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From: goldman@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Ken Goldman)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Has anybody had a windshield repaired?
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Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 12:28:23 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 22 12:28:23 1985
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> 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?

I have seen sold a filler that is injected with what looks like a big
hypodermic needle.  It states that it is for bulls eye type damage only
(meaning that the cracks are circular, not radial).  As mine is radial,
I didn't try it.

P.S. My damage is now 11 years old and the same size.  I think that the
story that it grows in the winter from expanding ice is a myth.  My
advice: wait and see what happens before you spend a lot of money
replacing the windshield.  Unless you have it done by a really good
shop, the new one will probably leak.  I'd rather live with the crack!