Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcb!bellas From: bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Has anybody had a windshield repaired? Message-ID: <443@ttidcb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 12:11:11 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcb.443 Posted: Thu Aug 22 12:11:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 02:43:03 EDT Organization: TTI, Santa Monica, CA. Lines: 38 Summary: Expires: References: <777@dataio.UUCP> <472@moncol.UUCP> Sender: Reply-To: bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica Keywords: >> 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).