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Gareth



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Cracked screen.
Got a hit from a very small pepple, cracked right in my eye line. 😡 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
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Sulisuli



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Can it be repaired Gareth or is it a new screen requirement? 2015 HT XS 90
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Retroanaconda



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Welcome to the club, mine is cracked too:


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Be prepared for a wait - the screens are on back order from Land Rover.
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jim4244



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I was reading on a farce book site that there are numerous cases of the screen cracking from either a minor impact or for no reason at all?

Could it be that there is too much flex in the body or is it a case of substandard windscreens?

Jim
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Gareth



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Yes seems to be prone to damage. I think mine is repairable. It’s a small crack in the outer laminate, about 10mm.

NFU paying minus £50.

Mine is definitely an impact. About 50 mph on M54, heavy rain. Car in front wandered onto centre reservation and flicked up some gravel. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
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Retroanaconda



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I don’t think it’s body flex as that would mean cracks from the edge with no reason, all the cracked screens I’ve seen have been from impact damage - just at a much higher incidence rate than I would consider normal.

My theory is it’s just cost/weight saving meaning thinner windscreens which are less robust. Autoglass tried to fob me off with an aftermarket screen hence the delay as now I have to wait for the proper one to be available.
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SN



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Ouch. Got to drive from SE Manchester to Torquay (and back) with work next week, am going to be nervously not driving too close behind other vehicles... Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
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deaston



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Re: Cracked screen.
Gareth wrote:
Got a hit from a very small pepple, cracked right in my eye line. 😡


Is a pepple a really small pebble?
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deaston



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Retroanaconda wrote:
I don’t think it’s body flex as that would mean cracks from the edge with no reason, all the cracked screens I’ve seen have been from impact damage - just at a much higher incidence rate than I would consider normal.

My theory is it’s just cost/weight saving meaning thinner windscreens which are less robust. Autoglass tried to fob me off with an aftermarket screen hence the delay as now I have to wait for the proper one to be available.


But if the proper ones keep cracking, why not try an aftermarket one? It might be better.
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Retroanaconda



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I very much doubt it.

The issue is warranty - LR won’t honour anything connected with the windscreen (an awful lot) if we were to use a non-original replacement screen.
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Gareth



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It’s going to be repaired. No point in going through all the hassle for the sake of a small chip. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
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DSL



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Obviously it’s not in the can’t get repaired zone?
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Gareth



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Where is that zone? It’s at 8’oclock in my view, in the zone that is wiped by the right hand wiper. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
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DSL



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ISTR it’s a line from top of screen to bottom, passing through the centre of the steering wheel, then 10cm either side. But i might be wrong

Ignore that:

https://www.optic-kleer.co.uk/articles/art...indscreen/

https://www.autoglass.co.uk/glass-repair-a...en-repair/
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