Hmmm - 'hope it works. 'Wonder if it has to be stop-drilled like aircraft
sheet metal - a little round hole at the end of the crack to stop the
crack - relieve stress.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Toscano" <brian.tosc...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Windshield Crack Repair?
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
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