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From: D Walford on 5 Aug 2010 21:13 On 5/08/2010 9:58 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:11:23 +1000, D Walford > <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >> On 5/08/2010 3:42 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>> **I called O'Bwien wegarding. my cwacked windscreen. They informed me that >>> wepair was not possible due to the size/location of the cwack. $398.00 for a >>> new windscween. Any thoughts wegarding a lower cost option? >> >> Call anyone other than O'Briens, unless glass has gone up dramatically >> in the last 12ths their price is at least $150.00 too much. >> >> >> >> Daryl > > After experiences with cheap screen suppliers who fit inferior glass > badly and often leaking, I have gone back to Obriens for better > quality glass fitted correctly. Only once had an issue with a windscreen installation, the new screen was scratched so a week later they came back and replaced it. I asked a fitter if the quality of windscreens vary and he didn't think so, most if not all is made in China and whilst I would agree that they aren't up to the standard they used to be and they get "sand blasted" a lot easier than they used to there doesn't seem to much of a choice of suppliers as most get their screens from the same source. IMO even OE screens aren't as good as they used to be, I replaced the 03 Hilux windscreen at 150,000klms due to "sandblasting" but the 09 Hilux windscreen is starting to look sandblasted at 50,000klms. Daryl
From: George W Frost on 5 Aug 2010 22:27 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c5b61be$0$28665$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 5/08/2010 9:58 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: >> On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:11:23 +1000, D Walford >> <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: >> >>> On 5/08/2010 3:42 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>> **I called O'Bwien wegarding. my cwacked windscreen. They informed me >>>> that >>>> wepair was not possible due to the size/location of the cwack. $398.00 >>>> for a >>>> new windscween. Any thoughts wegarding a lower cost option? >>> >>> Call anyone other than O'Briens, unless glass has gone up dramatically >>> in the last 12ths their price is at least $150.00 too much. >>> >>> >>> >>> Daryl >> >> After experiences with cheap screen suppliers who fit inferior glass >> badly and often leaking, I have gone back to Obriens for better >> quality glass fitted correctly. > > Only once had an issue with a windscreen installation, the new screen was > scratched so a week later they came back and replaced it. > I asked a fitter if the quality of windscreens vary and he didn't think > so, most if not all is made in China and whilst I would agree that they > aren't up to the standard they used to be and they get "sand blasted" a > lot easier than they used to there doesn't seem to much of a choice of > suppliers as most get their screens from the same source. > IMO even OE screens aren't as good as they used to be, I replaced the 03 > Hilux windscreen at 150,000klms due to "sandblasting" but the 09 Hilux > windscreen is starting to look sandblasted at 50,000klms. > > > > Daryl Stay off the beaches
From: Kev on 6 Aug 2010 08:16 D Walford wrote: >> >> After experiences with cheap screen suppliers who fit inferior glass >> badly and often leaking, I have gone back to Obriens for better >> quality glass fitted correctly. > You know OBrians probably use the same glass and charge $200 more just to fit it to cover their franchise payments their "Quality" glass is made in the same factory as the glass other auto glass fitters use, they don't have it specially made or have their own factory Kev
From: hippo on 6 Aug 2010 09:12 Trevor Wilson wrote: > > **I called O'Bwien wegarding. my cwacked windscreen. They informed me that > wepair was not possible due to the size/location of the cwack. $398.00 for a > new windscween. Any thoughts wegarding a lower cost option? > > TIA > > You may even find a moible supplier that will do it for less than O'B charge. -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: hippo on 6 Aug 2010 09:18
Trevor Wilson wrote: > > **I called O'Bwien wegarding. my cwacked windscreen. They informed me that > wepair was not possible due to the size/location of the cwack. $398.00 for a > new windscween. Any thoughts wegarding a lower cost option? > > TIA > > Maybe try: http://www.protector.com.au/Protector-Locations.aspx Cheers -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |