Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site voder.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!nsc!voder!kev From: kev@voder.UUCP (Kevin Hoskins) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Has anybody had a windshield repaired? Message-ID: <854@voder.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 15:08:22 EDT Article-I.D.: voder.854 Posted: Tue Aug 20 15:08:22 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 05:35:26 EDT References: <777@dataio.UUCP> Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 42 > Recently a rock hit my windshield cracked it. The whole damage is > only about 1 inch in diameter. Before I spend big bucks replacing it I > would like to hear about some alternatives. 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? > > If it makes any difference, the car is a Mazda Pickup ('83) and the > cracks are in the outer layers of the glass only. > Thanks in advance, > > Steve Weil Data I/O > ucbvax!lbl-unix!uw-beaver!teltone!dataio!weil > dual!unisoft!teltone!dataio!weil entropy!dataio!weil If you decide to replace it (my recommendation) just make sure that the person doing the repair does not intimidate you and screw around with your car as someone did to me (I was young, it was my first car, and I choose not to take the sage advice of my insurance agent). Make sure that they remove the damaged windshield from the OUTSIDE and not by sitting inside, placing their size 12s against the glass and pushing. Oh sure, the window came out, but in the process small glass fragments covered the dash, the car's front floor, and the seats. His hoofs caught the vinyl covering on the dash and ripped it. (Oh don't worry, your insurance will cover it.) It didn't. I had to speak with this person's supervisor to get the dash fixed. He hesitated. I threatend to go to HIS supervisor. He relented and it was finally taken care of. But quess who got to repair the dash. That's right, Mr. Size 12s. He did not like that he was repairing his mistake with his time and money. And he really let me know (threats of bodily harm). I have since been able to see the correct method of windshield replacement using proper techniques (from outside the vehicle) using the correct set of tools (and there wasn't a boot to be found). BTW, this all happened at a Toyota dealer in Boise, Idaho.