BUT thankfully NOT by vandals!
I was on the phone at home when the door bell rang... Got outside and there my car's alarm was beeping away! The neighbours were standing outside their house (as they had broken their key in the lock of their front door!!) when a car had driven past and threw up a rock... and well... smashed my rear window!!!
It is not a laminated screen as the front one so lots of bits of glass everywhere and a big hole in the glass. But even though the hole is under the spoiler the whole thing got shattered. All around the edges and up to the top hinges! It was still cracking and making little noises as we stood there!!! Insurance was fantastic but had to pay £50 excess. Grrr... BUT as you can imagine no A2 rear screens in stock. So car will sleep outside tonight with the hole in it (I disabled the internal alarm sensor but kept the doors armed). They will call tomorrow to confirm if they have any of these screens in stock. Lets hope they do!
Thankfully windows are covered by the insurance. My front screen was £450 if I had to pay for it myself (if memory serves) This has a weird curve, the heated elements and is tinted with the spoiler attached to it... so I can just imagine the price!!!
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[img=left]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-2/11882/a2andme2.gif[/img=left]
2001 A2 TDI SE Crystal Blue with Open Sky, 6CD Symphony II, BOSE upgrade, DIS and HALF a winterpack!
iPAQ 3970 with Sat-Nav sleeve, rear cupholders, luggage net and floppy wiper!
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I was on the phone at home when the door bell rang... Got outside and there my car's alarm was beeping away! The neighbours were standing outside their house (as they had broken their key in the lock of their front door!!) when a car had driven past and threw up a rock... and well... smashed my rear window!!!
It is not a laminated screen as the front one so lots of bits of glass everywhere and a big hole in the glass. But even though the hole is under the spoiler the whole thing got shattered. All around the edges and up to the top hinges! It was still cracking and making little noises as we stood there!!! Insurance was fantastic but had to pay £50 excess. Grrr... BUT as you can imagine no A2 rear screens in stock. So car will sleep outside tonight with the hole in it (I disabled the internal alarm sensor but kept the doors armed). They will call tomorrow to confirm if they have any of these screens in stock. Lets hope they do!
Thankfully windows are covered by the insurance. My front screen was £450 if I had to pay for it myself (if memory serves) This has a weird curve, the heated elements and is tinted with the spoiler attached to it... so I can just imagine the price!!!
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[img=left]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-2/11882/a2andme2.gif[/img=left]
2001 A2 TDI SE Crystal Blue with Open Sky, 6CD Symphony II, BOSE upgrade, DIS and HALF a winterpack!
iPAQ 3970 with Sat-Nav sleeve, rear cupholders, luggage net and floppy wiper!
http://www.a2oc.net/pic_show.asp?picid=1572&type=1 On www.A2OC.net pictures UK160 to UK183