Cracked windscreen

[Bob1984]

I was just on my way back from Stokelsy and a big truck drove past and a big stone has made a nice sized deep circular crack in the windscreen! What is the procedure to getting it replaced?
Thanks

[ad111s]

Which insurance company are you with?

Call your insurance company, depends who you are with but normally its about £100 excess and you can get it done at Autoglass, just need to take your insurance certificate with you and they do the rest.

[Bob1984]

Cool thanks, im with Admiral, i will give them a ring and see what they say. It wont effect the warrenty or anything will it if its not fit by a lotus dealer?

[ad111s]

not sure, but you could ask them if formula 1 to do it, but they will probably just send it the autoglass anyhow

Edited by ad111s on Thursday 30th August 12:23

[ad111s]

I had a chip repaired and it didnt effect my no claims and I mentioned about the windscreen if it had to be replaced and said it should not affect my no claims either but admiral might be differnt I would just check

[Bob1984]

Ok i just rang Admiral who gave me RAC Autoglass's number, so someone from their Middlesbrough branch is ringing sometime to arrange a time and date. She said it will take 3-4 hours, all i have to pay is the £70 excess and then the insurance will cover the rest. "Is it known as anything else other than a Lotus Exige? as its not coming up on the system."

[ad111s]

Not sure if the exige is the same screen as and elise or maybe even a vx220 there should be a ref number on the screen somewhere

[ad111s]

just checked and my elise has

AGP
ASI M383 DOT117
E17 43R 00308

on the bottom passenger side of the screen if that helps

[Bob1984]

Thanks, thats strange, i rang Lotus to get the part number which was: A117B0094F
I also asked him if it was the same screen as the Elise and he said it was.
Rang RAC to tell them all this and he took the part number and said he will give me a call back when they get one in. He also read something out about the Elise and said that it has to be done at their bodyshop so im thinking the 3-4 hours will now be a few more!
Really annoying thing to happen as there was nothing i could have done to see it coming!
Thanks again for your help!

[ad111s]

Bob no problem happy to try and help

they might need to do it in the workshop because the windscreen goes under the front clam if I remember correctly, so might need front off to seal the windscreen

Edited by ad111s on Thursday 30th August 13:55