72mk1escort Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 I was going towards dartford this evening at about 10pm and a stone must of flown up and hit my windscreen i was on a dual carriageway doing about 50mph and all of the glass flew in and went all over me and my mate.luckily there was a garage literally 100yards down the road so we went into it and i called the AA and had to be towed home Now i have to wait until tuesday next week for them to come and fit a new windscreen in which will be a laminated one
lee 1 Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 Had the same thing happen a few years back in my old mk2 thought i was being shot at glad your ok,could have been nasty,get the laminated screen in then spend the next year finding bits of glassin the car it gets everywhere
Mr Sam Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 fooker ive been thinking about a laminated one for the anglia i reccon this has convinced me glad your both okay
radar tech Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 fooker ive been thinking about a laminated one for the anglia i reccon this has convinced me glad your both okay ditto
Rick Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 thats scary man that could have done some serious damage. glad your ok.
tazrocks88 Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 i am in 2 mind there is spend money on other parts or get laminated screen
72mk1escort Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Posted May 4, 2008 It seriously scared the crap out of me and my mate Theres no way im putting in the spare toughened screen ive got and i would definitely advise anyone with a toughened windscreen to put a laminated one in.As said it really could have been alot worse and im just glad it was'nt Autoglass are coming on Tuesday to fit the new windscreen in all i will have to pay is the excess on my insurance which is 50 quid Also the AA recovery guy that came out to me was well into his oldskoolfords and he had had quite a few capri's and escorts etc when he was younger
flyingbanana Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 i had a lorry windscreen smash on me while driving....just before it happened i saw a big lump of mud coming towards the window......i suspect some one working on the site had chucked it from the major roadworks on the m1 it made me jump and luckily i managed to keep it in control when it happened has i had on coming cars on the other side
72mk1escort Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Posted May 4, 2008 Bloody hell bad enough on a car let alone a HGV Also i am pretty sure i saw a stone fly up towards the drivers side of the screen
bortaf Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 Had it a few times, most memorable was going over tower bridge in a Mk4 cortina minicabbing, screen went, droped me passengers off and drove home Twas windy on the way home glass wil come out the heater for the next few years it gets EVERYWHERE
escortmad79 Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 then spend the next year finding bits of glassin the car it gets everywhere Bought a set of Cavalier SRi Recaros out of a scrappy 8 years ago & still finding glass from the sunroof down the bolsters!
surfingturnip Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 we had some little git shoot at our land rover's windscreen when we first got it, didnt actually have the power to go through it tho
Jeff HPE Motorsport Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 Unlucky mate, at least your ok Best way to go with the laminated sceen, some competition rules, insist you have laminated.. Jeff Harris..
X FLOW EDDY Posted May 4, 2008 Report Posted May 4, 2008 Had the same happen to me mate, going over a set of railway lines neer my house and the whole front screen came through on me and a mate of mine !!! The thing went off like a gunshot it was that loud Bortaf is spot on though, 4 years after it went i was still finding bits of glass !!!!!!!!!!
72mk1escort Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Posted May 5, 2008 Had the same happen to me mate, going over a set of railway lines neer my house and the whole front screen came through on me and a mate of mine !!! The thing went off like a gunshot it was that loud Bortaf is spot on though, 4 years after it went i was still finding bits of glass !!!!!!!!!! We thought it was a gunshot to It was so loud when it went And i know all about finding glass my rear quarter was broken when i first got me escort and every time i hover it out i find it everywhere so i know what ive got to look forward to
Tracey Posted May 6, 2008 Report Posted May 6, 2008 Glad your ok I am getting mine done this Thursday, been meaning to do it for ages
bomber1 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Posted May 6, 2008 I was going towards dartford this evening at about 10pm and a stone must of flown up and hit my windscreen i was on a dual carriageway doing about 50mph and all of the glass flew in and went all over me and my mate.luckily there was a garage literally 100yards down the road so we went into it and i called the AA and had to be towed home Now i have to wait until tuesday next week for them to come and fit a new windscreen in which will be a laminated one glad the aa picked u up as turds wouldnt pick my mk2 up after the same thing happend. tossers. u will be ok with the new laminated screen in escort tec do them for £70 which is a bargain in my book
72mk1escort Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Posted May 6, 2008 The Autoglass bloke came today and fitted it and then when it had gone i noticed that there was a scratch on the screen he had just fitted and also he mangled up the chrome insert getting it back in So i rang them up and i now have to wait for a call and they will arrange to come and assess it and then once thats done another screen and new chrome trim can be fitted So i aint having the best luck at all at the moment
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