Chips in windshield
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Instructor
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From: Long Island
Chips in windshield
Finally out for an early morning drive over the weekend. Driving east into blinding sun glare. I noticed a lot of small chips in the windshield that , obviously are only evident in these particular driving conditions. Anyone else notice these chips? Car is an 11 GS with under 10k miles.
Instructor
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From: Charleston South Carolina
Same with my 05 only had 2 days and bang bang bang three chips from cars on interstate.
Seems newer vehicles 2000 on chip very easy. 02 tundra and 10 Corolla have been easy chipped. Just passed on a 1993 Camry 263k with original windshield 2 chips in it.
Seems newer vehicles 2000 on chip very easy. 02 tundra and 10 Corolla have been easy chipped. Just passed on a 1993 Camry 263k with original windshield 2 chips in it.
Burning Brakes
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From: MD
I have a 2010GS and am replacing my windshield in a few weeks. There are so many little micro chips in the windshield that it lights up from the reflection of sunlight early and late in the day as well as night driving from headlights. Drives me crazy.
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From: Etobicoke (Toronto) Ontario
At highway speeds, your car is constantly bombarded by sand. Essentially, the entire front end of your car is being sand-blasted. You can't get away from it, because the highway shoulders are usually sand and gravel. Transport trucks are the worst for stirring it up and having it blow into the live lanes. And in the northern areas, the DOT dumps huge amounts of sand and salt onto the roads during the winter. Lots of that lingers well into the spring, even on paved shoulder areas. I've had to replace several windshields in other cars because of this, and I've seen numerous other cars with most of the paint blasted off their front bumpers. Maybe Scotty can spare some power from his precious engines, and put more into the forward shields.
Last edited by FatsWaller; Apr 3, 2018 at 10:25 AM.
Drifting
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
Yep, They are defiantly a chip magnet. Just over 6000 miles on my 13 and when the lighting is just right I notice quite a few little pits/chips in the windshield. I brought up this same issue in a post a year or so ago. Other than just not driving them (and we all know that's not likely) the chip thing is pretty much unavoidable. 
Melting Slicks
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From: Fairview Heights IL
My local Chevrolet dealer has a contract with an auto glass installer to replace all windshields for a flat rate of $299. That included a HUD-rated windshield for my Red a couple of years ago. No muss. No fuss. No more rock chips. 
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Drifting
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The windshield in my '05 is pretty well blasted and has a crack big enough that insurance is going to replace it. Seems strange the body and paint are pretty pristine but the front glass seems to have taken a beating over the years. I am wondering should I go with OEM glass or is there something better (more durable) out there? Yes, I do have HUD too.
Melting Slicks
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
glass polish, even light application of scratch remover will help. It obviously won't get rid of deep scratches or chips, but it will get rid of film and light scratches.
I wonder if anyone has experience with this McKee 37 glass restore kit?
https://www.mckees37.com/mk37-total-glass-care-kit.html
I wonder if anyone has experience with this McKee 37 glass restore kit?
https://www.mckees37.com/mk37-total-glass-care-kit.html
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
A glass polish will only remove build up of things like RainX, grease, oil, sealers or wax. The only scratches it may remove is extremely fine hologram type scratching. Pitting and scratching are unfortunately not repairable. I know from personal experience.
Le Mans Master
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From: Atlanta GA
Nothing will remove pits or scratches....
Glass is not soft ... Fats is correct , it's constantly getting sandblasted as u drive down the highway
$299 deal ..... I would question the quality of that glass part ....not a shot is it OEM or OE ( APTECH ) and the brand of urethane that was used to install .....
Dave
Glass is not soft ... Fats is correct , it's constantly getting sandblasted as u drive down the highway
$299 deal ..... I would question the quality of that glass part ....not a shot is it OEM or OE ( APTECH ) and the brand of urethane that was used to install .....
Dave
Le Mans Master
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Nothing will remove pits or scratches....
Glass is not soft ... Fats is correct , it's constantly getting sandblasted as u drive down the highway
$299 deal ..... I would question the quality of that glass part ....not a shot is it OEM or OE ( APTECH ) and the brand of urethane that was used to install .....
Dave
Glass is not soft ... Fats is correct , it's constantly getting sandblasted as u drive down the highway
$299 deal ..... I would question the quality of that glass part ....not a shot is it OEM or OE ( APTECH ) and the brand of urethane that was used to install .....
Dave
Insurance paid for mine, but from what I saw on the invoice Safelite was billing about $1k for the job.