I am irritated at the WV roads!!!!!!

17 years ago

Last Saturday I had to get the windshield replaced on my 2008 Rabbit because of all the gravel they put out for the snow and ice. Tonight, I was taking a classmate home and got another chip in the glass. It is a $250 deductible for each windshield (or $505 out of pocket)!!!!

You would think they would have found something a little more chip resistant in the past 100 years of cars!

Since August I have put about 12,000 miles on the car- at this rate I will probably have to get the windshield replace a couple times a year!!!!

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Linda Wayman
17 years ago
Janie, That sure can be irritating as well as expensive. When I had to drive almost 100 mile round trips every day to get to work and back I cannot even remember how many pings and cracks I got on my windshield. At first I tried to keep them repaired or replaced, but after a couple of years I only replaced them if the cracks were in a spot that would keep the car from going through ispection. Since we've moved to the city I haven't had a single piece of gravel thrown onto my window. Good luck to you.

Linda
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western_pa_luann
17 years ago
Chips can be repaired very inexpensively....
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LorifromUtah
17 years ago
What Luann says.
I've had some really big chips welded for fifty dollars.

It is frustrating though.

A rock fell out of the back of a dumptruck and hit my car's windshield on the driver's side. The chip is as big as my fist. I thought it was coming through! The weld has held though. I'll replace the windshield when it won't pass inspection. Until then? It stays. I can't afford to do anything else.

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janie_ga
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17 years ago
They couldn't patch this one, it has started sending toward the driver's view.

And of course, the chip tonight was almost directly in front of my eyes!

I need to read up on WV law to find out exactly how picky they are about the cracks. I will definitely wait until this one gets LOTS bigger before doing anything about it! I just now got the glue smell out of the car from this weekend- imagine riding inside a Sharpie marker and you would have the smell. :-((((
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susanjf_gw
17 years ago
janie you havn't seen roads till you drive up here in mi! we have potholes that can bend a frame! some of the hole are 6-8" deep, and everywhere!

at least your roads are still being "dressed"...as of last week we're praying for no more snow. most towns/counties have run out of salt! a product that normally sells for $49 a ton, is now going for over $200!
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grinch_gut
17 years ago
I got 2 chips in my Tahoe windshield in Mo. I actually ducked when the rock hit the windshield as it scared the poo out of me! It was thrown out of a tire of a passing car.....Makes me sooo mad cuz I know this summer heat it will probably start cracking....STacy
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rosemaryt
17 years ago
Glad to know I'm not the only one with a chipped windshield. However, I love, love, love West Virginia and its roads. I was in Beckley this weekend and will be returning next month (April 7th) to give a talk at Tamarack.

Anyone wanna come? :)

Rose
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gardenspice
17 years ago
Janie -
That is an unusually high price for a windshield.
Mine was replace in my driveway for less than half of what you paid. The car is only two years old and it really pained my at first to have to replace a part with aftermarket.

Are you getting a VW part or aftermarket windshield?

You may find that the VW and the aftermarket windshield are made by the same manfacturer.
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joyfulguy
17 years ago
I got a windshield for the old Ford van a few years ago at a rather close but out-of-town auto wrecker's (sorry - "recycler"'s) for $65.00, picked it up, took it to the installer's to be put in for $55.00 ...

... and when I handed him a $50.00 and a $20.00 - he handed back the $20.00!

Did I kick?

Not a bit!

ole joyful
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