PANIC!!! Cracked windscreen!! wat would u do??

[lordtech]

Me and my wife own only this car. Its a mazda 2. Yesterday we were travelling wif some frens when suddenly, a stone flew right at the passenger's side. It hits at the lower part of the windscreen!!

Now what would you guys do if its in ur case??

 

[Wolfeman]

How big is the crack? If it's smaller than a quarter, you might be able to save it, but if it's any bigger than that it will grow fast and eventually shatter....

Windshields aren't crazy expensive, even better if you can find one from a junkyard glass guy...

 

[Emdprodukt]

get it repaired. just a tiny crack in the windscreen can cause it to brake while you're driving = not good.

 

[slayercannibalsuffohead]

Pinch another Mazda 2! That way you can choose your colour as well. Win/Win.

 

[lordtech]

The size is kinda like the size of an adult thumb.

How about DIY repairs like glues, resin, watever? any of u guys ever done dat?

btw, Brunei is a hot country though!! Location: Not far above the equator.

 

[Wolfeman]

You can buy a repair kit for cheap and do it yourself, but it has to be a very small crack... Other wise you need a new windshield.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I have insurance for that.

 

[lordtech]

someone told me to go for insurance. Dunno if they willing to replace with their $$...

 

[Torniojaws]

There's almost a half a width crack in the center of my mother's car windshield, and the repairman said that it can be drilled but there is no guarantee the crack won't still spread. Buying a new windshield costs about 160 euros here, so it's not that expensive.

 

[lilhermiejobo]

I'm a glazier so I deal with this sorta thing on a daily basis. There ARE kits you can buy to DIY, although I've only ever used the professional grade stuff and I'm not sure how much different (if at all) the commercial stuff would be. There are a couple downfalls to the DIY method that come to mind... 1) by not applying enough resin into the chip, the glass isn't repaired and you've wasted money....2) by applying too much pressure, the chip turns into a crack and runs in any direction across your glass... 3) it isn't covered by any sort of warranty in the event that something does go wrong during the repair.
If I were in your position, I would have it looked at by a professional to identify whether it can be repaired or needs to be replaced. For now the best advice I can offer you is to make sure the chip is clean (the best method would be compressed air so you aren't putting any solvents or solutions in the glass) and then put a small piece of clear tape over the chip to try and help stop it from splitting any further. That wont last forever, of course, but it will buy you some time until you figure out what you want to do.

 

[Norris-wf]

Over here in Ireland, A crack in the windscreen in a 'National Car test' failure so we must fix/replace them. Windscreen cover is only 20 odd euro on our insurance policies and then the no claims bonus is unaffected and they cover the charge of replacing it, which is handy as its about 260€ to change them over here. If it were me, I'd replace it and never have to worry about if it could break.

 

[Metaltastic]

Ask your Sultan to loan you one of his McLaren F1's

 

[arv_foh]

Take it to any auto glass shop, if the chip isn't too big they should be able to repair it without replacing the windshield. Cost me about $90US to get two chips repaired a few years ago.

 

[lordtech]

Ask your Sultan to loan you one of his McLaren F1's

Wish i can do that dude!! hahaha

I just figure out tht i better just replace it. Few frens over here got same problem and recommend me to check out a car workshop in the capital. Gonna go there tomorro.. fingers cross!!

thnx for the replies guys

 

[garry666]

duct tape ftw.