JadeM
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Anyone know roughly what they charge to fix a chip??
Got one today & im not happy!!
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Sam
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Through insurance, free if they can repair it, or £50/£60 excess for a new windscreen if they can't.
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Robin
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free i think. if not, its not much. mine was free though
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JadeM
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dont have windscreen cover!!
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Adam-D
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my screen is about £80 +vat for a corsa screen
for a scooby
id double it as a guess
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JadeM
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Just phoned up....£72.26
Today has been an expensive day
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Adam-D
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http://www.autoglass.co.uk/wereheretohelp/
give em a ring
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Sam
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quote: Originally posted by JadeM
dont have windscreen cover!!
I'm guessing you have TPFT insurance? Because I'm sure all FC insurance includes windscreen cover (unless you're insured with someone crap like Quinn's)
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by Adam-D
my screen is about £80 +vat for a corsa screen
for a scooby
id double it as a guess
Sold the scooby last year, ive an Alfa 156 run about for now.....its cost me a fortune!!!! £160 MAF last week...now windscreens sacked!! 
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by Sam
quote: Originally posted by JadeM
dont have windscreen cover!!
I'm guessing you have TPFT insurance? Because I'm sure all FC insurance includes windscreen cover (unless you're insured with someone crap like Quinn's)
Yip TPFT........saved me money at the time, or so I thought!!
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Adam-D
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ah right
bit gay
iirc as long as the chip is smaller than a 5p they say they can normally fix it
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chr15barn3s
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Does anyone know if they can repair chips on the drivers door window? Ive got an annoying scratch line of 4 chips from where a stone flicked off another car
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Sam
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Glass is glass! Of course they can!
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by JadeM
Just phoned up....£72.26
Today has been an expensive day
That to fix the chip im guessing, 
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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Rich H
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Try RAC too - they tend to be a bit cheaper
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by hamman
Try RAC too - they tend to be a bit cheaper
Tried them....not even a pound cheaper.....£71.65 
Cheers thou
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote: Originally posted by JadeM
Just phoned up....£72.26
Today has been an expensive day
That to fix the chip im guessing,
yes! I wonder if they give discount for 2 I chipped my sisters windscreen the other week when borrowing her car
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Gaz
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i have 4 scrathes on mine from stones on the whiper blade i think, can they fix scrathes? (deep sratchs)
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Paul H
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get one of them 1 day insurance policys for £10.50 and then claim on that policy they are fully comp so costs you nothing
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JadeM
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Booked it in for tomorrow at RAC, £30 + vat the bloke said
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by Paul H
get one of them 1 day insurance policys for £10.50 and then claim on that policy they are fully comp so costs you nothing
iirc you cant take out an insurance policy on a vehicle thats already insured
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Paul H
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you can through norwich union
Edit put it in your mates name 
[Edited on 07-05-2006 by Paul H]
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