New Front Winshield

racingdc9 · May 21, 2005

Has anyone have to replace their front winshield due to crack from rock chip?

We got a big rock chip in the lower part of the winshield on the driver side,and before I could go get it fixed, one of the crack lines started to run and it's running up and diaganol towards the rearview mirror, (crap)

I called LR and they wanted $750+ to replace it, anyone else had to replace one? how much did it cost you? LR said I can go to anyone outside to have it done, not just them.

zdas04 · May 21, 2005

Consider yourself fortunate (on the cost and ability to get someone other than LR to do it). My LR3 came in January with a scratched windshield and the dealer said that they would replace it (heated, rain sensing, $1,800 piece of glass). After several months of "they haven't come in yet" one finally came in - for a Range Rover. More weeks waiting and I got hit by a hail stone. Small ding, grows into big crack, nearly a yard long. Finally an LR3 windshield came in last week. 180 mile trip, overnight stay (the job takes 8-10 hours), drop it off and they discover a few hours later that the replacement was cracked. I'm now scheduled to get mine fixed in June.

I'm starting to question the advisability of a heated, rain sensing windshield on an offroad vehicle.

roverdawg · May 21, 2005

Seems about right, Had a rock hit me on the interstate. The LR dealer steered me to an outside shop for the replacement. Replacing an LR3 HSE, heated, rain-sensing windshield cost me about $760. (WA state)

racingdc9 · May 21, 2005

roverdawg said:
Seems about right, Had a rock hit me on the interstate. The LR dealer steered me to an outside shop for the replacement. Replacing an LR3 HSE, heated, rain-sensing windshield cost me about $760. (WA state)

Is your winshield the same on the SE model then? If it is, I didn't know they were heated too.

Ouch, it's gonna hurt.

Freeflytim · May 22, 2005

Yeah, my worse nightmare. Ive gotta a couple of dings in the windshield, err, windscreen and lord knows about replacing the heated glass.

Over on Disco3.co.uk a dude actually had an aftermarket windshield flood the truck during a car wash.

SE/HSE have the same, but its whether you have the 'Cold Package'.
The cold package has the heater wires in it.

racingdc9 · May 22, 2005

No, i don't have the cold package, I'm in Houston, Tx, it doesn't get cold here, hehe

grommet · May 22, 2005

FYI: I don't have the $ in front of me, but I think the OEM heated windshield is only slightly more (under $100?) than the OEM non-heated version. So, they are equally expensive or inexpensive... depending on your perspective.

zdas04 · May 22, 2005

This sounds like a dealer's service manager was blowing smoke up my pant legs about what they were having to pay for the replacement windsheild. $800 is still a lot of money, but $1,800 had me scared to get on the highway here.

David

New Mexico, USA

racingdc9 · May 22, 2005

zdas04 said:
This sounds like a dealer's service manager was blowing smoke up my pant legs about what they were having to pay for the replacement windsheild. $800 is still a lot of money, but $1,800 had me scared to get on the highway here.

David

New Mexico, USA

Yeah, that's not good. I would call another LR dealer in your area and get a 2nd quote, just to see who is more honest about things.

tmiller1 · May 23, 2005

I have replaced 2 heated windshields - one was on a 2000 Discovery, and the other on a 2004 Discovery. Both ran me $600, and I have had them replaced by a local independent guy that my dealer recommended. He is buying the OEM glass, but it just doesn't have the LR symbol on it.

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