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Sly666
Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: East Sussex
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| Windscreen Chinese Glass with Elephant Insurance? |
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Just trying to make a claim for a rear side window on my D3 via Elephant insurance.
They tell me i can only get main dealer or Pilkington glass if the car is less than 3 years old (which its not)
anyone else had this issue?
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 11th May 2015 2:04 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14084
  
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Not had this issue but have had a non Pilkington screen in for over 5 years. To be honest you can't tell the difference - I drive my sisters and mates D3 and D4 regularly with original Pilkington so am able to make a comparrison.
To be honest, too many people get hung up on having Pilkington. The auto glass companies aren't going to fit rubbish becuase they don't want the hassle of redoing or replacing glass screens. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 11th May 2015 2:24 pm |
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ZacSmith
Member Since: 26 Aug 2010
Location: Dover
Posts: 709
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I have a had a couple with their sister company, Admiral. Same story. Frankly don't see what the fuss is about. VIN: A175A328***
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| 11th May 2015 2:25 pm |
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
Posts: 5109
 
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Just as long as you are not going to want another one an hour after you have had it, like their meals.  A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 11th May 2015 3:01 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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Few horror stories on the site re. leaks / rattles / heated screens not working / headlamp assist not working
Proceed with caution – if it’s cheap, it’s cheap for a reason
If it’s fitted by LR from new, I’d insist on a like for like
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| 11th May 2015 3:10 pm |
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Sly666
Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 459
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The Side window has been replaced now.
Elephant normally use Autoglass, but said they are using other companies due to a raft of complaints about Autoglass.
They used a company called Nationwide Windscreens for mine, who in turn subbed it out to a local independent company.
They arrived with a Pilkington Opticool side window. 
3 guys (yes 3!) fitted it without fuss and did a very good job. 
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| 18th May 2015 10:14 am |
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