Brisbane is a big place to search from. The ABS's Greater Brisbane region counted 2,526,238 people in 1,016,682 private dwellings at the 2021 Census, averaging 1.9 motor vehicles per dwelling, and 55.1% of its working residents drove themselves to work. That region runs a long way north of the river: it takes in the whole City of Moreton Bay, and the Aerodrome Road workshop sits inside it, 43 km north of the city centre. So "windscreen replacement Brisbane" and "Autoglass Caboolture" are not a mismatch, but they are not the same thing either, and this page is written so that a Brisbane driver can tell in a minute whether we are the right call.

The short version: if you are on Brisbane's north side, or anywhere between Beerwah and Mango Hill, Kilcoy and Bribie Island, the van can fit the glass where the car is standing, or you can drive in. If you are further south, the workshop is still yours to use, and it is worth a phone call before you decide, because for many vehicles the glass has to be ordered in and the trip can be timed to the day it arrives.

Local knowledge

Why Windscreen Replacement in Brisbane is its own job

Where the vehicle stands decides more than the vehicle does. Fresh urethane needs a clean, dry bonding surface and a settled first hour, so a mobile fit wants level ground and some shelter, and a windscreen with a camera behind it may need a calibration procedure that is easier under a roof. Across the City of Brisbane, 25.6% of private dwellings are flats or apartments and 8.0% of dwellings run no motor vehicle at all; in the City of Moreton Bay, where the workshop is, those figures are 4.7% and 4.5%, and 81.1% of dwellings are separate houses with somewhere to park. That contrast is the practical reason this page keeps saying "tell us where the car will be": a unit car park on the north side and a driveway in Narangba are different jobs, and we would rather say so on the phone than on the day.

The second thing to know is that there is one workshop and one team. Autoglass Caboolture has no branch, depot or technician based in Brisbane, and no page on this site says otherwise. What it does have is a premises on Aerodrome Road you can drive into, trading Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, and a mobile service across the area the business publishes: Kilcoy to Bribie Island and Beerwah to Mango Hill. Mango Hill is the southern end of that, on Brisbane's northern edge. For an address south of it, ask when you call; the answer depends on the job, and we would rather give it straight than book a visit that moves.

Twelve suburbs around the workshop have their own page, each written for that suburb's roads, housing and parking rather than copied from this one. If you are in one of them, that page is the better read. Closest to the workshop:

  • Caboolture: the workshop suburb, with the drive-in option on Aerodrome Road
  • Morayfield: just south-west of the workshop, the retail corridor and workday fits
  • Beachmere: east of the workshop, on the bay
  • Moodlu: north-west of the workshop

South of the workshop, on the Brisbane side:

West and north of the workshop:

  • Bellmere: west of the workshop, driveway fits in the newer estates
  • Rocksberg: west
  • Wamuran Basin: west, the furthest inland of the twelve
  • Elimbah: north of the workshop, acreage and unsealed roads

If your suburb is not on that list, the same rule applies: say where the vehicle will be when you call.

Brisbane is serviced from the one Caboolture workshop, 43 km north of the city centre in the City of Moreton Bay, and by the mobile van across the area the business publishes: Kilcoy to Bribie Island and Beerwah to Mango Hill. There is no Brisbane branch, depot or team.

On the road here

What we see most often in Brisbane

The search said Brisbane and the workshop is in Caboolture

Why it happens

Search engines treat Greater Brisbane as one place, and by the ABS's definition it is: the region takes in the City of Moreton Bay, and Aerodrome Road sits inside it, 43 km north of the city centre.

Why it matters

A driver who reads "Brisbane" as "near me" can book a drive-in and only then find out the trip is 43 km each way.

How we help

We say where we are in the first sentence of every page, and on the phone we tell you before you commit whether a mobile fit suits your address or whether driving in is the simpler option.

Wanting the van to come, and not knowing whether it can

Why it happens

55.1% of Greater Brisbane's working residents drove themselves to work at the 2021 Census, so the damaged car is usually the car that has to be at work tomorrow.

Why it matters

The published mobile area runs from Kilcoy to Bribie Island and Beerwah to Mango Hill. Inside it, the van comes to a home, a workplace or a job site. Mango Hill is on Brisbane's northern edge; south of it, the answer depends on the job.

How we help

Give us the address when you call and you get a straight answer on the phone, not a booking that gets moved. Where a mobile fit is not the right call, the workshop is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Where a Brisbane car is parked

Why it happens

Across the City of Brisbane, 25.6% of private dwellings are flats or apartments, against 4.7% in the City of Moreton Bay, so a north-side car is more likely to live in a unit car park or on the street than in a driveway.

