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If you’re looking to find out how you can fix your leaking windscreen, you’ve probably had the nasty shock of finding moisture, mildew and maybe even a pool of water on your dashboard. It might be the case that you noticed these signs a while ago but the penny only dropped whilst you were on a long journey with heavy rainfall or whilst going through a car wash.
This month, 1st Call Windscreens are here to help you find the root of the cause and the best windscreen leak repairs. These include quick fixes such as duct tape, re sealing the corners, resin injections into cracks and chips and window screen replacement.
There are multiple ways moisture can find its way into a vehicle, whether that’s through the doors, sunroof, side windows, air conditioners, boot or windscreen – it’s important to find the cause. The best way to find out is to check your car over.
For your doors, sunroofs and side windows, you will need to check the seals around the edges, it can be the case that the seal has worn away and needs replacing. It might also be the case that your air conditioner is broken, when this breaks it doesn’t filter the water to the outside like it should and instead causes a leak inside the vehicle. Of course, to test this, turn on your air conditioner to see if it works. These checks need not take long because they will generally show obvious signs that they’re allowing moisture into the car. Once you have ruled out these possibilities – you know that it’s down to your windscreen.
A common misconception people have is that a little chip or broken seal couldn’t possibly affect a vehicle a great deal but this really isn’t the case. A buildup of moisture can cause a whole array of unpleasant effects such as discolouration, bad odours and mold – it can even have an effect on the electricals inside the vehicle – which you really need to steer clear from!
Place a towel over your dashboard and cover all electrics and have someone sit inside the car whilst you pour water across your windscreen. Start by spraying around the seals and then make your way over the whole of the window to ensure you have completely covered it in water. Of course, when you’re done you will be able to check the towel you have placed down and your friend will be able to tell you where the leak is coming from.
No matter how good a temporary fix is, it’s important that a windscreen is professionally repaired after a leak.
Whether you’re looking for windscreen repairs, windscreen replacements for both commercial and domestic needs, come to 1st Call Windscreens today. We offer a 24 hour repair service, insurance direct billing and a fully mobile service. Our team of experienced technicians work throughout a number of locations including: Maidstone, Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Chatham, Rochester and Medway Towns, so if you need help call us today and we will be right with you.
Posted by: 1st Call Windscreens
We are proud to be a leading windscreen company covering our local areas of Maidstone, Sittingbourne and the rest of Kent since 1996. Our 25+ years experience in windscreen services includes windscreen repair and replacement for cars, vans, trucks and more! Our expert technicians hold the relevant qualifications so you can rest easy knowing that your windscreen is in safe hands.
Discovered my Volvo V50 was not sealing at the top. Autoglass wanted to replace it for £700, called 1st Call and they removed and resealed it for £100+vat and said that if it had broken it would only ...
- 6 days ago
Absolutely the best. From the first phone call to collecting my car with new side window that had been vandalised being replaced. next day service so my car was back on the road promptly. Extremely ...
- 3 weeks ago
Excellent Workmanship Good Value and Top Quality Customer Service: I recently had my Ford Fiesta ST heated windscreen replaced by 1st Call Windscreens, I couldn't be happier with the whole experienc...
- 1 month ago
Brilliant service. Would recommend 1st call windscreens to anyone looking for an efficient service. Friendly and helpful above and beyond ! 0...
- 1 month ago
Asked for a quote online which came through quickly. Just £48 inc vat for windscreen stone chip. Phoned to book a repair. I could either take the car to them or they would come out to me the next day....
- 2 months ago
Tom turned up on time, he was professional but friendly, he kept me informed on what he was doing and progress, and did a great job! Thanks Tom. Would highly recommend...
- 2 months ago
I needed my windscreen replaced due to a large crack; I was booked in straight away and I couldn’t be happier. They came to my house to fit the replacement, only took them about 20 minutes and they ev...
- 3 months ago
Couldn't be happier, had my Evoque windscreen re sealed as was leaking. Highly recommend 1st Call Windscreens. The guys were extremely helpful & friendly both on phone and doing the work. The work was...
- 3 months ago
Fantastic service, booked for a site visit to alleviate any disruption to the engineers day and it all went seamlessly. I would definitely recommend 1st Call Windscreens and will use them in the futu...
- 3 months ago
Customer service were great responded to my call out vey quickly and the guy that came out was very nice and helpful Thank you...
- 4 months ago
Had my chip fixed at my home this afternoon - cannot praise the service enough!!!! Lovely man who took 10-15 minutes - perfect job and no issues - very good price and highly recommend them Jo Seveno...
- 5 months ago
Very helpful and carried out a repair at very short notice on our way to catch a ferry. Very polite and stabilised the chip in our windscreen so that we could continue abroad for our holiday uninterru...
- 6 months ago
Made a call to 1st call windscreens as I was worried about a chip in my screen. The guys were very helpful, turned up on time and carried out a fantastic repair and was cheaperthan my insurance acce...
- 6 months ago
We had an emergency windscreen repair needed when travelling down from Oxfordshire to Kent. The Sittingbourne team went out of their way to help us at very short notice and allowing us to resume our j...
- 6 months ago
Jake was friendly, polite and helpful. He left no mess inside or outside the car and took away the boxes the seals came in even though they were supplied direct by the BMW dealer....
- 7 months ago
Arrived on time at my home address. Was very professional, polite and efficient. No hassle and no mess. Screen was replaced on my mini in no time at all and looks perfect. Thank you will highly recom...
- 7 months ago
So happy with Byron and Jake today very friendly and professional from 1st Call Windscreens Ltd. They come extremely well prepared with attention to detail. A great job was done on replacing my wind...
- 7 months ago
1st Call windscreens are absolutely 1st class. Spoke with David on the phone and he was so helpful and knowledgeable. Took our car up to them to advise on the correct windscreens which embarrassingl...
- 7 months ago
George west from 1st call windscreens Ltd was quite friendly and managed to do a fantastic job on my stone CHIP WINDSCREEN....
- 7 months ago
Excellent all round service and a very quick response so we highly recommend 1st Call Windscreens every time....
- 8 months ago
Great service from Kieran. Easy to arrange. Convenience of a home visit and great professional job. So happy....
- 8 months ago
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