint and they'll make good all the connections to the phone and gps. The cost of this under my policy with Churchill will be just my £115 excess. If I'd gone down the OEM route Churchill would only contribute £125 to the total cost of the replacement, so I would've been looking at contributing a significant amount more than my £115 excess. After all, £240 isn't going to buy very much from a OPC and I suspect an OEM screen would only be a very marginal improvement for a much bigger outlay ...

 

[malarcy]

make sure you are happy with the screen, tint etc before they pull the old one. There is an fm antenna in the glass, theres the top tint in the right colour - the connections are at the bottom of the screen - often overlooked.Not unknown for the <insert screen company here> guys to say "I cant reject this screen, but if I was you I would tell me to put it back on the van and try again"

Take videos of your car with the wipers working showing the sweep, show the interior lights working, show the fm radio working, show the sat nav knowing where it is. Note the gaps around the edge etc. before they touch it. They will do a video before the touch it so you cant say "you damaged my car" , perfectly reasonable for you to do the same, inside and out.

OPC's often outsource the work to windscreen fitting companies ( like most main dealers ) - but they of course will supply the parts.

Original supplier - St-Gobain, replacement Pilkington - if it is fitted properly - with new, genuine trim, then should be fine - unless your car is under porsche extended warranty - if it is and a fault was to develop that "could" be related to screen then they will use that as an escape clause.

This advise holds true irrespective of who is supplying or fitting the screen - ask me how I know (not porsche but I got to know the local area manager really well)