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- Carl Hammond - 29 Jul 2007
Hi Paul, hope you're well.
Just wondered where you sourced your windscreen from in the end matey.
I notice Claire mentioned a company called 'Uroglass' did you go with them and if so, what sort of price would I be looking at please?
11777 is probably going to need a new windscreen, otherwise she can already forget about passing her first MOT!
Any help from anyone on this will be much appreciated.
Thanks
- Tourettes Tony - 29 Jul 2007
i think pj grady have sorted out a supplier TT
- Carl Hammond - 29 Jul 2007
Nice one Tony! :wink:
I'll give em a bell, as I need a few other bits and bobs.
What sort of cost I am looking at do you know?
Hope you're well matey.
Cheers
- Tourettes Tony - 29 Jul 2007
yeah im ok carl,still recovering from friday night :roll: from memory they arn't cheap so i cant comment on price but between £1 to £1000 :lol: TT
- Carl Hammond - 29 Jul 2007
Wow, it must have been one heck of a night mate! Ah well, as long as the memories don't come flooding back too quickly, hey? :lol:
Ouch! Let's hope it's not towards the steeper end of that scale (although it probably will be by the time I'm finished!)
Take it easy buddy. :wink:
- steve.s - 29 Jul 2007
hi
uro still supply but mainly trade i think
mine was about £240 direct from them. not yet fitted.
they used to advertise on ebay.
- Tourettes Tony - 29 Jul 2007
i had an idea they were about that steve TT
- bozzzydmc - 29 Jul 2007
Surely it will be covered on your car insurance bud ?
- Glen & Sam - 29 Jul 2007
bromgrove windscreens do them do ask chris or darren at pj gradey
- Guinney1971 - 29 Jul 2007
I paid Uroglass £160 cash and went and collected it with my (when I worked for Renault) bosses' Laguna, the a local windscreen company fitted it for £40+VAT.
I then claimed it back on my insurance for the £40 x/s
- steve.s - 30 Jul 2007
as far as i am aware bromsgrove is uroglas.
perhaps they trade under different names?
- PJ Grady (Europe) - 30 Jul 2007
Hello,
Bromsgrove & Uroglas are one and the same - we use these guys, as do Autoglass and most windscreen suppliers.
The price for a DeLorean windscreen (to the public) is around £230 + VAT - and something like £50 delivery - so it works out close to £300 in total. Claire - you got a great deal - I don't know how you did it!
It's a bit tricky finding a company to fit it - as they're taking all of the risk in potentially cracking a £300 screen for something like £40 (which barely covers the cost of their time and travel). Most companies only want to supply and fit - as the money is in the supply side.
We can get them a bit cheaper - but we're not talking much - as Uroglas themselves are only retailers - Pilkington actually make the glass.
Regards
Darren
- Guinney1971 - 30 Jul 2007
PJ Grady (Europe) Wrote:Claire - you got a great deal - I don't know how you did it!
ah, the power of cash.... :wink:
Maybe prices have gone up, I think it was 2004 that I got my screen, I just rang up Uroglass, asked how much a screen was, then asked how much for cash as I worked in the trade (I was at Renault then), and he said £160. When I got AVG (a Hertfordshire based windscreen company to fit it), I told them that it was similar to a Lotus Esprit screen, and they quoted me £40 plus VAT.
I got it all back through my insurance company anyway
- Carl Hammond - 31 Jul 2007
bozzzydmc Wrote:Surely it will be covered on your car insurance bud ?
Hey Mike,
Well, IF I can get her through MOT like it, then there's a chance I have a case to make a claim.
It's got me in a bit of a pickle to be honest! :?
- PJ Grady (Europe) - 31 Jul 2007
Hi Carl,
Have you checked with the garage whether it is a definate MOT failure?
I suspect that the right thing to do would be to bite the bullet and replace it - it's heatbreaking to have to pay up £300, but it could be bonebreaking if a stone chips it while you're doing 70mph!
£300 isn't too much where safety is concerned.
We have a windscreen on the shelf if you need a new one fitted to quickly get the MOT. Alternatively, Uroglas can supply direct to you - but may be a bit of a wait if they don't have any made up (normally around 35 days).
Regards
Darren