Screen Delamination

[Beagler]

Anyone elses heated screen got this in the corners. Caterham say its common doesnt affect MOT or screen function. What do you think.

 

[ScottR400D]

Never seen that before now on a 7 though I guess it will happen with age. 

Whether it's common or not it isn't right and a two year old car shouldn't be sold with it, are they asking you to just accept it?  

[K7 VCT]

My 2014 car has this in the corner of the passenger side at the bottom, it's a very small area and been like it since I got the car in 2017, it's not noticable unless you look for it.

Doesn't effect the heating- demisiting.

It's not grown at all either.

[JonT]

I had it on a replacement screen (along with a good 20% of the heating elements not actually working). Screen company offered to replace it if it got worse but I figured another replacement was likely to be just as bad. 

 

[Mrp]

When I bought the 420 it had a large chip in the screen and I asked CC to change it but they would not put a new one in but would find a better screen, which they did which as a slightly milky bottom. Although it is covered by the wipers.

It works and clears the screen without a problem.

[GulfSeven]

I had it on a replacement screen (along with a good 20% of the heating elements not actually working). Screen company offered to replace it if it got worse but I figured another replacement was likely to be just as bad. 

Surely on a new screen you'd insist they replaced it with one without faults?

EDIT: I see the reply feature is still broken (this isn't a replay to the previous post)

[Benton]

Anyone elses heated screen got this in the corners

 

A car I borrowed last year from Gatwick, when mine was in for a service, had the same "damage". 

 

That glass effect looks very similar to when I accidentally ruined/delaminated some glass on my french doors using a pressure washer with the wrong nozzle (high pressure) attached.  

[Beagler]

Was the borrowed car green with a yellow nose.

 

[Benton]

Sorry I can't recall the actual car I had that time (I've been loaned a number of cars over the past 3 1/2 years, never the same one), however I don't think the damage in the car I drove was as extensive an area as your example, judging by your pictures, 

[JonT]

re getting another new one - I'd waited 3 weeks with the car off the road, was imminently going on a euro road trip so didn't have time. When I got back I figured I could live with it, and there was no guarantee another new one would be any better (I can't remember if the delamination was there from new, it was a couple of years ago. But the faulty elements definitely were).

[GulfSeven]

Caterham has just fitted a new Windscreen to my 310R under warranty because some of the heating elements weren't working.

[Beagler]

So Caterham refused to replace or fund a new screen.

After some further debate with them they have agreed to not only replace the screen but to collect and return the car. .......... Result