Why it matters

Fresh urethane needs a clean, dry bonding surface and level ground, and a shared basement or a kerbside spot is often neither. A fit rushed for the sake of the spot is how a seal comes back as a leak or a whistle.

How we help

The Aerodrome Road workshop takes the parking problem away: drive in, the glass goes in under cover, and any camera calibration runs before you leave.

Repair or replace, and who decides

Why it happens

A stone chip smaller than a twenty-cent coin, clear of the edges and outside the driver's line of sight, is usually a resin repair; damage at the edge, in front of a camera or already running as a crack usually means a new screen. From the driver's seat the two look alike.

Why it matters

A replacement that was not needed costs more than it should, and a repair that will not hold wastes the day and the drive.

How we help

We look at the damage first and tell you which one it is before quoting. A repair keeps your factory-bonded glass and costs less than a replacement, so where it is safe to do, that is what we recommend.

It is not a car

Why it happens

The same workshop fits trucks, buses, heavy machinery and classic vehicles, and the glass for those is rarely on a shelf.

Why it matters

A tractor cab or a 1970s sedan needs glass sourced or cut to suit, and a booking made before that is settled is a booking that moves.

How we help

Tell us what it is when you call. We source the panel, or fit glass you supply, and set the date once it is in hand. "Old Skool" car glass is something the business names as its own specialty.

Driving away before the adhesive has set

Why it happens

The urethane holding a windscreen in reaches a safe drive-away strength on its own clock, set by the product and the day's temperature and humidity, and a humid Brisbane summer morning is not a dry winter one.

Why it matters

Drive off too early and the seal can shift before it has bonded, which comes back as a leak, wind noise or a screen that has to come out again.

How we help

We give you the drive-away time for your job before we start, with the care instructions that go with it: a window cracked open, no slammed doors, retention tape left on for the period we specify.

What we offer

Auto glass work we take on in Brisbane

Full windscreen replacement

For cracks longer than a bank card, damage at the glass edge, or anything sitting in the driver's line of sight. OEM-spec glass matched to your registration or VIN, bonded with approved urethane.

North-side drivers use the workshop as much as the van: under cover, the drive-away time is set by the day's actual temperature and humidity, and camera recalibration runs on site before you leave.

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Windscreen repair

A resin fill for a chip caught early, keeping the factory seal and the original glass.

A highway chip is the usual reason a Brisbane driver calls us: a chip smaller than a twenty-cent piece, clear of the edges and away from the camera zone, is normally a repair rather than a new screen.

Ask about a repair

Chipped windscreen repairs

Several chips across one screen, assessed one at a time rather than as a single job.

Common on utes and trade vehicles that run the Bruce Highway daily: we fill what can be saved and say plainly when a screen has taken enough hits to replace.

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Side, rear and cargo glass

Door glass, quarter glass, rear screens and cargo panels, including toughened glass broken by a break-in or a stray rock.

We vacuum the door cavity and the seat rails properly: toughened fragments left in a window channel come back as rattles and jammed regulators months later.

Replace a window

Emergency auto glass

For a vehicle that cannot safely be left open or driven.

Storm damage, an overnight break-in, a shattered screen on the highway shoulder: we prioritise these, and where the correct glass has to come in we can make the vehicle secure and weatherproof until it does.

Emergency service

Trucks, buses, machinery and classic car glass

Bus and heavy machinery glass, side mirrors cut to size, reseals and leak detection, and "Old Skool" car glass supplied and fitted, or fitted from glass you provide.

Tell us what the vehicle is when you call. Glass for a tractor cab or a classic sedan is sourced or cut to suit, and the date is set once it is in hand.

Ask about your vehicle

Who turns up

One workshop, Brisbane on the run sheet

Autoglass Caboolture works from one premises, the workshop on Aerodrome Road in Caboolture, open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm and reachable on (07) 5498 3900. The business describes its own range in plain terms: chip repairs; automotive glass replacement, front, sides, rear and cargo; side mirrors cut to size; reseals and leak detection; "Old Skool" car glass supply and fitting; and bus and heavy machinery glass. Replacement glass is made-to-measure and sourced from established manufacturers and suppliers, matched to your registration or VIN, and fitted with approved urethane adhesive. Where a vehicle carries a camera behind the windscreen, ADAS recalibration is arranged as part of the job. Options and costs are discussed with you before any work starts.

