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Volkswagen Windscreen Replacement
We replace and repair Volkswagen windscreens on site, wherever the vehicle is. We confirm the exact glass your Volkswagen takes before quoting, because the specification changes with the build rather than the model name.
- Volkswagen windscreens, rear and side glass
- Fitted where the vehicle is
- Calibration arranged where required
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
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Tell us the Volkswagen model and build year and what is damaged.
The glass
What a Volkswagen windscreen usually carries
Before we quote a Volkswagen, we work out what is actually in the glass. On current Volkswagen models that usually means rain and light sensor, acoustic interlayer and infrared-reflective heat-insulating glass on many models.
Behind the mirror sits a single forward-facing camera mounted behind the glass, just ahead of the mirror, feeding Front Assist. The windscreen has to carry the right bracket and a clear optical zone in front of the lens, and the camera is recalibrated once the new glass is bonded in.
Volkswagen uses heat-insulating glass widely. It looks faintly green or bronze at an angle and must be replaced like for like.
Driver assistance
Front Assist and why calibration matters
Front Assist reads the road through the windscreen, so replacing the glass moves the camera and the system has to be recalibrated rather than merely reconnected.
Volkswagen calls its driver-assistance package Front Assist. The part that concerns us is the camera behind the windscreen. It reads lane markings, the vehicle ahead and, on most systems, pedestrians, and it does that through the glass.
Take the old windscreen out and put a new one in, even a perfect fit, and the camera is no longer looking at the world from exactly the same angle. A few tenths of a degree at the glass becomes metres of error at a hundred metres down the road. That is why Front Assist needs recalibrating after a replacement rather than merely being reconnected.
We tell you at the quote whether your Volkswagen needs it and what it adds, and we arrange it as part of the job rather than sending you somewhere else afterwards.
The rest of the job
How a Volkswagen replacement runs, and what moves the price
The steps are the same for every vehicle we fit, so they live on the service page rather than being repeated here. The part specific to a Volkswagen is Front Assist: whether your build carries it decides both the glass and whether calibration is part of the job.
Other brands
Related car brands we service
Other European makes, where optioned glass varies more than the badge suggests.
- 01CitroenWindscreen, rear and side glass for Citroen cars, utes and SUVs.
- 02RenaultWindscreen, rear and side glass for Renault cars, utes and SUVs.
- 03Alfa RomeoWindscreen, rear and side glass for Alfa Romeo cars, utes and SUVs.
- 04PeugeotWindscreen, rear and side glass for Peugeot cars, utes and SUVs.
- 05FiatWindscreen, rear and side glass for Fiat cars, utes and SUVs.
- 06CupraWindscreen, rear and side glass for Cupra cars, utes and SUVs.
Questions
Volkswagen glass questions
Can you replace a Volkswagen windscreen at my home or work?
Yes, and that is how we do most Volkswagen jobs. We bring the glass, the urethane and the tools to the vehicle. We need room to open both front doors and somewhere reasonably sheltered if it is raining.
Does my Volkswagen need the camera recalibrated after a new windscreen?
Almost certainly, if it carries Front Assist. We confirm it from your build when you book and include it in the quote rather than adding it later. See windscreen replacement for how calibration fits into the job.
What decides the price of a Volkswagen windscreen?
On a Volkswagen the single biggest step is whether Front Assist is fitted, because that adds a calibration to the job as well as narrowing the glass. The build year and grade decide the rest. Our cost guide explains each factor.
Can a chip in a Volkswagen windscreen be repaired instead?
Often, and on a Volkswagen it is worth asking early: keeping the original glass means the camera behind it never moves, so there is no calibration to arrange either. See windscreen chip repair.
Get moving again
Need a windscreen for your Volkswagen?
Tell us the model and build year and we will confirm the glass before quoting.