Found a repair guy who could come first thing. He said it was repairable, and if it fails he'll refund my money. The warranty is good as long as I own the car. We'll see how this works. It cost $60.
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com>wrote: > It may work then :-) I'll see what a glass repair guy says and make a > decision. > > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I'm no windshield guy, but I have done my share over the years, and in >> doing so, had conversations with said repair guys about the wisdom of >> fixing versus replacement. >> >> It is my understanding that when there is a crack, more so a divot from a >> rock with cracks radiating out from it, that if they can stabilize the area >> before the cracks spread the repairs work fairly well. >> >> Once the cracks "spider web" out from the affected area there's little >> they can do to prevent them from getting worse. >> >> Dan >> >> >> On Feb 18, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Brian Toscano wrote: >> >> > So the repair is likely only to make the existing crack less visible or >> > completely invisible, but it may continue to crack? I'm tempted to just >> > let it grow then! >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Rich Thomas < >> > richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: >> > >> >> replace it. In the summer when it gets hot it will spread more, if not >> >> sooner. Although my Suburban developed a crack in Texas about 6 or 7 >> yr >> >> ago, it grew a bit and has not grown any since, so YMMV. >> >> >> >> --R >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2/18/12 11:59 AM, Brian Toscano wrote: >> >> >> >>> I had my windshield replaced last month. After 230,000 miles it was >> >>> pretty >> >>> pitted, though only one rock chip that didn't obstruct my view any. >> The >> >>> new windshield developed a crack while it was sitting in the parking >> lot >> >>> at >> >>> work last week. The first time I was it, it was about 3" long. Its >> >>> growing about 1" a day. Its on the passenger side and started at the >> >>> bottom and working its way up and to farther away from my line of >> sight. >> >>> Is this kind of crack repairable? Or should I have the entire >> windshield >> >>> replaced (again) ? >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Brian >> >>> ______________________________**_________ >> >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< >> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >>> >> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< >> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
