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- The drivers licence document number of the registered vehicle driver
- The vehicle registration
- The date/approximate time of day the original damage occurred
- The vehicle licence plate number and autopac policy number, along with details about any other insurance you may have and your customer number
- If the vehicle is registered to a company you will need to provide the customer number located on the vehicle registration
What will you need?
eGlassClaim is a web-based application for glass repair shops that makes filing glass claims more convenient. Using eGlassClaim, participating glass repair shops can link in to Manitoba Public Insurance’s systems and register claims for you.
When you contact Advance Autobody regarding your claim, we will take care of registering the claim, confirming your coverage and scheduling your appointment. By calling or stopping in you get to skip the step of contacting MPI.
What is an eGlassClaim?
Through the years automobile manufacturers have begun to design windshields as a major part of the support given to the roof of a vehicle. Air bags also make the windshield's strength important. When an air bag deploys it opens at an incredible 150 to 200 miles and hour. This energy must be absorbed by the windshield. In order for you and your passengers to remain safe the integrity of the windshield must be maintained so it can handle the stress of air bags opening.
Glass Repair & Replacement
Use of the proper glass is important, but the techniques and other materials used in glass replacement can make-or break an installation .
We follow specific steps replacing glass.
- remove all moldings, clips and other restraints in the glass area.
- We check the site for any rust which can compromise a good installation.
- The area is vacuumed to remove debris and then the old adhesive is cut to allow us to remove the glass.
- The new glass is checked for fit before installation.
- The remaining old adhesive is then cut to allow better access and fit.
- We check the area again for rust and prime any scratches prior to the next step.
- The inside surface of the new windshield is cleaned and "primed" with special materials for better adhesion in the new installation. We then apply a bead of urethane to the pinch weld on top of the prepared area on the vehicle.
- The new windshield is then installed over this urethane bead. All clips, screws, molding and other fasteners are replaced.
- We reinstall the wipers (which are always removed prior to an installation) and test them to assure proper positioning.
- The new glass is cleaned, inside and out, and the installation area is vacuumed again to remove any installation debris.
- Then depending upon the type of urethane used, the temperature, and humidity, we allow the installation to "cure" for the proper length of time to assure a strong seal between the vehicle body and the windshield.
We will NOT sacrifice safety for speed when installing a new windshield!