All:

my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I presume
they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double whatever
their invoice is.

Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...

cheers.

On 16/1/2024 3:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
> All:
>
> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I presume
> they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double whatever
> their invoice is.
>
> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>

Best to deal with it asap if it isn't already too late since you noticed
a crack.
Best to call your insurance co and see what they say, the dealer is very
likely to just call a windscreen "expert", unlikely that they would fix
it themselves.

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On 16/01/2024 3:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
> All:
>
> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I presume
> they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double whatever
> their invoice is.
>
> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...

Had the windscreen replaced in our Santa Fe a couple of months ago after
a truck kicked up a rock on the Western Highway one morning while the
wife was heading into the office. Like you we have glass cover on the
insurance policy, and because the car has adaptive cruise with a radar
unit looking out the top of the screen behind the rear view mirror the
unit needs to be calibrated. Unfortunately that means the windscreen
can't be replaced "on site" as the calibration equipment isn't mobile.

I was given two options: Windscreen O'brien in Brooklyn, or National
Windscreens in Essendon which were the two closest repairers. I went to
Brooklyn (only because there were tool and welding shops next door and
it gave me a chance to drop some coin :), and it took around an hour to
do all up.

You can try calling your Ford dealer but I don't believe they carry the
necessary calibration equipment. I also don't expect that if you're
claiming it through your insurance the insurer would be keen to pick up
the dealership bill even if they did.

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Noddy.

On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
> All:
>
> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I presume
> they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double whatever
> their invoice is.
>
> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>
> cheers.

Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their process.
Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that has a scan
tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.

There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
suspension has been raised.

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Clocky wrote:
> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
>> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
>> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double
>> whatever their invoice is.
>>
>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>
>> cheers.
>
>
> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their process.
> Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that has a scan
> tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.
>
> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
> suspension has been raised.
>
>

what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?

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On 16/1/2024 4:32 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 16/01/2024 3:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
>> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
>> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double
>> whatever their invoice is.
>>
>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>
> Had the windscreen replaced in our Santa Fe a couple of months ago after
> a truck kicked up a rock on the Western Highway one morning while the
> wife was heading into the office. Like you we have glass cover on the
> insurance policy, and because the car has adaptive cruise with a radar
> unit looking out the top of the screen behind the rear view mirror the
> unit needs to be calibrated. Unfortunately that means the windscreen
> can't be replaced "on site" as the calibration equipment isn't mobile.
>
> I was given two options: Windscreen O'brien in Brooklyn, or National
> Windscreens in Essendon which were the two closest repairers. I went to
> Brooklyn (only because there were tool and welding shops next door and
> it gave me a chance to drop some coin :), and it took around an hour to
> do all up.
>
> You can try calling your Ford dealer but I don't believe they carry the
> necessary calibration equipment. I also don't expect that if you're

If *anyone* is likely to have the calibration equipment, it will be the
Ford Dealer.

> claiming it through your insurance the insurer would be keen to pick up
> the dealership bill even if they did.
>
You have every right to have that windscreen attended to by the dealer.

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On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Clocky wrote:
>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>> All:
>>>
>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
>>> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
>>> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double
>>> whatever their invoice is.
>>>
>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>
>>> cheers.
>>
>>
>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their process.
>> Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that has a scan
>> tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.
>>
>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>> suspension has been raised.
>>
>>
>
> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>
https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/

Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!

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Xeno wrote:
> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Clocky wrote:
>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>> All:
>>>>
>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>>>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover
>>>> with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>>>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>>>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge
>>>> double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>
>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>>
>>>> cheers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their process.
>>> Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that has a scan
>>> tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.
>>>
>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>
> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>
> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>

so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage

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On 16/1/2024 10:41 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Xeno wrote:
>> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>> All:
>>>>>
>>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>>>>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover
>>>>> with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>>>>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>>>>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge
>>>>> double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their process.
>>>> Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that has a scan
>>>> tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.
>>>>
>>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>>
>> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>>
>> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>>
>
> so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage
>
It probably does! Most cars seem to have *some* ADAS stuff in them these
days.