Where we work

Servicing Brisbane from our workshop

Greater Brisbane, QLD

Our workshop
Business Autoglass Caboolture
Address Shed 3, 28 Aerodrome Road, Caboolture, QLD 4510
Phone (07) 5498 3900
Hours Mon–Fri 8:00am–5:00pm; Sat closed; Sun closed

Brisbane is serviced from the Caboolture workshop shown above.

Before you book

Questions we get asked

Do you actually service Brisbane?

From one workshop, yes, with a plain caveat. The premises is on Aerodrome Road in Caboolture, 43 km north of the city centre, inside the ABS's Greater Brisbane region and in the City of Moreton Bay. The mobile service covers the area the business publishes: Kilcoy to Bribie Island and Beerwah to Mango Hill, and Mango Hill is the southern end of that, on Brisbane's northern edge. If you are further south, call and say where the car will be. We will tell you whether the van can come or whether driving in is the answer, before anything is booked.

Where is the workshop, and how do I find it?

Shed 3, 28 Aerodrome Road, Caboolture QLD 4510, open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. The business gives its own landmarks: it sits in a three-business complex directly opposite the Department of Transport, slightly to the left as you look across the road, and next door to Caboolture Steering. Look for the Autoglass Caboolture signage at the entrance, and if you are unsure, call and we will guide you in.

Should I repair the chip or replace the whole windscreen?

As a general rule, a chip smaller than a twenty-cent coin, sitting away from the glass edge and outside the driver's direct line of sight, is a repair candidate. Damage that reaches the edge, sits in front of a camera or sensor, or has already started running as a crack usually means replacement. We assess it before quoting, because the position of the damage matters as much as the size, and a repair is the cheaper outcome for you wherever it is safe.

Can I drive the car straight after the new windscreen goes in?

Not immediately. The urethane adhesive needs to reach a safe drive-away strength first, and that depends on the product used and the day's temperature and humidity: a humid Brisbane summer morning behaves differently to a dry winter one. We give you the specific time for your job before we start, plus a few care instructions: leave a window slightly open, avoid slamming doors, and keep the retention tape on for the period we specify.

My car has lane keep assist or adaptive cruise: does that change anything?

Yes. Vehicles with driver assistance systems have a camera mounted behind the windscreen, and replacing the glass moves it. The camera has to be recalibrated afterwards or the system can misjudge lane position and braking distance. We identify this before booking so the calibration is scheduled as part of the job, and you are told upfront if it adds time or cost. It is also one of the reasons we may suggest the workshop over a mobile fit for a particular vehicle.

Can I claim it on insurance?

Many comprehensive policies include windscreen cover, sometimes with the excess waived for glass-only claims, but the terms differ by insurer and policy. Check your product disclosure statement or call your insurer before booking, and ask whether they require a specific supplier. We can provide an itemised quote and invoice with the glass part number for your claim.

Do you fit glass for trucks, machinery or a classic car, or glass I have bought myself?

Yes to all of those. The business works on cars, trucks, buses and heavy machinery, names "Old Skool" car glass supply and fitting as one of its specialties, and will fit glass you provide. Glass for those vehicles is rarely on a shelf, so tell us what it is when you call: we source or cut the panel, or check the one you have, and set the date once it is in hand.

Next step

If you are on Brisbane's north side and the chip is fresh, call before the next hot afternoon: a resin repair keeps the original glass. If it has already run, send your registration number or VIN and we will quote the exact glass your vehicle takes and tell you whether the van comes to you or driving in to Caboolture is the simpler option. Call (07) 5498 3900 or book online.

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Workshop Shed 3, 28 Aerodrome Road, Caboolture, QLD 4510
Hours Mon–Fri 8:00am–5:00pm; Sat closed; Sun closed
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ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Greater Brisbane (3GBRI)Population 2,526,238; 1,016,682 private dwellings; 1.9 motor vehicles per dwelling; 55.1% of working residents travelled to work as car driver; 14.7% flats or apartments; 6.3% of dwellings with no motor vehicle. Read 2026-09-15.
ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Brisbane (LGA31000)City of Brisbane: 25.6% of private dwellings are flats or apartments; 8.0% of dwellings with no motor vehicle; 48.1% car as driver. Read 2026-09-15.
ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Moreton Bay (LGA35010)City of Moreton Bay: 81.1% separate houses; 4.7% flats or apartments; 4.5% of dwellings with no motor vehicle; 60.5% car as driver. Read 2026-09-15.
Queensland Places: Caboolture"Caboolture is a town, 43 km north of Brisbane."
Queensland Places: Moreton Bay Regional CouncilThe council area "is immediately north of the Brisbane City municipality".