Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site moncol.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!moncol!ben From: ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Has anybody had a windshield repaired? Message-ID: <472@moncol.UUCP> Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 16:37:51 EDT Article-I.D.: moncol.472 Posted: Sat Aug 17 16:37:51 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 06:06:34 EDT References: <777@dataio.UUCP> Organization: Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Lines: 26 >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, 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). I opted for replacement, since it is a much better repair, and since the insurance company was picking up the tab anyway. Ben Broder ..vax135!petsd!moncol!ben ..princeton!moncol!ben