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Xeno wrote:
> On 16/1/2024 10:41 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Xeno wrote:
>>> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>>> All:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>>>>>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass
>>>>>> cover with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and
>>>>>> follow their instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next
>>>>>> service, but I presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and
>>>>>> then charge double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cheers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their
>>>>> process. Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that
>>>>> has a scan tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>>>
>>> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>>>
>>> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>>>
>>
>> so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage
>>
> It probably does! Most cars seem to have *some* ADAS stuff in them
> these days.
>
>

I mean, I'm sure it doesn't have anything in the windscreen. and it only
has traction control, nothing else such as lane assist, auto braking, etc.,

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On 16/1/2024 11:13 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
> Xeno wrote:
>> On 16/1/2024 10:41 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>>>> All:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>>>>>>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass
>>>>>>> cover with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and
>>>>>>> follow their instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next
>>>>>>> service, but I presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and
>>>>>>> then charge double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their
>>>>>> process. Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop that
>>>>>> has a scan tool capable of putting the system into calibration mode.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>>>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>>>>
>>>> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>>>>
>>>> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>>>>
>>>
>>> so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage
>>>
>> It probably does! Most cars seem to have *some* ADAS stuff in them
>> these days.
>>
>>
>
> I mean, I'm sure it doesn't have anything in the windscreen. and it only
> has traction control, nothing else such as lane assist, auto braking, etc.,
>
Rain sensors, windscreen heaters, light sensors, heads up displays, all
can form part of ADAS systems. Got auto wipers, ie. rain sensing?

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(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Xeno wrote:
> On 16/1/2024 11:13 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Xeno wrote:
>>> On 16/1/2024 10:41 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>>>>> All:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I
>>>>>>>> was sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>>>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass
>>>>>>>> cover with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and
>>>>>>>> follow their instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next
>>>>>>>> service, but I presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in,
>>>>>>>> and then charge double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> cheers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their
>>>>>>> process. Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop
>>>>>>> that has a scan tool capable of putting the system into
>>>>>>> calibration mode.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>>>>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>>>>>
>>>>> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage
>>>>
>>> It probably does! Most cars seem to have *some* ADAS stuff in them
>>> these days.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I mean, I'm sure it doesn't have anything in the windscreen. and it
>> only has traction control, nothing else such as lane assist, auto
>> braking, etc.,
>>
> Rain sensors,

no

> windscreen heaters,

no

> light sensors,

on top of the dashboard

> heads up displays,

no

> all can form part of ADAS systems. Got auto wipers, ie. rain sensing?
>

nope!

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On 16/01/2024 9:00 pm, Xeno wrote:
> On 16/1/2024 11:13 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Xeno wrote:
>>> On 16/1/2024 10:41 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>>>>> All:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I
>>>>>>>> was sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>>>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass
>>>>>>>> cover with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and
>>>>>>>> follow their instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next
>>>>>>>> service, but I presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and
>>>>>>>> then charge double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> cheers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their
>>>>>>> process. Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop
>>>>>>> that has a scan tool capable of putting the system into
>>>>>>> calibration mode.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>>>>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>>>>>
>>>>> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage
>>>>
>>> It probably does! Most cars seem to have *some* ADAS stuff in them
>>> these days.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I mean, I'm sure it doesn't have anything in the windscreen. and it
>> only has traction control, nothing else such as lane assist, auto
>> braking, etc.,
>>
> Rain sensors, windscreen heaters, light sensors, heads up displays, all
> can form part of ADAS systems. Got auto wipers, ie. rain sensing?
>

Not as part of the windscreen I don't think. Those MG's seem to employ
the KISS principle which keeps cost down but no doubt also helps with
reliability.

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On 16/01/2024 3:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
> All:
>
> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I presume
> they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double whatever
> their invoice is.
>
> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>
> cheers.

