Windscreen stone chip

[bjornzzz]

As i've stated on the title, I was driving behind this other car, and she managed to flip a stone right on my windscreen and now it has a stone chip.. Do i have to change my entire windscreen or should i just leave it.. it's really really small but i just keep staring at it all day long.. Mum said we should claim insurance but i said not to.. so need some advise..

[The X Man]

They can repair windscreens these days by forcing resin in the damaged area. Doesn't cost too much but it depends on how bad the damage is.

[LXRY]

Don't keep driving it, might get a crack, then it'll run up or down your screen....get it repaired immediately if it can be repaired that is, hopefully it can.

[panda[cRx]]

yep as LXRY says get a windscreen repairer to have a look at it and fix it if possible. there are different methods of repair but most come to $40-80 per chip

if it can't be repaired:
- and your euro is a lux then you are up for approx $1000 to replace the screen as it has the rain sensor built in and is quite expensive from honda
(there are apparently non-gen rain sensor screens available now but i haven't used em so i'm not sure if there would be any issues there)

-if it's a standard then it's as simple as getting a windscreen specialist to replace.
price wise it depends who you get to do it but you would be looking at $150-$250 depending on the company.

also there is no point getting a honda genuine screen for a STD windscreen. the generic ones are usually just as good and half the time are made by the same people

[vishta]

go to O'Brien Glass,
I heard their AD on radio saying they inject some compound into the glass and fix the chip and they charge it reasonable.

[tony1234]

As panda and LXRY posted above.Def.get it fixed otherwise it could get worse.O'briens or there are others that can do the job as well.

[tron07]

yup... just repair the chip... maybe can claim insurance for the repair too.....

[Type R Positive]

They can repair windscreens these days by forcing resin in the damaged area. Doesn't cost too much but it depends on how bad the damage is.

Yep.

You can get little clear stickers you stick on the inside of your windscreen, behind the chip, to stop it from spreading too.

I keep a few in both of my cars.

[Type R Positive]

yup... just repair the chip... maybe can claim insurance for the repair too.....

Insurance claim will cost more than the repair job.....
Unless you get free windscreen every year.

[clayton4115]

i had a chip on my car a few months ago following a car on the freeway, there is nothing you can do to avoid such a thing happening, just take it to your local windscreens obrien place, they did mine for $85.

[bjornzzz]

Thanks heaps for the reply, i would say it's minor, so I hope there's no need to replace the whole windscreen.. Does anyone know any1 good in melbourne preferably S.E suburbs?

[aaronng]

Thanks heaps for the reply, i would say it's minor, so I hope there's no need to replace the whole windscreen.. Does anyone know any1 good in melbourne preferably S.E suburbs?

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