Just my luck

[RyanbabZ71]

a hit from a flying rock.

 

I have 2 small indentations in the windshield

 

Anyway to fix myself

 

This windshield is strong.  The rock was about an inch and a half in diameter.  Hit it hard i seen it coming and even ducked

[1500HD_TX]

LOL.  I got hit by a rock on the way home from the dealership after picking my truck up, and I blinked my eyes and ducked.  I thought I was the only one who did that.

 

Seriously though, that sucks.  The dealer offered to fix mine, and whoever they used did a wonderfull job.  I can not tell where the chip was.  If it's less than a quarter in size they should be able to fix it acording to the dealer.

[Jpshostr]

Day after we got the truck in the sig a nice gravel road gave us a rock chip.  We have gotten to where we don't even fix them anymore, it'll just make the next one come a lot sooner, or so it seems.  With the '96 we had we did have three chips fixed, and two new windshields put in.  Still, when traded it had two chips, one in the lower right corner and one right above the rear view mirror.

[pacodiablo]

poor jp, no paved roads to use!

 

 

 j/k

[Jpshostr]

Quote from pacodiablo, posted on Oct. 16 2001,5:23

poor jp, no paved roads to use!

 

 

 j/k

 

I live on a nice state highway, just do plenty of driving on the crappy gravel or oil chipped township roads.  The state road really sucks though, in the winter they dump ungodly amounts of road salt on the thing, I swear at times they are plowing salt instead of snow.

[Shaners]

Ryan,

 

You can by a windshiled repair kit, but if your truck is still under warranty your dealer may fix it for you.  

 

My friend called his insurance companyabout a chip in his and they paid 100% and waived the deductable.  They must figure it's cheaper to pay $50 now to have it repaired rather than $300 later to have it replaced....  (I'd call them first)

[Jpshostr]

Quote from Shaners, posted on Oct. 16 2001,6:42

My friend called his insurance companyabout a chip in his and they paid 100% and waived the deductable.  They must figure it's cheaper to pay $50 now to have it repaired rather than $300 later to have it replaced....  (I'd call them first)

 

I forgot to mention that.  When we fixed the windshield insurance covered all of it, when we had a new windshield put in we had to pay the deductable.  Check into it, they may be willing to cover the cost if it doesn't happen too much, unlike us.  

[brax71]

I know you're not in Florida but...

there's a state law that says insurance MUST pay 100% for repair or replacement.  call the insurance company -- see what they'll do.  Any damage to the glass will lower the surface tension making the windshield weaker and more likely to have a catastrophic break the next time a rock hits.  

i cracked the windshield on a previous truck -- limb fell on it.  called the insurance company (several hundred miles away) and they transferred me to a local shop who came to my house the next evening.

There's actually a local company running radio ads "free box of steaks with a new windshield and insurance pays 100%."

I never even thought of the dealer...  

BTW, every time i go through the woods, i reflexively duck every time i go under a tree thinking i'm going to get smacked by low hanging limbs

[76BBSub]

Never had a rock chip in a windshield until I bought my first new car...then it took only a couple months.  Ever since then I've had rock chips in all my new vehicles, usually within a few months.  Thankfully, the old Suburban came with a couple chips so that's already taken care of.  Haven't added a new one in the year since I bought it...figures.

Jeff

[chevy4x4trucks]

I've got a dinger in my windshield, no idea how or when it happened.  I was sitting in my truck one day and I noticed it.  I should probably get it fixed before winter b/c it might crack the windshield or so I've heard

[bscottb]

In South Carolina insurance companies have to repair windshields with no deductible because it is considered a safety item that must be repaired.

[Jpshostr]

Quote from chevy4x4trucks, posted on Oct. 17 2001,08:12

I've got a dinger in my windshield, no idea how or when it happened.  I was sitting in my truck one day and I noticed it.  I should probably get it fixed before winter b/c it might crack the windshield or so I've heard

 

If it is dish shaped you will be ok, it won't spread.  However, if there are cracks coming out of it you are screwed once you start using the defroster.