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    Windshield in the UK...

    My windshield has a crack, but I'm in the UK and think I might not be so lucky about getting it fixed quite so readily

    Does anyone know about replacements in the uk or know if it is the same as used on something else, trooper for example?

    Thanks

    Nick

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    Thanks James, that's very helpful :bwgr:

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    AutoTrader VX with new screen

    There is a green LPG VX just gone on sale on UK AutoTrader. The guy states in the advert that he's just had the windscreen replaced perhaps you could give him a ring. His number is 07890 672571.

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    Here in the US I have never had an issue with getting a windshield for the VX. Just give your glass shop a call ahead of time in case they need to order it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alterastro View Post
    Thanks James, that's very helpful :bwgr:
    hahahaha,

    thats what happens when i try and use a blackberry for the internet, lol

    What i said was, my screen was split when i looked at buying the VX and the garage got it replaced before i bought it, cost him £800 from Japan as you cant get them here. You can tell its JDM as it has a bronze tint, where uk cars have a blue tint. So could be an insurance job!

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    Quote Originally Posted by crotchrocket View Post
    hahahaha,

    thats what happens when i try and use a blackberry for the internet, lol

    What i said was, my screen was split when i looked at buying the VX and the garage got it replaced before i bought it, cost him £800 from Japan as you cant get them here. You can tell its JDM as it has a bronze tint, where uk cars have a blue tint. So could be an insurance job!
    Definitely an insurance job. Mine got hit by a stone in November and it was February before a replacement arrived from Japan via Autoglass - by tthat time the inch-long crack went from A-pillar to A-pillar. Cost to me? £60 - cost to my insurance company? £860!!! My insurance suddenly paid for itself twice over...

    The time it took is one of the reasons I decided to retire the VX from being my daily driver - what if it had been something more critical.

    Good luck,

    A

    edit: its not the same as any UK model's screen, but the trim bits down either side are shared with the Vauxhall Brava pick-up and the Fronty.

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