windscreen replacement query

[poohbah]

I will be asking them whether its old stock or a new cut.

[poohbah]

Finally had the screen replaced this morning (took almost three weeks to get a screen in).

The local O'Brien's crew were top notch. No complaints about their work.

[Citroënbender]

How did you go with glass origin, and the weatherstripping/trim?

[poohbah]

Imported new cut. Trim is their standard off the roll stuff. But all buttoned up neatly. They also addressed some minor rust in the glue channel. Called me mid job to tell me they'd found some, and I went and had a look. Almost nothing - couple of cm of surface rust, but they rubbed it back to clean metal and primed and sealed it before putting screen in.

[poohbah]

Short Post-Script to my tale.

Five weeks after having the new screen fitted, I copped another stone in the screen yesterday, which left nasty star about the size of $1 coin. (bloody freeway widening works)

Back to O'Brien's. "Yep - we can fill that but... I have to warn you - we use a vacuum to suck the air out before injecting the resin, so there is a risk that it can crack the screen."

"I hope not - took a month to source this one"

"We'll be as careful as we can,and it rarely happens, but have to let you know there is a chance."

I left absolutely positive that i'd be sans screen for another month.

30 mins later, all done, and can't even see the repair from outside.

Top work fellas at O'Brien's Joondalup for the second time in 5 weeks!

And for the record, the screen is new cut manufactured by XYG - Xinyi Auto Glass from China - which seems to be the biggest manufacturer of replacement screens that get imported to Oz.

[Citroënbender]

Yes, their pricing effectively destroyed PGI.

[cc]

wonder if they pay royalty to Pilkingtons who i think have a world wide patent on their method of glass manufacture which they invented.
Perhaps the patent has time expired now..

[poohbah]

Patents mean nothing in China CC. It's just a happy coincidence. 

[bazzbazz]

What, no happy ending?   

[Citroënbender]

No, sorry to shatter you but windscreens aren't always what they're cracked up to be.

I'll get my coat now...