Another cracked windscreen.

[ThomasC91]

In around 12 months.

Same cause being my dash cam.

First time I cracked it trying to install the bloody thing taking the A pillar off.

This time cracked it pulling the dash cam off its magnet to review footage after I nearly drove over a dog that ran out on me

Is it just me being heavy handed?

I have requested Volvo OEM glass and have been told it's a 7-10 day wait to get it ordered in. I am trying a different branch of national windscreens to see if they can get it in quicker.

I've also tried autoglass. Believe my insurance uses both.

£95 excess.

I am going away Friday to Liverpool. Do I just wait and risk it? Or even go for non-oem glass? They can fit non-oem glass in time.

I'm just ****ed with myself. Own fault for being so heavy handed and rather than taken it off I pulled it off. Everything is money. Ughhh

I might carry some super glue in case.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by ThomasC91

In around 12 months.

Same cause being my dash cam.

First time I cracked it trying to install the bloody thing taking the A pillar off.

This time cracked it pulling the dash cam off its magnet to review footage after I nearly drove over a dog that ran out on me

Is it just me being heavy handed?

I have requested Volvo OEM glass and have been told it's a 7-10 day wait to get it ordered in. I am trying a different branch of national windscreens to see if they can get it in quicker.

I've also tried autoglass. Believe my insurance uses both.

£95 excess.

I am going away Friday to Liverpool. Do I just wait and risk it? Or even go for non-oem glass? They can fit non-oem glass in time.

I'm just ****ed with myself. Own fault for being so heavy handed and rather than taken it off I pulled it off. Everything is money. Ughhh

I might carry some super glue in case.

you should never break a screen like that they are very tough , was that a Genuine volvo screen you broke both times??

[ThomasC91]

Originally Posted by Clan

you should never break a screen like that they are very tough , was that a Genuine volvo screen you broke both times??

Yes, Volvo stamped.

When I first cracked it I insisted on Volvo oem and after my insurance at the time telling me I couldn't have it they then changed their mind.

I think I'm just doomed with this car. Lol. It doesn't like me. Always something wrong

Guy from national windscreens rang me back. He seemed a bit ****ed off saying I won't get OEM glass before I go away and that they all use the same distributor so I've said I'll just wait.

He's probably said that as I've rang national back moaning, I've rang autoglass and I've emailed my insurance (you can't ring them ). I'm with flow which is part of LV

[ThomasC91]

Come to think of it a few days a go I heard a crack out of nowhere. It sounded like a rock or something hit my car but I didn't see any crack

That has then probably got worse.

[Caradoc1]

I had a 2019 V60 and managed to devour 3 windscreens in the space of about 2 years. A common factor was that they were all hit by a stone at the very edge of the screen and the screens were heated. This leads me to wonder whether heated screens are not as strong as non-heated due to the element. Quite an expensive exercise !

[Kingston1]

It's frustrating.

My last company car (BMW 5 tourer) went through three screens in less than two months. On the last occasion, I had picked it up from receiving a new screen at Autoglass, only to drive five miles before another stone flew up from a lorry and hit the very top edge of the windscreen. It wasn't a big stone either - the chip on the screen edge was minute but it was enough to cause a crack to develop over the next 24 hours.

I was just relieved that it was a company car and all three screens were covered!

[pierredutoit1959]

Is this common for a Volvo XC60 2021 model? My previous car, a Land Rover Discovery Sport, I had to replace a windscreen once in 4 years. I travel the same routes and had to replace the windscreen on my Volvo 4 times in 2 years. I wonder if the glass is somehow thinner and more prone to cracking when hit by a relatively small stone.

[Basill]

After a 10 year clear run I have had 2 new screens on my 2019 V60 in two years. both cracks crept in from chips on the edge of the screen. One spotted straight after a run through a car wash with rollers ( Yea I know).
Ive since had 2 more chips in the main screen area one filled for free at the dealer and the other very small.
I had to replace a cracked the screen on My Skoda, just before I got the Volvo too.
A combination of cheaper glass and poor quality roads throwing up more debris is my guess.

I have declared the all screens on my renewal, has anyone with multiple screen replacements noticed any problems with insurance?