**Not really anything to do with your issue, but I had a 5cm crack in my
VP Commodore windscreen. I purchased some of the stuff to fix it. The
stuff came with a clear warning not to attempt to repair a crack any
longer than 2cm. I didn't carry comprehensive insurance on the VP. I
thought: "Fuck it. I'll do it anyway. I don't want spend 400 Bucks."

The stuff worked a treat. Fixed the crack and all was good for about a
year. Then a tree fell on the Commodore.

Weirdly, I called it a win.

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Clocky wrote:
> On 16/01/2024 9:00 pm, Xeno wrote:
>> On 16/1/2024 11:13 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 16/1/2024 10:41 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>>> On 16/1/2024 6:44 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>>>>>>> Clocky wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 16/01/2024 12:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>>>>>> All:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I
>>>>>>>>> was sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has
>>>>>>>>> developed into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass
>>>>>>>>> cover with my insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and
>>>>>>>>> follow their instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next
>>>>>>>>> service, but I presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in,
>>>>>>>>> and then charge double whatever their invoice is.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n
>>>>>>>>> all...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cheers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Contact your insurer and see what they say and follow their
>>>>>>>> process. Dealers can do the calibration as can any other shop
>>>>>>>> that has a scan tool capable of putting the system into
>>>>>>>> calibration mode.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is a slight chance that you might run into issues if your
>>>>>>>> suspension has been raised.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> what has to be calibrated for a windscreen?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.autoglass.ie/adas-windscreen-calibration/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windscreens ain't just windscreens no more Sol!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> so it seems.! I'm glad the ZS doesn't have any of that garbage
>>>>>
>>>> It probably does! Most cars seem to have *some* ADAS stuff in them
>>>> these days.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I mean, I'm sure it doesn't have anything in the windscreen. and it
>>> only has traction control, nothing else such as lane assist, auto
>>> braking, etc.,
>>>
>> Rain sensors, windscreen heaters, light sensors, heads up displays,
>> all can form part of ADAS systems. Got auto wipers, ie. rain sensing?
>>
>
> Not as part of the windscreen I don't think. Those MG's seem to employ
> the KISS principle which keeps cost down but no doubt also helps with
> reliability.
>

the ZST is the upgraded version with all the bells and whistles ..
https://mgmotor.com.au/models/mg-zst/

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On 17/01/2024 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 16/01/2024 3:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>> All:
>>
>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
>> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
>> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double
>> whatever their invoice is.
>>
>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>
>> cheers.
>
> **Not really anything to do with your issue, but I had a 5cm crack in my
> VP Commodore windscreen. I purchased some of the stuff to fix it. The
> stuff came with a clear warning not to attempt to repair a crack any
> longer than 2cm. I didn't carry comprehensive insurance on the VP. I
> thought: "Fuck it. I'll do it anyway. I don't want spend 400 Bucks."
>
> The stuff worked a treat. Fixed the crack and all was good for about a
> year. Then a tree fell on the Commodore.
>
> Weirdly, I called it a win.

In both respects :)

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On 17/01/2024 3:30 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/01/2024 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 16/01/2024 3:25 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>> All:
>>>
>>> my windscreen has had a couple of small stone chips, and as I was
>>> sitting in the pax seat, I noticed one on the pax side has developed
>>> into a crack about 1 centimetre long. I have glass cover with my
>>> insurance, so whats the process? Ring them and follow their
>>> instructions? I'd like Ford to do in on it's next service, but I
>>> presume they just get Windscreens O'brien in, and then charge double
>>> whatever their invoice is.
>>>
>>> Just want to make sure everything is properly calibrated 'n all...
>>>
>>> cheers.
>>
>> **Not really anything to do with your issue, but I had a 5cm crack in
>> my VP Commodore windscreen. I purchased some of the stuff to fix it.
>> The stuff came with a clear warning not to attempt to repair a crack
>> any longer than 2cm. I didn't carry comprehensive insurance on the VP.
>> I thought: "Fuck it. I'll do it anyway. I don't want spend 400 Bucks."
>>
>> The stuff worked a treat. Fixed the crack and all was good for about a
>> year. Then a tree fell on the Commodore.
>>
>> Weirdly, I called it a win.
>
> In both respects :)
>
>

**More than you could imagine. I sold the alloy wheels/tyres and towbar,
cashed in the rego and insurance. Then I sold the wreck to a guy who
just wanted the climate control, so he could fit it to his VP, which
only had regular air-con. After the dust had settled, I had about
$1,000.00 in my pocket, which I reckon was about the second hand value
of the car.

Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me I
should do), I would have been pissed off.

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On 18/01/2024 10:22 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 17/01/2024 3:30 pm, Noddy wrote:

>>> Weirdly, I called it a win.
>>
>> In both respects :)
>>
>>
>
> **More than you could imagine. I sold the alloy wheels/tyres and towbar,
> cashed in the rego and insurance. Then I sold the wreck to a guy who
> just wanted the climate control, so he could fit it to his VP, which
> only had regular air-con. After the dust had settled, I had about
> $1,000.00 in my pocket, which I reckon was about the second hand value
> of the car.
>
> Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me I
> should do), I would have been pissed off.

I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in ways
that you would least expect them to.

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On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 18/01/2024 10:22 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 17/01/2024 3:30 pm, Noddy wrote:
>
>>>> Weirdly, I called it a win.
>>>
>>> In both respects :)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> **More than you could imagine. I sold the alloy wheels/tyres and
>> towbar, cashed in the rego and insurance. Then I sold the wreck to a
>> guy who just wanted the climate control, so he could fit it to his VP,
>> which only had regular air-con. After the dust had settled, I had
>> about $1,000.00 in my pocket, which I reckon was about the second hand
>> value of the car.
>>
>> Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me I
>> should do), I would have been pissed off.
>
> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in ways
> that you would least expect them to.
>
>

**I did engage in a little hyperbole though. It wasn't a tree that fell
on my car. It was a branch from a tree. The road I live on is a regular
two lane road, with parking on each side. So, wide enough for four
lanes. I was sitting eating my evening meal, when there was a loud crash
outside. A couple of minutes later, the doorbell rang. A neighbour came
to the front door to tell me that he thought my car was damaged. I
looked out and said "yep". Then I sat down to finish my meal. My partner
asked me if I was going to do anything about the car. I told her that
with what I estimated to be a 2 ~ 3 Tonne branch crushing the Commodore
and blocking all four lanes of the road: "Nothing." It was a fucking big
branch. It fell mostly along the length of the car, causing the roof to
cave in by around 500mm. The rest of the branch went across the road and
onto the other footpath. Eventually some guys in fluoro jackets turned
up with chainsaws and removed the branch. Took them a couple of hours.
Tree surgeon guy reckons that the cause of the tree fault was down to
the idiots who trim trees away from power lines. They did a bad job,
which allowed rot to set into the branch.

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On 19/01/2024 6:28 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:

>> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in
>> ways that you would least expect them to.
>>
>>
>
> **I did engage in a little hyperbole though. It wasn't a tree that fell
> on my car. It was a branch from a tree. The road I live on is a regular
> two lane road, with parking on each side. So, wide enough for four
> lanes. I was sitting eating my evening meal, when there was a loud crash
> outside. A couple of minutes later, the doorbell rang. A neighbour came
> to the front door to tell me that he thought my car was damaged. I
> looked out and said "yep". Then I sat down to finish my meal. My partner
> asked me if I was going to do anything about the car. I told her that
> with what I estimated to be a 2 ~ 3 Tonne branch crushing the Commodore
> and blocking all four lanes of the road: "Nothing." It was a fucking big
> branch. It fell mostly along the length of the car, causing the roof to
> cave in by around 500mm. The rest of the branch went across the road and
> onto the other footpath. Eventually some guys in fluoro jackets turned
> up with chainsaws and removed the branch. Took them a couple of hours.
> Tree surgeon guy reckons that the cause of the tree fault was down to
> the idiots who trim trees away from power lines. They did a bad job,
> which allowed rot to set into the branch.

