Rock chipped windshield

[BeechSierra]

Search turned up little but thanks for all the input. Problem solved.

[RandallNeighbour]

I've got a thousand little chips in my windshield from 9 years of high speed driving. No cracks or bullseyes though. Can these be repaired or filled in?

[denverpete]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I've got a thousand little chips in my windshield from 9 years of high speed driving. No cracks or bullseyes though. Can these be repaired or filled in?

I don't think they can fix widespread pitting. But small dings or cracks are easily repaired....

[Grizzly]

I had a star chip repaired on my Mustang GT and I'm not at all happy with it. While the repair has stopped the star from extending, it is by no means invisible. To me, it looks about the same as it did before the repair. I need to replace the windshield, but I have to find a Carlite replacement at a reasonable price. Carlite glass costs about 3 times as much as an aftermarket replacement. And you thought highway robbery was exclusive to Porsche.

As for the truck scenario, you don't have to pull the truck over; just record the tag number, company name, asset number from the truck if it has one and the date and time of occurrence. Contact the company first to see if they'll cooperate with you. If not, call your insurance company and turn the information over to them.

[Tool Pants]

Well, at least you all have a windshield.

[edevlin]

"I've got a thousand little chips in my windshield from 9 years of high speed driving. No cracks or bullseyes though. Can these be repaired or filled in?"

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour


I also had lots of little chips in the windshield of my 2000 Boxster. Our insurance covers windshields with no deductable, so I just got a new one installed. It was pretty interesting to watch. The glass shop does all the windshields for our local Porsche dealer. It took almost three hours for the install, but it is a treat to have a clear windshield, definately recommended, especially if covered by insurance.

BTW, they listed the cost for parts and labor at just under 800.00. I asked the installer if the windshields for Porsches are more expensive to replace than a Toyota or Honda. He said yes and no. Yes, they are more expensive because they have to buy the windshields from the Porsche dealer. If he had to buy the windshields from the Toyota or Honda dealers they would be just as expensive, but there are OEM windshields that he can get for those other cars which are lots cheaper.

Ed

2000 Boxster 2.7L
New Windshield
New Michellin's
48K

[johne4]

Got a rock chip on my windshield a couple month ago on my 2000 Boxster, I opted to have it repair versus replacing it. No complaints, virtually invisible. Insurance covered it, detuctible was waived, $49 billed to the insurance company.

Good luck having the trucking company take responsibility, I was able to get the plate number and company information. Contacted the trucking company, they stated it couln't be their truck since they didn't have one on that highway at that time. Call the FHP to file a report, first thing they ask was do you have a third party witness........no.........sorry, filling a report is useless, since the trucking company will deny they had a truck on the road at that specific point and time........10-4, hear you loud and clear......called my insurance agent, she chuclkled when I told her I tried to get the truck company to pay for it........