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Gareth

Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Woodford
Posts: 1110

Cracked screen.

Got a hit from a very small pepple, cracked right in my eye line. 😡 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy

8th May 2021 1:09pm

Sulisuli

Member Since: 30 Oct 2016
Location: South west
Posts: 4795

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Can it be repaired Gareth or is it a new screen requirement? 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90
2000 XS TD5 90

8th May 2021 2:05pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2656

Welcome to the club, mine is cracked too:

Click image to enlarge

Be prepared for a wait - the screens are on back order from Land Rover.

8th May 2021 2:24pm

jim4244

Member Since: 13 Apr 2014
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 807

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Zermatt Silver

I was reading on a farce book site that there are numerous cases of the screen cracking from either a minor impact or for no reason at all?

Could it be that there is too much flex in the body or is it a case of substandard windscreens?

Jim

8th May 2021 3:28pm

Gareth

Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Woodford
Posts: 1110

Yes seems to be prone to damage. I think mine is repairable. It’s a small crack in the outer laminate, about 10mm.

NFU paying minus £50.

Mine is definitely an impact. About 50 mph on M54, heavy rain. Car in front wandered onto centre reservation and flicked up some gravel. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy

8th May 2021 3:55pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2656

I don’t think it’s body flex as that would mean cracks from the edge with no reason, all the cracked screens I’ve seen have been from impact damage - just at a much higher incidence rate than I would consider normal.

My theory is it’s just cost/weight saving meaning thinner windscreens which are less robust. Autoglass tried to fob me off with an aftermarket screen hence the delay as now I have to wait for the proper one to be available.

8th May 2021 3:58pm

SN

Member Since: 29 Jun 2007
Location: SK6
Posts: 729

Ouch. Got to drive from SE Manchester to Torquay (and back) with work next week, am going to be nervously not driving too close behind other vehicles... Steve N | 21MY Defender

| 08MY Discovery 3 (history)

| 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)

8th May 2021 11:36pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

For a possible solution:

https://www.defender2.net/forum/post898416.html#898416

9th May 2021 5:59am

deaston

Member Since: 18 Dec 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 150

Re: Cracked screen.

Gareth wrote:
Got a hit from a very small pepple, cracked right in my eye line. 😡

Is a pepple a really small pebble?

9th May 2021 7:55am

deaston

Member Since: 18 Dec 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 150

Retroanaconda wrote:
I don’t think it’s body flex as that would mean cracks from the edge with no reason, all the cracked screens I’ve seen have been from impact damage - just at a much higher incidence rate than I would consider normal.

My theory is it’s just cost/weight saving meaning thinner windscreens which are less robust. Autoglass tried to fob me off with an aftermarket screen hence the delay as now I have to wait for the proper one to be available.

But if the proper ones keep cracking, why not try an aftermarket one? It might be better.

9th May 2021 7:57am

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2656

I very much doubt it.

The issue is warranty - LR won’t honour anything connected with the windscreen (an awful lot) if we were to use a non-original replacement screen.

9th May 2021 5:30pm

Gareth

Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Woodford
Posts: 1110

It’s going to be repaired. No point in going through all the hassle for the sake of a small chip. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy

9th May 2021 5:37pm

DSL

Member Since: 20 Aug 2007
Location: Wandering the wasteland.
Posts: 837

Obviously it’s not in the can’t get repaired zone?

9th May 2021 7:17pm

Gareth

Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Woodford
Posts: 1110

Where is that zone? It’s at 8’oclock in my view, in the zone that is wiped by the right hand wiper. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy

9th May 2021 7:28pm

DSL

Member Since: 20 Aug 2007
Location: Wandering the wasteland.
Posts: 837

ISTR it’s a line from top of screen to bottom, passing through the centre of the steering wheel, then 10cm either side. But i might be wrong

Ignore that:

https://www.optic-kleer.co.uk/articles/art...indscreen/

https://www.autoglass.co.uk/glass-repair-a...en-repair/

9th May 2021 7:31pm

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