Sometimes you can just be unlucky.

These pics were doing the rounds in a Facebook group a little while ago:

> https://ibb.co/DwVQpds

> https://ibb.co/XVpNhhj

The back story is that this old truck was apparently parked in the
street outside the owner's house in Idaho in the US when a massive wind
storm unexpectedly blew up and made a mess of the neighbourhood
including blowing over this huge tree which destroyed the old pickup.
And as a result, the value of every other surviving 1956 Ford F-100
increased slighty due to their being one less in existence.

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Noddy.

On 19/01/2024 8:24 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 19/01/2024 6:28 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:
>
>>> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in
>>> ways that you would least expect them to.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> **I did engage in a little hyperbole though. It wasn't a tree that
>> fell on my car. It was a branch from a tree. The road I live on is a
>> regular two lane road, with parking on each side. So, wide enough for
>> four lanes. I was sitting eating my evening meal, when there was a
>> loud crash outside. A couple of minutes later, the doorbell rang. A
>> neighbour came to the front door to tell me that he thought my car was
>> damaged. I looked out and said "yep". Then I sat down to finish my
>> meal. My partner asked me if I was going to do anything about the car.
>> I told her that with what I estimated to be a 2 ~ 3 Tonne branch
>> crushing the Commodore and blocking all four lanes of the road:
>> "Nothing." It was a fucking big branch. It fell mostly along the
>> length of the car, causing the roof to cave in by around 500mm. The
>> rest of the branch went across the road and onto the other footpath.
>> Eventually some guys in fluoro jackets turned up with chainsaws and
>> removed the branch. Took them a couple of hours. Tree surgeon guy
>> reckons that the cause of the tree fault was down to the idiots who
>> trim trees away from power lines. They did a bad job, which allowed
>> rot to set into the branch.
>
> Sometimes you can just be unlucky.
>
> These pics were doing the rounds in a Facebook group a little while ago:
>
>> https://ibb.co/DwVQpds
>
>> https://ibb.co/XVpNhhj
>

Mother nature doing what should have been done decades ago :-)
>

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On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 18/01/2024 10:22 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 17/01/2024 3:30 pm, Noddy wrote:
>
>>>> Weirdly, I called it a win.
>>>
>>> In both respects :)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> **More than you could imagine. I sold the alloy wheels/tyres and
>> towbar, cashed in the rego and insurance. Then I sold the wreck to a
>> guy who just wanted the climate control, so he could fit it to his VP,
>> which only had regular air-con. After the dust had settled, I had
>> about $1,000.00 in my pocket, which I reckon was about the second hand
>> value of the car.
>>
>> Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me I
>> should do), I would have been pissed off.
>
> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in ways
> that you would least expect them to.

firm believer of that... i was going to ring AMMI and follow their
instructions to do the windscreen one way or the other. Got a bit on...
going up the block for the Aus day weekend with the boys, but i'll be
there for 10 days.

I received my insurance bill from AMMI which expires late February.
And it's increased $350, whilst dropping the agreed value to $54,000.

Seems insurance is a gamble on risk, a gamble insurance co's have been
losing on natural disasters like the fires in Vic and NSW, and the
floods further north.

Oh well, when I get back, I'll ring AMMI and get the screen sorted, and
then find other insurance elsewhere.

