fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
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Well can you believe it. After Admiral spoke to AutoGlas I had a call to say a Pilkington glass had been ordered and would be fitted as soon as I returned from holiday in Devon. True to their word a young guy arrived with a Pilkington windscreen and a Tech Trainer followed him and got it fitted within an hour and a half. They did a great job. Very surprised and very happy.
 FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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Sturge wrote:Anyway, apart from the delay, dont be afraid of a good Autoglass fitter on your driveway.
Having had four failed attempts by Autoglass to fit a mere side window glass to a V70 on my driveway, I did wince when I read that! From the original fitter leaving around half the glass from the original smashed glass inside the door (a lot of extra weight and a sound like a bag of broken glass being dropped every time that the door was shut), to having the fitter explain to me that "glass often comes with 2-3" gouges in it from the factory" (after he'd fitted it!).
It was only after the fifth visit to their depot that the fitters put in undamaged, non Micky Mouse, glass (their cheap glass was the wrong colour and wasn't even smoothly curved, it looked like a sail that hadn't quite filled with wind yet!) and got all of the broken glass vacummed out of the door 
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| 10th Apr 2017 7:59 am |
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FISHBOY
Member Since: 06 Sep 2010
Location: Kent
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Blimey - cant wait to have my front glass sorted by Admiral....
I guess the saga starts tomorrow Last of the D4 HSE...
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| 8th May 2017 3:58 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Having driven a D5 for the last few days, it's interesting to see that it'll no longer be the challenge to get quality Pilkington glass that it once was; Land Rover are now buying most of the OEM glass for it from China! That'll save them a few quid 
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| 14th May 2017 8:59 pm |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
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Pilkington have plants in China  23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 15th May 2017 10:29 am |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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They may well do, but these are branded as "Fuyao" (an independent Chinese glass manufacturer)
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| 15th May 2017 12:59 pm |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
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Can't be bad, Bentley use them along with a lot of other manufacturers. Most of production is in Ohio due to high costs in China 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 15th May 2017 1:52 pm |
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Washwipe
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Bucks Oxon Herts Border
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Same as what was fitted from the factory in the FL2.
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| 15th May 2017 6:16 pm |
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defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
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J77 wrote:Can't be bad, Bentley use them along with a lot of other manufacturers. Most of production is in Ohio due to high costs in China
Higher costs in China than USA 
Maybe if Trump has slapped a 200%+ import tariff.
I do not have anything to back the figures up. Just find it surprising thats all.
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| 15th May 2017 6:35 pm |
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