Windscreen Chip (1 Viewer)

[appydaze]

A lot of advertising by a certain windscreen company saying they can repair
a chip on the 'screen.
Over the years I have tried three times with different vehicles to get a repair done only to be told each time "sorry mate too big a chip, but we can fit you a new 'screen", even though to me it looked like a very small chip.
Is this a ploy to sell you a new windscreen or can they really fix a chip.
Have any funsters had a repair done? Just wondering.....

 

[42208]

My wife had a chip repaired in her Citroen, it has not been a problem to date (about 14 months ago). I wasn't happy with the idea at first, however, soon forgot it was even there until your thread reminded me

 

[shawn&emma]

Had two chips repaired last October, the larger of the two about size of a 1 pence coin, if you look really carefully you can spot them but very happy with the results. Normally covered free of charge under insurance, both mine were. Autoglass came to the site we were staying on and took about an hour i think.

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[Hettie's Crew]

Anyone had experience of DIY windscreen repairs. Having a large, probably not easy to get hold of screen, I wonder what I would do should a chip or crack appear when away somewhere home or abroad.
I've had chips repaired in cars very successfully without ever thinking about them afterwards.

 

[Clarky]

Having a large, probably not easy to get hold of screen, I wonder what I would do should a chip or crack appear when away somewhere home or abroad.

Just keep driving and get it sorted when you get home.
Our A class screen had a crack and we must have done at least 2,000 miles before it was replaced.
Auto Glass turned up at home with the wrong screen and the fitter told me it was quite OK to keep driving and the crack wouldn't get much bigger. We went off on another bimble around France with no ill effects.

Richard.

 

[Cal54]

I recently incurred the wrath of a flying stone on the M6 which gave me a crack (outside only) of around an inch. I went to Halfords (not usually my first choice!) and they repaired it for me explaining that I would probably still see the mark - something to do with the inside laminate of the glass sandwich - but that it would be sealed and wouldn’t grow - £25 well spent I think.

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[treetops1]

Chips can in most cases be repaired free through your insurance without penalty and replacement windscreen for a £50 to £75 excess which in my case for a £3,000 replacement was excellent lol.

 

[soreeyes]

They can have problems if it is a C class with a top bunk as they might not be able to get the apparatus in under the overhang to repair a chip. I had that years ago on a Sprinter AT Moho .

 

[EX51SSS]

I had a flying stone hit the screen and when the screen repairer arrived, he had a card with a hole in it. If the chip was fully inside the hole on the card, then it was repairable, if not a replacement screen. It was repaired

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