wb6yyz
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Post by wb6yyz on Jun 26, 2018 20:39:33 GMT -5
Another question for discussion. The last time your windshield was damaged, say by a stone chip from a construction truck in front of you, did you repair or replace it or just leave it be? Vote in the poll and comment below. If you repaired or replaced it yourself, choose "had it repaired/replaced" in the poll, but comment that you did the work yourself.
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wb6yyz
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Post by wb6yyz on Jun 26, 2018 20:43:14 GMT -5
Now for my experience. I had a stone chip big enough to "grow" if it were not fixed and fail the car's next state inspection. It was not right in my line of view and my insurance company waives the comprehensive deductable if you have a windshield repaired instead of replacing it so that's what I opted for. You almost couldn't tell that the glass had ever been chipped, only when the light was just right could one tell the difference in the index of refraction between the glass and the repair material used.
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geezer
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Post by geezer on Jun 28, 2018 16:45:31 GMT -5
I had it repaired, but what I really wanted to do was take the plates off and leave it by the side of the road. Unfortunately, I didn't have a screwdriver with me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2018 10:12:42 GMT -5
What have i done? All of the above. All depends on the car ,the windshield, the size(where it is) of the stone chip,if i am keeping the car,if it's falling apart and on and on and on.
the latest car to have this happen is an 84 Volvo wagon, it's on the road the most and is the "road workhorse", when it gets (another) chip i just do nothing, after it gets enough of them or a few crack i just change out the windshield with another one we already have, half hour and it's done.
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mnrick
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Post by mnrick on Nov 11, 2018 16:34:40 GMT -5
Recently my car was hit by some flying debris on the freeway, damage including the windshield.
The automotive group I work with has their own body shops and mobile glass service, so I had all the repairs done at work.
The windshield was repaired, the damage wasn't bad enough to get a new one.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jul 9, 2019 19:26:40 GMT -5
I've only had one windshield crack in nearly five decades of driving. That one was big enough that the windshield had to be replaced.
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mnrick
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Post by mnrick on Jul 12, 2020 7:40:11 GMT -5
I just had a windshield replacement after I got hit by something and got a hole partway through my windshield. The work was done while I was at work and my insurance paid for all of it.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jul 20, 2020 14:31:37 GMT -5
I've only had one windshield crack in nearly five decades of driving. That one was big enough that the windshield had to be replaced. |
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Post by SUVFan on Jul 26, 2020 15:27:53 GMT -5
I need to get it repaired but I can't seem to remember to arrange it.
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mnrick
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Post by mnrick on Nov 29, 2020 21:33:56 GMT -5
I've only had one windshield crack in nearly five decades of driving. That one was big enough that the windshield had to be replaced. |
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