Thoughts on windshield repair gone bad?
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MissouriBreaks
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That sucks! I just had a ding repaired on my windshield by Safelite, no cost and no problems. However, I would guess that not all repairs work and I suspect you are going to have to suck it up and pay your deductible.
12Bravo4R
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Glass coverage is mandatory in AZ.
I'm on my 4th in 2 years...all free. Glass shops out here actually pay you to get your windshield replaced through them and probably charge the ins companies double I'm sure. Ive received a $100 bill with each replacement.
Currently have 2 chips in current windshield, just waiting for one to spread a bit.
LandCruiser
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Chips turn to cracks as the windshield expands and cools with the ambient temperature.
I watched one grow as the defroster was blowing on my windshield.
They also typically won't fix cracks that close to the edge because working on them makes it worse.
I watched one grow as the defroster was blowing on my windshield.
They also typically won't fix cracks that close to the edge because working on them makes it worse.
coltm4
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LandCruiser
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It is.
Safelite refused to fix it here in CO, told me that messing with it would spread it to the edge.
Went to some cheap shit parking lot ******* and he managed to spread it to the edge.
coltm4
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Thanks. Thats the information i was looking for.
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all the new vehicles now made I have seen are with windshields very thin light weight and if its whacked but no crack it will crack..
now my experience is when really hot out black paint vehicle , it will crack.. also really cold out same deal ding then cracks..
my 4 runner the glass is the thinnest I have seen ..also being so vertical any rock is gonna create a good amount of force .
in my state the glass replacing is 100% ..
now my experience is when really hot out black paint vehicle , it will crack.. also really cold out same deal ding then cracks..
my 4 runner the glass is the thinnest I have seen ..also being so vertical any rock is gonna create a good amount of force .
in my state the glass replacing is 100% ..
DougR
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If he received a 100 dollar bill each time, who cares? I'd be riding behind big trucks like crazy lol.
Explore604
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It might not be intentional, but it certainly might be.
On a different vehicle some time ago, I went to an auto glass shop for a chip repair. When I dropped it off the guy conveniently told me (covering his behind pre-emptively), "oh there's a small chance that the repair might cause it to spread and crack". How small of a chance I asked. "Oh like less than 1/100, I'm sure you;ll be fine". So I ok'd the repair and said I'll wait over in the coffee shop next door.
Not 20 minutes later I see the guy walking into the coffee shop. Oh here it goes I thought to myself. Yup mine was one of the "rare" ones that he cracked. Oh but he already checked and he can get one in today if I agree and he orders it in the next 15 minutes. I went and looked at it, and it was a couple inches from either side of the chip, but not in the line of vision.
He said he'd even eat the deductible so zero out of pocket for me. I sensed a total racket. All seemed too convenient. Pulls you in on a special chip repair price, "accidentally" causes a crack then pushes replacement where he makes his money.
In the end I said I'll think about it, left and decided even if it needs to get done I'll never touch that shop again. Held off, and a few years later it has never spread further even in -20C winter conditions.
On a different vehicle some time ago, I went to an auto glass shop for a chip repair. When I dropped it off the guy conveniently told me (covering his behind pre-emptively), "oh there's a small chance that the repair might cause it to spread and crack". How small of a chance I asked. "Oh like less than 1/100, I'm sure you;ll be fine". So I ok'd the repair and said I'll wait over in the coffee shop next door.
Not 20 minutes later I see the guy walking into the coffee shop. Oh here it goes I thought to myself. Yup mine was one of the "rare" ones that he cracked. Oh but he already checked and he can get one in today if I agree and he orders it in the next 15 minutes. I went and looked at it, and it was a couple inches from either side of the chip, but not in the line of vision.
He said he'd even eat the deductible so zero out of pocket for me. I sensed a total racket. All seemed too convenient. Pulls you in on a special chip repair price, "accidentally" causes a crack then pushes replacement where he makes his money.
In the end I said I'll think about it, left and decided even if it needs to get done I'll never touch that shop again. Held off, and a few years later it has never spread further even in -20C winter conditions.
coltm4
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Exactly what you described. I sense a racket too mainly because the crack supposedly occured as he was finishing and cleaning up. Yet as you can see from pic, the crack is filled where tool was.
12Bravo4R
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Not sure of the brand, probably something cheap and why they keep cracking so easy.
No issues with workmanship: https://www.kingwindshields.com/
I actually try very hard to avoid large vehicles. AZ is just notorious for road debris.
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LandCruiser
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I've had Toyota OEM, Pilkington, and FUAYO replacement glass.
None has really stood up for more than 6-8 months.
FUAYO seems to be particularly susceptible to pitting.
