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From: bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas)
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Subject: Re: Has anybody had a windshield repaired?
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Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 12:11:11 EDT
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>>					       I have heard about a
>>repair technique where they drill a hole through the window and fill it
>>with some sort of plastic filler.  Has anyone	had experience with this
>>type of repair?
>>
>The repair process will probably not work in your case.  The repair is
>designed for small chips, not for cracks.  Basically the repair
>involves drilling a small hole	in the windshield and injecting	 an
>acrylic resin between the layers of laminated glass.
>
>It is a much cheaper route than replacement ($20 verses $200),	but the
>results are not perfect (you can see the outline of the repair).

On the contrary, I have	had it done on a windshield with quite a few long
cracks.	 It was	hit by a rock and had a	very small star	(< 1/4") and 5
cracks about 4" to 6" long.  They drilled a small hole and forced in an
acrylic	resin.	The cracks are not visable, however there is a small
imperfection right where the star was.	My insurance company picked up
the whole bill ($70) waiving the deductable ($250).  If	you have a low
deductable (~$50-$100) then I can see just putting in a	new windshield,
but if it is fairly high I would suggest this route.

	    -Pete-

ps. Is the new "twin turbo corvette" previewed in Road & Track going
    to be produced or is it just a pipe	dream (a factory car doing
    191	mph seems like a dream these days).