smashed window

tyrone2014

Hi All

left my keys in my car boot when i was changing my boots for trainers when i rang my breakdown cover they said they dont cover it, i then rang rac and they said i must become a member for £120 which i decline so after a hour of freezing my butt off ,with everyone looking at me like a criminal i smashed the back window

what is the cheapest way i can replace it now its for a ford fiesta 95
thanks

atrixblue.-MFR-.

cheapest way would be to call a few scrap yards and see the price on them then have it fitted by someone like autoglass.

would have been cheaper have just called a lock smith and have them jimmy the lock.

worried_jim

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

would have been cheaper have just called a lock smith and have them jimmy the lock.

£80 in my neck of the woods.

molerat

Fully comp insurance glass cover ?

forgotmyname

Bit late now but the door window or quarter lights are the best option. To break.

Pick them up fairly cheap and easy to replace. Rear window maybe bonded in so that makes buying a 2nd hand one a bit more expensive.

Buy a complete hatch with glass fitted?

tyrone2014

forgotmyname wrote: »

Bit late now but the door window or quarter lights are the best option. To break.

Pick them up fairly cheap and easy to replace. Rear window maybe bonded in so that makes buying a 2nd hand one a bit more expensive.

Buy a complete hatch with glass fitted?

tried the quarter and a rock just bounce off i thought i always see people breaking the front windows but i didnt want glass in the front as
had to drive it back

also is it illegal for me to drive with black bags in the window ???

vaio

black bags is fine, repairing the other one depends on whether it is bonded in or not.

If it's mounted in rubber then cut/kick one out at a scrapyard and either DIY (bit of string & two helpers) or get a local glass fitter to fit it.

If it's bonded in then, as above, buy a hatch complete with glass from scrap yard.

Having said that, small windscreen firms can (sometimes) be surprisingly cheap so ring a couple before doing anything. Taking the car to them is normally cheaper than them coming to you

tyrone2014

vaio wrote: »

black bags is fine, repairing the other one depends on whether it is bonded in or not.

If it's mounted in rubber then cut/kick one out at a scrapyard and either DIY (bit of string & two helpers) or get a local glass fitter to fit it.

If it's bonded in then, as above, buy a hatch complete with glass from scrap yard.

Having said that, small windscreen firms can (sometimes) be surprisingly cheap so ring a couple before doing anything. Taking the car to them is normally cheaper than them coming to you

cheers for the advice a real help

Strider590

tyrone2014 wrote: »

tried the quarter and a rock just bounce off i thought i always see people breaking the front windows but i didnt want glass in the front as
had to drive it back

also is it illegal for me to drive with black bags in the window ???

For future reference and for anyone reading this topic in future, take a sharp rock/object and hit the rear quarter light about an inch from the edge of the glass, hitting the middle will cause it to act like a trampoline and launch the object back toward your face.