can you find it?


its actually way easier to see in person. dunno why the camera made it so hard. heard a little rock hit my windshield the other night (nothing too unusual), then when i got in my car in the morning i could see a 12" crack from the chip going up. so i tapped on it lightly with my fingers and now its at least 3 feet long (ouch!).

all this a few weeks after i paid to have a rock chip repaired!
well, the glass guys are coming today to replace it. im using "PPG" brand glass because I was recommended it was the best out there.

any recommendations or tips or stories before they get here?

Yup, I can see that nasty crack!

This crack isn't in the same place they repaired the first chip is it? Just wondering. If it is, they should replace the windshield free. At least that's the way they do around here (Nashville area)and it's sure nice to keep from paying a big deductible.

Personally, I like to be there when they do the repair. That way, you can watch the guy and shoot the sh** with him while he does it. It doeosn't hurt to ask him questions. i.e., 'I hope I don't have any leaks'. He'll usually tell you he'll add a little extra adhesive so you won't! (Always a good sign)

Don

Wow, that's a heck of a crack, and odd how it goes straight up. Normally glass cracks at odd angles.

Mine is chipped in the corner. Goes about 6" out from the A piller, then rotates 90 degrees straight down.

I don't have the cash for my deductible, and it's well out of my field of vision and HUD display, so I just drive with it.

Ooouucchhh!!!!

Sorry to hear/see that Zuul.

haha thats actually the telephone wires in the reflection. heres a better pic, kinda.
it starts in the lower drivers side, angles up to the center and then proceeds up. even in this pic you can only see half of it. darn it!!!!!

Try not to get caught by the local police with the cracked glass. Trust me!

Wow, that is even uglier now that I can see the crack.

That's nasty!

well i called them at 8am and they were out and finished before 2:30 (triumph auto glass).
costed $243. was the best deal in the area for the PPG glass i wanted to get.
looks real nice now!! i better change those wiper blades, any recommendations?

yeah, we've been lucky not to get a chip in ours yet, but after having our toyota truck for 18 years i guess, the windshield finally got hit by something the other day and it crack it a bit.

I'm glad my insurance will throw a windshield in my car anytime, for FREE. For some reason, there's not even a deductible!

That sucks guys. Massholes like me take glass for granted. It's free from insurance companies.

I wonder if you guys pay more for insurance than us. Someone is paying for your "free" glass.

You know it. I've paid for plenty of glass.

I'd recommend the "Silblade" Silicone wiper blades at NAPA. They're $16 a piece, but they're guaranteed for 5 years, and the leave no streaks what-so-ever!

clicky for the silblade website

It's becasue of where you live and the lovely roads you have...it doesn't take much in "misery" to crack a windshield, due to the quality (or lack of quality) of the materials that goes into making the raods in your great state...no regulations to pass, if it looks good, it goes on the highway and is made into a road, just like nebraska's roads (and I-80 through new york from the conn. border)

i could probably file a claim, but $240 is probably not worth taking my chances of rates going up from filing a claim. yes, they've done it.

I wouldn't recommend it. I filed a claim about a year ago for a cracked windshield back when I had a CRX and my rates went up like $200/yr.

Ouch, you drove a CRX?? I feel deeply sorry for you. And don't be surprised if the flaming begins