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Rogan Pringle
Tinkerer
Western Australia
V8

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:20 pm, by:  Rogan Pringle (Pringles1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

need a new one. looking at how much they cost. anyone got an idea?
Daniel Arndt
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Vic
UZZ31 LTD

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 07:19 am, by:  Daniel Arndt (Darndt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Zero hundred and Zero.
Seriously though, mine was FREE. I'm with Shannons so I can claim one every 12 months. Got mine about 6 months ago though obriens. Did a great job. and was all paid for by Shannons.
Sorry never found out how much it actually was, I never got to see the invoice.
Tai Johnsen
DieHard
QLD
JZZ30 Pov Manual LSD & black!

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 09:51 am, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Daniel,

How did you claim? Mine has a small proper chip and multiple little chips which are annoying, but i'm not sure if it warrants replacement..

Can you choose to have a genuine toyota windscreen fitted? I have heard that the generic ones have no tint at the top and look wavy and distorted..

Did they replace the rubbers? My top one looks a bit old..
Daniel Arndt
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Vic
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:06 am, by:  Daniel Arndt (Darndt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

To claim you obviously need to be with Shannons first!
Then call them, get a ref number. Then Call Obriens and arrange all the details with them. Ie drop off time and place. exact car. (which was hard for them to find in their database)
I got an aftermarket one. never got the choice, and from what Ive read its quite difficult to even find an original.
Mine has tint and it looks fine. probably a little darker than original.
No rubbers were replaced. mine were all fine. The rubbers are only a gap filler anyway. The screens are glued in like most cars nowadays.
As for wavy, mine is maybe slightly wavy in one spot which I only noticed once in particular conditions. its really hard to see at all. I doubt anyone would ever see it.
Rogan Pringle
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Western Australia
V8

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:31 am, by:  Rogan Pringle (Pringles1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just got a quote. $498 fitted.

I cant believe its so expensive. Anyone got a better solution?
Wess McManus
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nsw
v8

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 12:01 pm, by:  Wess McManus (Bar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Rohan, try windscreen o Brian.
I claimed mine through shannons.
List price Was about $200 from memory (try search function).
Glass quality is fine though green tint was only glass stocked .
Genuine from japan expect to pay well over $1000.
Walter Gillmore
DieHard
QLD
TT JZZ30

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 04:47 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

it would be interesting to know what other model toyota windscreen you could use. if at all.. i suspect a camry one would fit for some reason. not sure why just sorta came to my head. lol i am also in need of a replacement and will check out if they are interchangable with other toyotas. :-)
Warren Moore
Goo Roo
Victoria
i drive a car.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 10:08 pm, by:  Warren Moore (Warreng) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Walter Gillmore wrote on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 04:47 pm:

it would be interesting to know what other model toyota windscreen you could use. if at all.. i suspect a camry one would fit for some reason. not sure why just sorta came to my head. lol i am also in need of a replacement and will check out if they are interchangable with other toyotas. :-)




highly doubt any other windscreen would fit a soarer
Rowan McMahon
TryHard
WA
GTT-L

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Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 02:15 am, by:  Rowan McMahon (Mr_eps) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

rogan did you get this sorted man? If you live in perth.. Try:

wayne's windscreens in welshpool

or... Little known secret.. Try windscreens obrien in toodyay..

I used toodyay guy and he saved me hundreds
that was for cefiro by the way.. But soarer is more common!

Dont be afraid to play companies against each other too. Ie buy glass from shop A then get a mobile guy from gumtree to install etc
Vic Olbromski
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NSW
JZZ30 TT Manual

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Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 07:18 pm, by:  Vic Olbromski (Conrad) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Daniel Arndt wrote on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 07:19 am:

Zero hundred and Zero.
Seriously though, mine was FREE. I'm with Shannons so I can claim one every 12 months. Got mine about 6 months ago though obriens. Did a great job. and was all paid for by Shannons.
Sorry never found out how much it actually was, I never got to see the invoice.




Amen! I love Shannons.
Matthew Tai
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NSW
JZZ31

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Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 08:16 pm, by:  Matthew Tai (Matttai) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

interested on prices and places in Sydney!
Rogan Pringle
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Western Australia
V8

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 12:40 am, by:  Rogan Pringle (Pringles1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

seems $420 is the best price. can you put a 2nd hand one in? just curious :-)
Tim Ross
Goo Roo
Qld
1J + GT35-82R

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 01:09 am, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

When I paid for mine (pre-insurance), I paid about $280 from a mob on the northside of bris.

Top is tinted, no distortion
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
LS400 + Soarer.

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 01:15 am, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Any chance of Rear Windscreens for Soarers or can't get them from Windscreen places?
Tai Johnsen
DieHard
QLD
JZZ30 Pov Manual LSD & black!

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 09:57 am, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I would say they would be crazy expensive due to the de-mister and the radio antenna being built in..
Daniel Arndt
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Vic
UZZ31 LTD

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 10:18 am, by:  Daniel Arndt (Darndt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yet another reason to have Shannons full comp insurance. Not only is the windscreen covered, but side and rear glass as well. And claims for glass do not incur excess or effect ratings!
Jack Driver
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vic
V8

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Tuesday, March 01, 2011 - 10:20 pm, by:  Jack Driver (Jacko) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I had to replace my screen for RWC.
Went to O'Briens and got a quote.
400 and something, so I said ok I'll think about it.
Got a call a couple of days later from head office in Sydney, I think, and the girl says they're over stocked due to extra ordering after nasty hail season in NSW and she could offer me a discount to 300 flat.
I went ahead and got it without ringing anyone else coz I'm a dumbass but it seems the price was comparable to whats around.
Having said that I'm still not happy with the screen. It's a made in China I think, has distortions and looking through it is frankly a bit blurry when it comes to lights over distance at night.
If you could get an original I'm sure it would be better than this one. I've never had a screen that was blurry!
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Wednesday, March 02, 2011 - 05:49 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, I got one of those Chinese ones too - seems I got lucky, or my installer was fussy, as mine is distortion free and the tint looks great - but since putting it in I have heard some horror stories thats for sure. One thing I have noticed is even with a good anti-mist glass cleaner, it still mists more easily than the OEM glass did.
Keenan Edinger
DieHard
WA
UZZ31 GT-L V8

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 06:45 pm, by:  Keenan Edinger (Keenan585) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'll get on the Shannons bandwagon too, can't fault them as a car insurer. I don't go with any insurance company that doesn't offer at least 1 free windscreen/glass replacement a year.

Just got the missus' new VW Tiguan insured through QBE and as well as being the cheapest price wise, part of the package is unlimited glass replacement, with no excess or loss of NCB, which is great, as we do a lot of driving down south.
Narvey Vilaythong
DieHard
SA
soarer tt and 3T-GTE corona liftback R31 S3 T.I 97 soarer soon?

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 10:20 pm, by:  Narvey Vilaythong (El_pablo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

just beware if you go with O brian, their windscreen is abit dodge. In someplaces on the perspex, there are these types of lumps that make the vision of the outside seem abit weird if your looking at it from angles. The surface of the windscreen may seem nice n smooth but you'll see what I mean when you get one. Sorry if it doesnt make sense but when i had my soarer, I got Obrian to replace my windscreen aswell. Would recommend a toyota one.
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
LS400 + Soarer.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 01:12 am, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Should ask for a refund if the windscreens are not upto scratch.

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