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Guess what.....my glass sunroof shattered on the M40!!!
Posted by Zip (more from Zip) on Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:55:03
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luckily it was closed, and the sun blind was shut, so I didn't get sprayed with glass. The sunroofs aren't laminated, so when they go, they split into millions of tiny fragments. I was doing about 90 in the fast lane, with a Yamaha R1 immediately behind me - he was showered with glass. It was scary - like a mini bomb going off just above your head. I am 6'5", so pretty close to the roof.
I am yet to come across anyone who has ever heard of this happening. I reckon someone dropped something off a bridge.
Anyway, it is a Webasto Hollandia (dutch) roof, that is fitted to saabs under license in the UK. Replacement panel is about 200 pounds sterling fitted. For their factory rooves, Saab want - wait for it - 697.97 pounds sterling!!!!! that's just the glass panel, unfitted.
Trying to sort out insurance at the moment, because it is classed as a glass claim, same as windscreen, so shouldn't affect my no claims discount. Problem is, they expect me to use autoglass or autowindscreens, who only really deal with the cheap pop up versions, and aren't skilled in sunroof fitment.
I'll get there in the end...
Zip
'97 Aero.
Posts in this Thread:
- Guess what.....my glass sunroof shattered on the M40!!!, Zip, Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:55:03 <-- Viewing This Message
- Did the glass shatter into pebbles?? It was safety glass???, Lu, Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:56:53
- Re: Some one been feeding those pigeons steel shot or, saaber, Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:47:10
- Re: Guess what.....my glass sunroof shattered on the M40!!!, RichL, Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:01:13
- Re: Guess what.....my glass sunroof shattered on the M40!!!, julz 88 9KT in CDN B.C., Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:09:32
- Wow! Could have been worse, though..., BillJ, Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:03:23
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