While driving down a major highway today doing about 70 and SMACK!!!I heard something hit my windshield.An 18 wheeler had pulled in front of me to pass another 18 wheeler and threw something up from his rear tires.Anyways it left a very noticable chip right above the speedo about the size of a pea.Damn,only had the xB a month now,I guess you could say it's broken in

Anybody have a good method on getting this fixed?I have heard of chips being repaired before,can you still tell it's there after it's fixed?

 

They sell something at the auto parts store called fix a crack. I used it to fix a crack in my windsheild alittle while ago. It works like a charm .

 

i feel your pain.....the day after i got a chip i called my insurance comp and they came out and fixed it for free, check if you are covered first......

 

hey.... welcome to the "chpped windshield" club.... I've been a two time member for 7 months now! :oops:

 

Do it sooner rather than later. If it starts to spread, you're hosed.

Welcome to the club, BTW. I've got 3 different chips and numerous pits.

 

yea same here im in the chip club. i had insurance do it for free a day after. it goes quick and they fill it in. as long as you catch it early its not very noticeable. if you wait though, it could spread and crack out and it will really be noticeable. mine was about the size of the pea and now repaired it looks like a small bug hit it and it takes work to look for it. so just get it taken care of and its no prob

 

Thanks for the heads up,granted a chipped windshield is really no biggy,could have been alot worse.I will talk to my insurance agent on Monday.

 

Yah about a month ago I drive from san diego to LA and a rock hit my windshield... I didn't notice it until the the next day when i saw a little crack just under my windshield wiper.....not knowing it would spread the following day it must have grown at least 6 inches more. If I would have done something early I would have stopped it....now its to late Im gonna have to replace my whole windshield.... Yah I got a quote from allstar glass and they said its gonna cost 371 bills!!!!!!!! dam!!!! Anybody know a cheaper place here in San Diego that can replace my windshield?

thnks
scion619

 

I have one at the bottom of my windshield by the windshield wiper. The glas company that I deal with injected a solution to keep it from spreading. They only do it if the crack or chip is smaller than the size of a quarter. Sometimes you can't see it at all after they finish, but I wasn't that lucky. At least it's not spreading, you really have to look for it to see it. I'll see how it holds up after it starts freezing and thawing this winter.

 

i have whats called "perminately dirty winshield" their are sand chips and big chips in my window. so bad in fact the window actually looks liks it has a film on the outside of it. so about 300 microchips and about 6 good chips. i hope the winshield replacement is free. because if it gets frosty out and i don't defrost the car im afraid ill open a chip up

 

I feel for ya........getting them repaired doesn't seem to be an option for you!