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charliebrown
03-06-2013, 05:59 PM
Hey guys, I've got a crack on my windscreen in the wiper wiping area. Probably 10mm long and quite a noticable chip in the middle of the crack.

Vicroads RWC requirements are a bit unclear so just want to get it clarified before I go and get RWC as I want it to pass first go and not waste another ~$80 coming back for 2nd attempt.

Windscreen should be rejected if:
- badly chipped, scratched within area of wipers to the extent that driver vision is impaired and vehicle unsafe to be driven
- laminated windscreens with any crack that penetrates more than one layer of glass
- laminated windscreen with one or more fractures over 16mm in diameter or one or more cracks over 150mm in length in a single layer of glass. said fractures in glass are permitted if they do not impair drivers vision.

so is it up to the tester to determine if my windscreen is RWC? and are repairs to the windscreen by obrien or similar acceptable

hard to take a photo of the crack so you can see exactly how bad it is

thanks bois

EKVTIR-T
03-06-2013, 06:02 PM
speak to these guys

http://s23.postimg.org/a9dnl5gc7/show_Image_show_Logo.jpg

trism
03-06-2013, 06:37 PM
i dunno how it works in Vic, but here in NSW, if you fail an inspection, youve got 14 days to fix the problems, and when you tkae it back it doesnt cost,

Baby Face
04-06-2013, 07:52 PM
well charlie brown says it does cost so lets presume he knows.

why not just have it replaced. surely you would want it to be replaced anyway.
or repaired atleast.

curtis265
04-06-2013, 08:32 PM
As per your description, i'd call it badly chipped.

Call jim and see if he can do anything about it/get a quote

stndrd
04-06-2013, 09:00 PM
If it is inside the wiper arc it will most likely fail. Call Roy's windscreens in Dandy. They will look after you

charliebrown
04-06-2013, 10:31 PM
If it is inside the wiper arc it will most likely fail. Call Roy's windscreens in Dandy. They will look after you

will do! thanks josh

crobaa
07-06-2013, 04:59 PM
Last I heard even stone chips fail rwc. I've failed for stone chips on 3 cars in the past and I doubt the've become more leniant since then. 10cm crack no way will pass