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Windshield rock damage
Yesterday a rock hit my windshield so hard that I have one of those
spider web like cracks on the glass within an area of about a nickle size. Has any of you had something like this fixed without replacing the whole window pane? I've heard about these quickie glass repair methods but know nobody who has had it done and could recommend it. The crack does not interfere with the driving as it is more on the passenger side, but might scrape the wiper eventually and who knows, those "spider legs" might eventually get longer. Rudy |
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In article >, "R. P."
> wrote: > Yesterday a rock hit my windshield so hard that I have one of those > spider web like cracks on the glass within an area of about a nickle > size. Has any of you had something like this fixed without replacing the > whole window pane? I've heard about these quickie glass repair methods > but know nobody who has had it done and could recommend it. The crack > does not interfere with the driving as it is more on the passenger side, > but might scrape the wiper eventually and who knows, those "spider legs" > might eventually get longer. > > Rudy Rudy, Been there--done that. In one case, it was a dime sized hole in my window. I took it to a winshield glass shop and they told me that they would not be able to do a quickie repair since the hole went thru the entire windshield. In the other case, they were able to repair the small chip in the windshield. I doubt if they will be able to do a quickie repair on your windshield. My advice is to take it to a company that specializes in windshield repair and ask them if they can do a quickie repair. If not, you will eventually need a new windshield. If money is an issue--just get an estimate and have the windshield repaired when you are able to pay for it. Jason -- NEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. |
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If you have insurance, the company will usually pick up the entire
repair expense, typically $40 or so. In any case, take it to an auto glass company and let them look at it. It may not grow for quite a while, but once the defrosters hit it this winter, your entire windshield may crack. R. P. wrote: > Yesterday a rock hit my windshield so hard that I have one of those > spider web like cracks on the glass within an area of about a nickle > size. Has any of you had something like this fixed without replacing the > whole window pane? I've heard about these quickie glass repair methods > but know nobody who has had it done and could recommend it. The crack > does not interfere with the driving as it is more on the passenger side, > but might scrape the wiper eventually and who knows, those "spider legs" > might eventually get longer. > > Rudy |
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"TeGGeR®" > wrote:
> Take it an auto glass place. They can fix that quite nicely. But the > longer > you leave it, the more it will spread, making successful repair less > and > less likely. > > I had this done to our Tercel's windshield last year. It's still > holding. > It cost about $50 as I recall. Thanks, I'll do just that. Rudy |
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"R. P." > wrote:
>> It cost about $50 as I recall. > > Thanks, I'll do just that. Done, within $5 of your estimate up there. It's amazing how they could make that chipped glass area virtually invisible. It's even garanteed to contain the cracking. What else could one wish for? So, thanks for the tip, guys. Rudy |
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"R. P." > wrote in news:vLOdnWQVi-IZ1CrfRVn-
: > "R. P." > wrote: >>> It cost about $50 as I recall. >> >> Thanks, I'll do just that. > > Done, within $5 of your estimate up there. It's amazing how they could > make that chipped glass area virtually invisible. It's even garanteed > to contain the cracking. What else could one wish for? > > So, thanks for the tip, guys. > Welcome. What's even more amazing is that it actually seems to work. Our crack was beginning to spread -- and this the original windshield -- and the fix stopped it totally. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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TeGGeR® wrote:
> and this the original windshield Good heavens! If I still had my original winshield, I wouldn't be able to see through it in the sun any longer courtesy of the tiny pits that develop from road sand. Wow. |
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Abeness wrote:
> TeGGeR® wrote: > >> and this the original windshield > > > Good heavens! If I still had my original winshield, I wouldn't be able > to see through it in the sun any longer courtesy of the tiny pits that > develop from road sand. Wow. I should have mentioned that this was the case on my former 85 Pontiac Parisienne, whose windshield was much more upright than that of my 94 Civic. It may be that the angle of this one largely eliminates the pitting from sand, and I don't know whether the windshield was ever replaced. |
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