MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: raz469 on February 04, 2016, 10:20:25 pm

I noticed this today, is it water getting in and need a new gasket? Or some glue starting to deteriorate? Car aint been jetwashed recently :ashamed: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160204%2Fa76646f867cb7f9fe791a662aee8efce.jpg&hash=396714b2ade54fe867fe90f122b31b2c0a087aba)(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160204%2F3216497b2a9c2fc5099e24b2ffde14e8.jpg&hash=01a9369dcdc3e7dff19afb694b431f277c34712f)

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: r5gtt on February 04, 2016, 10:41:28 pm

Probably heat mixed with the cold making the glass peel. In any case better to pay the excess and get a new one fitted imho.

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: raz469 on February 05, 2016, 09:46:39 am

Thanks mate. I thought i would have to do that. This cars gonna make me broke, damn my good taste and slight ocd.

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: r5gtt on February 05, 2016, 10:36:33 pm

I'd do the same if I seen that in mine glass screen.

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: dronners on February 06, 2016, 09:24:55 am

Quote from: raz469 on February 05, 2016, 09:46:39 am

Thanks mate. I thought i would have to do that. This cars gonna make me broke, damn my good taste and slight ocd.

if you have windscreen cover with a nice low excess to pay.. then go hit a rock on the motorway....  if you know what i mean  :innocent:

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: r5gtt on February 06, 2016, 12:32:34 pm

Quote from: dronners on February 06, 2016, 09:24:55 am

Quote from: raz469 on February 05, 2016, 09:46:39 am

Thanks mate. I thought i would have to do that. This cars gonna make me broke, damn my good taste and slight ocd.

if you have windscreen cover with a nice low excess to pay.. then go hit a rock on the motorway....  if you know what i mean  :innocent:

:signLOL:

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: flashp on February 06, 2016, 01:28:10 pm

It's de-lamination. They'll probably do it without 'hitting a rock'.
Has it been replaced in the past? If so, is it still under warranty?

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: Glassman on March 23, 2016, 08:22:11 am

What you're seeing is a defect known as snowflaking. It's on the weakest part of the glass and water is seeping in to cause the glass to separate from the PVB interlayer.

Banging in a fraudulent claim to pay for a replacement means you'll more than likely end up with a cheap copy screen and with no real guarantee on how well it will be fitted (it can be a lottery when it comes to using the insurance company's nominated supplier).

Motor insurance is ever rising and although a lot of them will say there's no impact on NCD, there will be a clawback somewhere (usually on renewal). 

Title: Re: Windscreen peeling?
Post by: r5gtt on March 23, 2016, 06:57:01 pm

Why if we go straight to the dealer?. will they get reimbursed from the insurance Co? .