>
>

lindsay wrote:
> On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:
>> On 18/01/2024 10:22 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> On 17/01/2024 3:30 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>
>>>>> Weirdly, I called it a win.
>>>>
>>>> In both respects :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> **More than you could imagine. I sold the alloy wheels/tyres and
>>> towbar, cashed in the rego and insurance. Then I sold the wreck to a
>>> guy who just wanted the climate control, so he could fit it to his
>>> VP, which only had regular air-con. After the dust had settled, I
>>> had about $1,000.00 in my pocket, which I reckon was about the
>>> second hand value of the car.
>>>
>>> Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me
>>> I should do), I would have been pissed off.
>>
>> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in
>> ways that you would least expect them to.
>
> firm believer of that... i was going to ring AMMI and follow their
> instructions to do the windscreen one way or the other. Got a bit
> on... going up the block for the Aus day weekend with the boys, but
> i'll be there for 10 days.
>
> I received my insurance bill from AMMI which expires late February.
> And it's increased $350, whilst dropping the agreed value to $54,000.
>
> Seems insurance is a gamble on risk, a gamble insurance co's have been
> losing on natural disasters like the fires in Vic and NSW, and the
> floods further north.
>
> Oh well, when I get back, I'll ring AMMI and get the screen sorted,
> and then find other insurance elsewhere.
>

I'm guessing you're over 50, so you can insure with APIA. they have the
cheapest rates.

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On 21/01/2024 6:28 pm, lindsay wrote:
> On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:
>> On 18/01/2024 10:22 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:

>>> Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me I
>>> should do), I would have been pissed off.
>>
>> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in
>> ways that you would least expect them to.
>
> firm believer of that... i was going to ring AMMI and follow their
> instructions to do the windscreen one way or the other. Got a bit on...
> going up the block for the Aus day weekend with the boys, but i'll be
> there for 10 days.
>
> I received my insurance bill from AMMI which expires late February.
> And it's increased $350, whilst dropping the agreed value to $54,000.

Fucking hell. All insurers have been bumping their premiums over the
last couple of years, but 350 bucks in one go is massive. I'd be looking
around.

> Seems insurance is a gamble on risk, a gamble insurance co's have been
> losing on natural disasters like the fires in Vic and NSW, and the
> floods further north.

Yeah, but that's *their* problem. They gamble on the risk as you say,
but these days they use the average punter to write off the loss.

> Oh well, when I get back, I'll ring AMMI and get the screen sorted, and
> then find other insurance elsewhere.

I can recommend Shannons as being decent to deal with, but *Jesus* are
they expensive.

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Noddy.

On 21/1/2024 8:00 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 21/01/2024 6:28 pm, lindsay wrote:
>> On 18/01/2024 11:30 am, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 18/01/2024 10:22 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>
>>>> Had I spent the $400.00 on a new windscreen (which everyone told me
>>>> I should do), I would have been pissed off.
>>>
>>> I would have been too. Sometimes things work out in your favour in
>>> ways that you would least expect them to.
>>
>> firm believer of that... i was going to ring AMMI and follow their
>> instructions to do the windscreen one way or the other. Got a bit
>> on... going up the block for the Aus day weekend with the boys, but
>> i'll be there for 10 days.
>>
>> I received my insurance bill from AMMI which expires late February.
>> And it's increased $350, whilst dropping the agreed value to $54,000.
>
> Fucking hell. All insurers have been bumping their premiums over the
> last couple of years, but 350 bucks in one go is massive. I'd be looking
> around.
>
>> Seems insurance is a gamble on risk, a gamble insurance co's have been
>> losing on natural disasters like the fires in Vic and NSW, and the
>> floods further north.
>
> Yeah, but that's *their* problem. They gamble on the risk as you say,
> but these days they use the average punter to write off the loss.
>
>> Oh well, when I get back, I'll ring AMMI and get the screen sorted,
>> and then find other insurance elsewhere.
>
> I can recommend Shannons as being decent to deal with, but *Jesus* are
> they expensive.
>

Certainly not cheap but we found out recently that they give pretty good
discounts if you own lots of cars, Les has all the cars and trailers
insured with Shannons including theft on the race cars, after he got the
cheap Falcon ute he rang them to insure it and they added it to his
policy and sent him a refund simply because he had so many vehicles insured.
Shannons was also the only insurer that I can find that offers a real
agreed value, several others I spoke to when I bought the Boxster said
that had "agreed value" but the numbers they quoted was $10k less than
what the car is really worth.

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