xhadyboy 491 Posted March 11, 2020 Hey Guys I just brought the Mrs a replacement daily wagon to replace her 310 km VZ . The local mechanic has picked the windscreen for replacement. The current owners are pensioners and have chosen the budget option,$220.00 fitted. We will have this thing for 10 years and want to know how many different spec levels of screen there are. The top of the range is a rain sensor version in the Grange and senators ,then would it be an acoustic one down from there? Anyone know what a dart board price for the acoustic one would be for a VE commo ? Yeah i know, i know , but this thing is a unicorn, VE S2 Equipe wagon ,IQ2 1 x 85 yr old female owner, Leather interior, reverse camera,country 70,000kms ,delivering dealer serviced all its life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 10,214 Posted March 11, 2020 No idea on pricing but acoustic windscreen is definitely something worth getting.I had the stock windscreen in my G6E replaced with an acoustic one (under insurance, so no idea on price), and it made a heck of a difference to road noise, especially on coarse road surfaces. 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hendrixhc 10,918 Posted March 12, 2020 I had an acoustic screen replaced in the FGX and it was $670 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,260 Posted March 12, 2020 Wow.! Thought your FGX was brand new.?? New windscreen already.?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hendrixhc 10,918 Posted March 12, 2020 Yeah had a manufacturing flaw and ended up with a 12 inch crack across it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,260 Posted March 12, 2020 Sucks balls...... no wonder they went out of business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hendrixhc 10,918 Posted March 12, 2020 ehh at least they replaced it for free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xhadyboy 491 Posted March 15, 2020 I spoke to the mechanic who was doing the R.W.C about the 2 different screens Standard $220 supply and fit Acoustic $300 He said they are are mainly in the diesel powered cars and utes to keep the noise down. Given the state of the roads around the Macedon ranges his opinion was, its probably not worth spending the extra. We got the service records with this thing. But he was happy to charge the previous owners, to replace the penrite coolant in this thing twice in 10 months/7000 km travelled, at a cost of $140 a pop. 7lt oil change Penrite 5/30w gf5 with filter is $ 164.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorne 1,067 Posted March 19, 2020 I went through this myself on my FGX a few months ago (see FGX link in my sig for details), was able to get it replaced for free using glass cover option on my insurance. Definitely get acoustic glass if given the option (demand it if you can!). Does your VE have rain-sensing wipers? If so, the windscreen will need a hole carefully bored through it for the sensor, and it will most likely be acoustic glass they use to do so (at least, when the insurer asked if my car had rain-sensing wipers, they allocated an acoustic windscreen automatically). Certainly cuts down on wind and road noise....but then mine was replaced for free (more or less), so that might influence your decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites